The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) articles from March 2007

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) archives from March 2007

We are not amused: a homophobic commercial by the maker of Snickers candy bars shows just how far we still need to go.(FROM THE EDITORS)
March 13, 2007... It's not that we have no sense of humor. But we're not laughing at the Super Bowl's Snickers commercial in which two straight guys accidentally kiss and then feel a need to prove their manliness by ripping out their chest hair. In fact, the...

We asked a sampling of LGBT people in San Diego: "have you ever been called a faggot or dyke?".(OUT ON THE STREET)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... CHRISTOPHER ABELL, 53, COSMETOLOGIST "Yes. There were two high school kids on bikes while I was on a walk, I became very' fearful and looked for a rock to protect myself," ROBERT JOHNSTONE, 23, HOUSEKEEPER "I was called a fag in...

Feel the burn.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 13, 2007... Your January 30 Advocate cover featuring "Smokin' Kristanna Loken" holding a cigarette and blowing smoke upward (ironically, toward a cover line that reads "To Our Health") irresponsibly presents smoking as glamorous and sexy. Recent...

In the affirmative.(Letter to the editor)
March 13, 2007... The most compelling article in your recent issue is "Taking Affirmative Action" [GenQ, January 30]. It was brief yet very thought-provoking. All affirmative action should be removed. What happened to getting into school or getting a job based...

Breaking faith.(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... It is not surprising that Jennifer Hudson is scrambling to have it both ways--to denounce the "gay sin" while proclaiming love for her lesbian sister, gay friends, and of course the many gay fans I From the Editors, January 30]. What I find...

Out in Africa.(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... Reading your January 30 article "Spanish Lessons" reminded me of how good I felt when Mr. Zapatero and his party managed to pass gay marriage in Spain, despite the Catholic Church's active attempts to put a stop to the proposal. But what has...

Gays and straights.(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... I find it distressing that regardless of the age of those "polled" for Christopher Rice's article "Talking Man to Man" [January 30], not one of those asked has more than a 50% makeup of hetero friends (and, in fact, the majority reported less...

The Advocate poll.(FROM THE READERS)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... Q: Has depression ever caused you to lose control of your life? yes 65% unsure 8% no 27% Note: Table made from pie chart. How readers responded to the Advocate.com poll question featured in the January 30 issue of...

Telling figures.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 13, 2007... I believe Stephen Herbits needs to review his impression that "once you're in a war... they've got to keep people in, and suddenly the numbers [of gays getting thrown out] start to drop precipitously" ["Holding Out for Hillary," January 30]....

Bitter aftertaste.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 13, 2007... I love how being gay or lesbian somehow always has some correlation with all of our experiences ["Small-Business Nightmare," January 30]. The first sentence in your story about Gaia Wines Inc. implies there was a conspiracy by Heartland...

Suffering in silence.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 13, 2007... Thanks to The Advocate and Todd Henneman for bringing attention to the problem of depression in the gay community ["The Depression Connection," January 30]. Mental health issues are too often kept in the closet, particularly when the world at...

Cheney karma.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
March 13, 2007... In her January 30 Faith Matters column, the Reverend Irene Monroe writes of the lack of state and federal protections and rights Mary Cheney's child will suffer, in part because of the actions of Dick Cheney, the grandfather-to-be. Call me a...

Style revolution.(FASHION)(John Galliano's fall menswear show)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... Call it insurgency chic: At John Galliano's fall menswear show January 26 in Paris, the models were dressed as if parachuting into a guerrilla war. Taking inspiration from military figures as diverse as William the Conqueror and Genghis...

Rollover roadblock: the IRS puts a snag in the Pension Protection Act's provision allowing direct 401(k) rollovers to nonspouses.(Internal Revenue Service)
March 13, 2007... When President Bush signed the Pension Protection Act into law last August, the Human Rights Campaign and others touted the provision that allows employees to roll over their 401(k)s upon death to nonspouse beneficiaries as a major step forward...

Lesbian Zeppelin: an all-female tribute band is creating a new generation of Zepheads.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Lez Zeppelin)
March 13, 2007... Led Zeppelin is arguably the greatest rock band of all time, a powerhouse quartet who exploded in an ecstasy symbolized by fog-machine smoke, epic guitar distortion, and the tightest pants in rock and roll. The New York City-based,...

Eric Milligan.
March 13, 2007... The young star of Fox's hit show Bones had the opposite experience of T.R. Knight. In his own words, the gay actor reveals a kinder. more accepting side of Hollywood.

Hilton's ugly side.(COMMENTARY)
March 13, 2007... The media rightly raked Isaiah. Michael, and Mel over the coals for their hateful tirades. So why does heiress Paris get a free ride?

In defense of Alexander.
March 13, 2007... The third and final version of the belabored epic arrives on DVD. A candid Oliver Stone talks with The Advocate's Corey Scholibo about the queer controversy surrounding his biggest flop.

Lambda legal's "life without fair courts".(CONTEST)
March 13, 2007... Submit your comics on what life would be like without certain legal milestones through March 16, and check out Lambda's series.

Doug Blasdell.(television actors)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... BOUG BLASDELL, 44, who appeared as a personal trainer on last summer's Bravo series Work Out, from an unknown ailment after being rushed to the hospital, January 22, in Los Angeles. His death occurred during production of Work Ours second...

Molly Ivins.(political writer, journalist)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... MOLLY IVINS, 62, the best-selling syndicated political writer, of breast cancer, January 31, in Austin. Although straight, the progressive icon and famous Texan often wrote about her support for gay causes in her columns and books like...

Anthony Castro.(high school football player)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... ANTHONY CASTRO, 19, who came out while on his high school football team, in a car accident, January 21, in Southern California. He won a gold medal with his flag football team at the 2006 Gay Games.

Gian Carlo Menotti.(opera composer)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... GIAN CARLO MENOTTI, 95, Pulitzer Prize-winning opera composer, February 1, in Monaco. Born in Italy, he is best known for works like The Saint of Bleecker Street (1954) and for founding the Spoleto Festival USA. His life partner, American...

Glen Tetley.(ballet dancer, choreographer)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... GLEN TETLEY, 80, ballet dancer and choreographer, of melanoma, January 26, in West Palm Beach, Fla. He worked with dance troupes as diverse as Martha Graham's and the Nederlands Dans Theater. His life partner of 42 years, Scott Douglas, died in...

Aslan Brooke: 1939-2007.(IN MEMORIAM)(In memoriam)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... When evangelicals knocked on Aslan Brooke's door and announced they had come from a church to save her soul, she would always respond, "That's great. I'm from the church of the lion god. Let's pray!' followed by a loud roar. The lesbian...

Officer, take me away.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Washington, D.C., police department's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit head Sgt. Brett Parson is stepping down)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... Pink handcuffs were a fitting parting gift for Sgt. Brett Parson, who stepped down as head of the Washington, D.C., police department's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit in January. The innovative unit, which Parson led for nearly six years,...

Rants & raves.
March 13, 2007... "I have [kissed boys]. Anybody above the waist is totally fair game." --Fall Out Boy bass player PETE WENTZ in the March issue of Blender "[The L Word has] the most difficult cast I've ever worked with.... The amount of egos and...

The "ex-lesbian" magazine.(MEDIA)(Venus Magazine)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... For over 29 years Charlene Cothran, publisher of black lesbian--focused Venus Magazine, considered herself "a proud, card-carrying lesbian" and supporter of gay equality. Now Cothran says she has been "redeemