The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) articles from March 2005

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) archives from March 2005

The K word.(Reader Forum)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... I was a season 1 watcher of The L Word ["Welcome Back to L World," February 1]. I will not be a season 2 watcher. As I read once again of the self-important Ilene Chaiken and gang, I had to laugh. It is interesting the way people try to rewrite...

Federal distress.(Reader Forum)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... I am a FedEx Ground driver in Phoenix. It does not surprise me that FedEx discriminates ["Delivering Discrimination," February 1]. FedEx Ground drivers are classified as "independent contractors" instead of employees, thereby giving the company...

Stand-up guy.(Reader Forum)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... I congratulate you on the excellent My Perspective by John Corvino in your February 1 issue. Living my whole life in New York City has kept me somewhat sheltered from the real scope of virulent antigay feelings in our nation. Yes, there was gay...

Any publicity.(Reader Forum)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... Thank you for running the article "One Church's Crusade," about the United Church of Christ's TV ads for our "God Is Still Speaking" campaign [Behind the Headlines, February 1]. When I arrived at our conference office on December 1, I was...

Honorable mentions.(Reader Forum)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... Congratulations to Andrew Chirls on his appointment as chancellor of Philadelphia's bar association [Transitions, February 1]. While I don't want to take away from this accomplishment, it is important to note that Todd F. Stevens was president...

To stay or to go.(Reader Forum)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... Props to Alec Mapa for his column "Standing My Gay Ground" [Minority Retort, February 1]. Like ninny of us, I felt defeated and depressed since learning our long national nightmare will continue another four years. My partner and I happened to...

The Advocate Poll.(Reader comments from www.advocate.com)
March 1, 2005... In the February 1 issue, we asked: Do you relate to the relationship drama portrayed on The L Word? Reader comments from www.advocate.com * "The L Word is the most real drama pertaining to the lesbian community, inasmuch as it...

The theater's the thing.(Reader Forum)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... In the February 1 issue you list a number of productions of Take Me Out in "Spring Onto the Stage." Granted, you can't list every theater staging the show, but you did leave out two prominent theater companies, Chicago's Steppenwolf and...

Defending her life.(Reader Forum)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... Allan Gurganus should use discretion when accusing others of moral cowardice ["Notes on Sontag," February 1]. For him to wait until Susan Sontag's death, depriving her of an opportunity to respond to his attack, is craven and disingenuous....

Lover come back.(Reader Forum)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... How refreshing to see The Advocate use the words lover ["Decorating as Fast as He Can," February 1] and boyfriend ["Soft and Crunchy"] for a change. I recognize that many couples like to use the word partner; but I and many of my gay and...

Correction.(Reader Forum)(Correction Notice)
March 1, 2005... The article "Raising the Profile of Depression" (February 1) incorrectly described the "Talk About It" campaign as directed toward gay youth. This educational campaign is focused on adult depression in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and...

Why I love Larry.(my perspective)(Larry Kramer)
March 1, 2005... I love Larry Kramer. More to the point, I respect him and am enormously grateful to him. I am really sick of people who, out of ignorance or stupidity or fear, criticize Larry for being a loose cannon. Do I agree with everything he has said?...

Rants & raves.
March 1, 2005... "If SpongeBob is gay, we want him to know he's not alone. The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's youth center and transitional living program can offer him support and a home if he's ever kicked out of his pineapple under the sea or attacked because...

Fighting for security: as Congress debates Social Security reform, will gays and lesbians get a seat at the table?(At Issue)
March 1, 2005... With both chambers of Congress and the White "House firmly in conservative Republican control, the current debate over Social Security reform will not likely lead to any pro-gay provisions, such as survivors' benefits for same-sex partners....

Americans against compromise.(religious beliefs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Forget what you know about the separation of church and state. A recent survey shows that Americans are becoming much less supportive of compromise when it comes to religious beliefs. The 2004 survey by the nonpartisan group Public Agenda...

Bunny's acceptance a threat to kids?(Education)("Postcards from Buster" protest)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Move over, Tinky Winky and SpongeBob. There's a new threat to American schoolchildren, and this time it's a fuzzy cartoon bunny named Buster, whose interactions with lesbians are too much for Margaret Spellings, the nation's new education...

Marriage brings lost ring home.(People)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... When Edward Walsh lost his South Boston beach in 1978, he never imagined his future husband would return it--26 years later. But that's what happened after Kevin Kennedy, 48, who married the 44-year-old Boston resident last year, served on a...

No reason to amend--for now.(same sex marriage ban)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Shortly before U.S. senator Wayne Allard said in January that he would reintroduce a proposed federal constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, President Bush said he wouldn't push for it. The reason: Without a serious challenge to...

Across the nation.(The Nation)
March 1, 2005... Boise, Idaho The gay rights group Your Family, Friends, and Neighbors on January 20 took out advertisements in several statewide newspapers advocating civil unions, in anticipation of a legislative debate over the definition of marriage in...

School's in on gay history.(United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Until the repeal of the United Kingdom's Section 28 law in 2003, taxpayer money could not be used for the "promotion of homosexuality" in schools. Now the government is sponsoring that country's first annual LGBT History Month in February. With...

Blazing a trail for lesbians: Bonnie Bleskachek says being an out lesbian firetighter matters much less when you reach the rank of chief.(Interview)
March 1, 2005... Bonnie Bleskachek likes to say the "universe has taken care of me all these years. "Indeed, in January the 15-year veteran of Minneapolis's fire department became the city's first female fire chief, and she is believed to be the only out...

Sponsorship a go for Logo.(advertising)(all-gay basic cable channel)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Ending months of speculation about whether Viacom's planned all-gay basic-cable channel Logo, would get the advertising support needed to launch in 2005, the network's out president, Brian Graden, told The Advocate in January that broadcasting...

Both married and single.(Taxes)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Legal marriage is a reality for thousands of gay and lesbian couples living in Massachusetts--until tax time. Since the federal government doesn't recognize their marriages, they still must check the "single" box on Internal Revenue Service...

Wal-Mart OK's gay families.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... In 2003, Wal-Mart, the nation's largest private employer, was praised by gay rights groups for banning discrimination against its gay employees. Now the Arkansas-based retail giant has redefined immediate family in its ethics policy to...

Dinosaurs and Adam, but no Steve.(Museum of Creation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... At the Museum of Creation, opening soon in northern Kentucky, visitors will not only see how Adam and Eve coexisted with dinosaurs; they will learn about traditional marriage and that homosexuality is wrong. The $25 million museum's "walk...

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.(resigning)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Joan Garry, executive director of the flay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, effective June 15, when her contract expires, "I'd like to travel less and he at home a bit more," Garry said.

Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.(appointed)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Jody Michael Huckaby, former head of New Mexico AIDS Services, as executive director of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, January 18.

Metropolitan Community Churches.(appointed)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Cindi Love, an ex-dean of Dallas's Brookhaven College and a multicompany CEO, as executive director for the Metropolitan Community Churches, beginning in January.

John Duran.(appointed)(Equality California)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... John Duran, mayor of West Hollywood, Calif., as the president of the board of directors for the gay rights group Equality California, January 14.

Seeking Catholic acceptance.(Generation Q)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Faggot. Queer. Homo. White walls stained Fred with ink--the words were everywhere. I returned to my dorm room during my freshman year at Seton Hall University in northern New Jersey to discover that I had become the victim of a hate crime. That...

Gayified lesbians?(Commentary)
March 1, 2005... Do the lesbians on The L Word and Queer Eye for the Straight Girl remind you more of the gay men you know than the dykes? Stephanie Fairyington laments the absence of butcher women, only on Advocate.com.

Andrew and Mu.(First Person)
March 1, 2005... How does a young gay man find a peer group? Former Amazing Race contestant Andrew Hyde is now one of Dayton, Ohio's "Mu Crew," part of the national Mpowerment program to promote safer sex through socializing. Find out more and read Andrew's...

Snow and queer cinema.(Arts & Cinema)
March 1, 2005... Want to know what queer indie movies to look forward to in 2005? Get the scoop on Mysterious Skin (pictured) and other films in Anne Stockwell's dispatches from Utah's recent Sundance Film Festival.

Sarsgaard and Swank in 'Boys Don't Cry': March 28, 2000.(From the Advocate Archives)
March 1, 2005... This year's Hollywood issue isn't the first time Peter Sarsgaard and Hilary Swank, who are currently starring in the highly acclaimed films Kinsey and Million Dollar Baby, respectively, have appeared in the magazine. Five years ago our...

The secret order of lesbians?(the Buzz)
March 1, 2005... WHEN Law & Order's assistant district attorney Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Rohm) was fired on the January 12 episode, she asked District Attorney Branch (Fred Thompson), "Is this because I'm a lesbian?" The twist--supposed to create a splashy...

Backstage Oscar dish.(the Buzz)(The Big Show: High Times and Dirty Dealings Backstage at the Academy Awards)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... A THOUGHTLESS Madonna, South Park creators in drag, and sexual innuendo courtesy of Courtney Love all feature in Steve Pond's lively new book The Big Show: High Times and Dirty Dealings Backstage at the Academy Awards (Faber and Faber)....

Tori Amos.(singer and songwriter)(Interview)
March 1, 2005... "I'm drowning in serious questions," says a laughing Tori Amos, the innovative singer-songwriter whose career shot into orbit with the 1992 multiplatinum breakthrough Little Earthquakes. She's juggling phone interviews while heading toward a...

New threats to HIV funding: the Bush White House is pledging to send billions to fight HIV/AIDS around the world. Is it turning its back on those infected in the U.S.?(The Washington Advocate)
March 1, 2005... As Washington lawmakers ready to hash out the country's budget for 2006, the Bush administration has vowed to spend $3.2 billion on international efforts to fight HIV/AIDS. While it'll help those who are struggling, especially in Africa,...

Under the radar.(The Washington Advocate)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Are federal employees protected by a policy put in place by President Bill Clinton that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation? Maybe not, at least under President George W. Bush. Last year Bush appointee Scott Bloch--head of...

The mayor of Casper streets: Casper, Wyo., Matthew Shepard's hometown, now boasts the state's first out elected official. But as Guy Padgett III tells it, being gay had nothing to do with getting elected.(Society)
March 1, 2005... What does an openly gay 27-year-old from Wyoming--whose favorite hobbies including playing "The Simpsons Road Rage" on the Xbox and reading complex diplomatic histories of Renaissance-era Italian nation-states--do with his spare time? He...

Spain's dark past, bright future: Antonio Ruiz was imprisoned for being gay under a brutal Spanish regime. Now he's watching his country approve same-sex marriage rights.(Marriage)
March 1, 2005... In 1995 police stopped Antonio Ruiz in his barrio in the eastern coastal Spanish city of Valencia. Ruiz had forgotten his identification card, but he explained to the officials that he lived just around the corner. It seemed like an average...

Bound for Baghdad: heading to Iraq, Cameron, age 22, reflects on leaving behind his boyfriend and the dangers he'll face.(Military)(Interview)
March 1, 2005... I joined the Air Force at age 19, right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. When I signed up, I told my recruiter that I was gay. Would it be a problem? He said no--as long as I didn't talk about it. On the portion of my paperwork that asked if I...

How do you score?(final cut)
March 1, 2005... With innumerable articles and e-mails assessing what our next steps should be after the drubbing we took on November 2--assuming that, like me, you didn't vote for a president who successfully used your desire to love as a wedge of hatred to...

Sex and the Kinsey guy: while sexual fluidity may attract talented actors like Kinsey's Peter Sarsgaard, it seems to frighten away audiences--and Oscar voters. The actor and his openly gay directors speculate on why.(The Hollywood issue)
March 1, 2005... To understand Peter Sarsgaard's attitude about sex on the screen, look no further than the central scene from his most recent role, bisexual graduate student Clyde Martin in 2004's highly acclaimed but Oscar-snubbed Kinsey. In the sequence in...

Sex and the Kinsey guy: while sexual fluidity may attract talented actors like Kinsey's Peter Sarsgaard, it seems to frighten away audiences--and Oscar voters. The actor and his openly gay directors speculate on why. Hollywood's attention.(The Hollywood Issue)
March 1, 2005... When Hilary Swank was preparing for her role in Million Dollar Baby--the award-winning film about a young female boxer--the actress turned to a real-life champ for pointers: lesbian professional fighter Ann Marie Saccurato. Swank, who won...

Power players: four years after founding POWER UP, Stacy Codikow and friends are getting respect.(The Hollywood Issue)
March 1, 2005... Back when Stacy Codikow was a production assistant on Cagney & Lacey, she was already trying to get women to pool resources and help each other succeed in the film business. Nobody would listen. They're listening now. In the four years...

Logan's run: one of Hollywood's hottest screenwriters, The Aviator's John Logan proves that you don't have to be straight to write the blockbusters.(The Hollywood Issue)(Interview)
March 1, 2005... John Logan, a genial 43-year-old with a face like the map of Ireland, may not look gay--whatever that means--but neither does he look like the kind of alpha dog who'd come up with the screenplays for Gladiator, The Last Samurai, and this year's...

Buh-bye, Alexander: Leonardo DiCaprio tells why he opted to play Howard Hughes, not Alexander the Great.(Brief Article)(Interview)
March 1, 2005... Few industry watchers remember, but before Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese fixed their sights on Howard Hughes, they planned to film the life of a different legend--Alexander the Great. As the world knows, that project went forward with...

Gay guide to the Oscars: there are queer hooks to this year's Academy Awards, if you're willing to dig a little for them.
March 1, 2005... While gay auteurs Bill Condon (Kinsey) and Pedro Almodovar (Bad Education) find themselves not Oscar-nominated for the first time in several movies, there will still be a queer presence at the 77th annual Academy Awards. This list may not win...

He built the future: renowed architect Philip Johnson ended his 98 years as an out and sometimes outrageous gay man.(in memoriam)(Biography)
March 1, 2005... Not all that long ago, a young man who was gay and loved design was expected to become a decorator. Brick and concrete were for straight men; fairies were supposed to stick to furniture and fabrics. But for much of the 20th century, there was...

Wonderfalls rises again: too smart and quirky for TV, Fox's Wonderfalls finds a home on DVD.(digital versatile disks)(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2005... Wonderfalls: The Complete Viewer Collection * Fox Home Entertainment * $39.95 Critics and a devoted cult audience adored Wonderfalls--from out creators Bryan Fuller (Dead Like Me) and Todd Holland (Malcolm the Middle)--but that didn't stop...

The revolution continues: in times of political strife, the 1999 documentary After Stonewall couldn't be timelier.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2005... After Stonewall * Directed by John Scagliotti * Narrated by Melissa Etheridge * First Run Features * $29.95 No one could have picked a more auspicious moment for the home video debut of After Stonewall than right now. While...

Doing Fiddler proud: how does out gay icon Harvey Fierstein become the husband and father of Fiddler on the Roof? Flawlessly.
March 1, 2005... Fiddler on the Roof * Book by Joseph Stein * Music by Jerry Bock * Lyrics by Sheldon Hamick * Directed by David Leveaux * Minskoff Theater, New York City The initial annoucement rocked the New York theater world: When British stage and...

Abe and the boys.(against the current)(Abraham Lincoln)
March 1, 2005... Pssst. Abraham Lincoln was almost certainly gay. Did you know that? No, we have no strong evidence that he had sex with men. But we know the following things, thanks to an important and unfairly maligned book by the late C.A. Tripp, The...

Spirited applause.(Postcards)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... I applaud you for covering the spiritual side of the human person in "Retreat Yourself" by Christian De La Huerta in your January/February 2005 issue. It is not often that a gay and lesbian magazine takes time to acknowledge the spiritual part...

Budget outing.(Postcards)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... One of your articles [Travel Queeries] in the january/February 2005 issue states that Budget Rent a Car doesn't charge for- domestic partners as long as they qualify with a driver's license. Although this may be corporate policy, we've found...

Oklahomo.(Postcards)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... I just wanted to thank T. Cole Rachel for his wonderful piece about Oklahoma ['Private Oklahoma," January/February 2005]. Having grown up in rural southwest Oklahoma, I too experienced the isolation Mr. Rachel felt. I never felt normal in the...

No Asians covered.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... Nice january/February 2005 issue. However, I was sadly disappointed in your cover choice. Instead of finally giving representation to Asians in your magazine, you took the easy route and selected generic white models for the cover and the...

Essence captured.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... I am very pleased with your magazine. it provides rich history and intellectual stimulation for people who are looking for something more in a gay magazine. The writers seem to capture the essence of every place visited. The stories of...

Anger in Japan.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... I just finished reading the piece on gay travel to Japan and could not be a greater witness to what was said. They are intolerant of foreigners (gaijin--a nasty way of saying gaikokujin) and see gay sexual orientation as being a disgrace to...

Hearts on ice.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... Lucy Jane Bledsoe's article on Antarctica [January/February 2005] was romantic poetry stealing me away from my dreary apartment while making my imagination rage with the idea that I was ready to be forever altered or possibly have my heart...

Latinos & Americanos.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... The commentary next to a beach scene in your "Latino Travels" piece [January/ February 2005] reads,"Gay Latinos travel differently than their American counterparts, often visiting their 'home' countries--even if they were born in the United...

Happy isles.(Postcards)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... Growing up gay and spending my summers near Gay Island, Maine, I was pleased to see The Out Traveler note it as one of the queerest-named places in the United States [Winter 2004]. But how could you miss noticing that Gay Island is surrounded...

Christine calamity.(Correction Notice)
March 1, 2005... We erroneously labeled Christine Mansfield's photo in "The World's Great Gay Chefs" as Christine Keff. And in "Our Towns: Noosa," Rod Stringer is not a former president of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association, but rather of the...

The end of exploitation.(Editor's Letter)(Editorial)
March 1, 2005... I recently heard that in Bali tourists are sold tickets to funerals. As soon as someone is on a deathbed, signs are hung up offering minivan services to the village in question--all aimed directly at foreigners who want to witness a real...

Costa Rican retirement.(Travel Queeries)
March 1, 2005... Q My partner and I (58 and 65) are thinking about emigrating, from the United States to Costa Rica, we've had little luck in locating specific information about how accepting the people of Costa Pica are with alternative lifestyles. Robert...

Walk this way! Sashay into gay history with a guided queer stroll. These walking tours leave no stone, nor pre-Stonewall locale, unturned.(Orientation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Istanbul (Gay Night Tour; 011-90-536-541-9492) Tour guide Mustafa K. takes visitors on a walk through the gay Taksim district, cramming in as many clubs, bars, and hamans (Turkish baths) as he can before the night is oven Washington, D.C....

A case of jocks vs. queers?(baseball stadium's impact on gay clubs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The Washington, D.C. City Council recently voted to build a new baseball stadium in the city's Southeast section, which will put nearby gay night-clubs out of business. Gay activist Frank Kameny has called the area "an historic gay block,"...

TV hotel.(Inn Focus)(Bodidris Hall)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Stephanie Lloyd--formerly Keith Hull--has founded what is now affectionately known inside the transvestite circuit as the TV Hotel, a luxurious estate on 4,000 sprawling acres in--of all places--North Wales. "The main purpose behind the TV...

Travel babble.(Orientation)
March 1, 2005... I'm the type who'd be happy not going anywhere as long as I was sure I knew exactly what was happening at the places I wasn't going to." Andy Warhol (1928 1987)

Have games, will travel: trapped in travel limbo? Gladstone's Games to Go will set you free.(Orientation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Next time your mind is adrift in a travel dead zone--security lines, waiting lounges, awkward moments of silence between attractive men who don't speak English--whip out your pen! Jim Gladstone's idea for a backpack-friendly book of portable...

In the zone: goods to go: face the fourth dimension by wrapping your wrist in a multi-time zone watch.(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
March 1, 2005... 1. Desert Master, with city listings around face and blue crocodile band, $950, by Zodiac [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Silver link timepiece with black face and dual-time zone dial, $155, by Nautica [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 3....

The other AIDS rides.(Charted Territory)(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... CHARTED TERRITORY The Other AIDS Rides You don't have to pedal to New York or L.A. to participate in an AIDS charity bike ride--these smaller U.S. treks are just as inspiring (and tiring). Texas Hill Country ...

Rainbow relief.(Rainbow World Fund)(www.rainbowfund.org)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... "Charity and personal force are the only investments worth anything," said Walt Whitman. The Southeast Asian tsunami of late last year affected many gay resort areas, notably on Phuket Island, and relief money continues to pour in. You can give...

True tales of a hotel card dealer.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Confessor: Christopher Allegra Location: Las Vegas Favorite industry films: Casino, Vegas Vacation Pet peeve: "People who complain that we're taking their money when they can get up and move to a different table or just not play." Any good...

The It list: crucial accoutrements to help you linger longer in the upper atmosphere.(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
March 1, 2005... (1) Brumisateur mineral water spray heLps relieve dry skin in high altitudes, $15 (set of three), by Evian. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (2) LV Cup sunglasses have treated lenses so that water slips away, $250, by Louis Vuitton. ...

Tomb of the Manicurists.(Saqqara, Egypt)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Need role models for a long-term gay relationship? Look no further than the tomb of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep in Saqqara, Egypt. These two men, who shared the title Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of the King, were buried together...

Is it Amore?(greetings)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Judging from global displays of hetero male-male affection, at times it may seem to the untrained eye that the world has gone completely gay. But alas, these gestures are mostly manifestations of cultural mores, not romantic amore... ...

Village people: should you really visit these towns just because they have gay mayors?(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Gay Mayor: John Shields Town: Nyack, N.Y. Why Bother? Rosie O'Donnell lives here in a 22-room mansion called Pretty Penny. Gay Mayor: Willie Marshall Town: Big Water, Utah Why Bother? Ten percent of its of 423 people are...

From the "Axis of Evil" to the literary realms of Spanglish.(books)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... The Quince Seed Potion By Morteza Baharloo Bridge Works, $23.95 "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness," wrote Mark Twain. Though first-hand experience is clearly best at stimulating genuine understanding, most gay...

Lost in translation.(Orientation)
March 1, 2005... Sometimes English is not our best export, as told by the international signs below. Signs courtesy of Doug Lansky and www.signspotting.com JAPAN [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MEXICO [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] UZBEKISTA ...

Conquering walls: out actor Alan Cumming tells us what it's like to hike the world's most momentous monument--all in the name of charity.(Star Paths)(American Foundation for AIDS Research)
March 1, 2005... I've never thought of myself as a trekker. Trekkers, I've 'always assumed, are people who spurn room service and give each other Swiss Army' knives for Christmas. Their rosy cheeks are caused not by martini consumption out icy mountain air...

Love overseas: a host of legal problems can ensure when you try to bring a foreign-born partner back home to the United States.(Investigation)
March 1, 2005... It begins as love always does. A casual glance, a smile on the edge of the mouth, that laugh of recognition. It's only the exotic setting that's different. But before you jump into a relationship with a sexy foreigner, think again. In fact,...

Where the girls are! In the new book Dinah! Three Decades of Sex, Golf, and Rock 'n' Roll, the debut title from Out Traveler Books, Michele Kort digs up the sun-kissed history of the lesbian phenomenon that is Dinah Shore Weekend.(Our History)
March 1, 2005... I first heard of the Dinah Shore golf tournament in the early 1980s from filmmaker Donna Deitch of Desert Hearts fame. She had spent a Dinah weekend at a rented Palm Springs, Calif., house with the requisite 1950s backyard pool and a gaggle of...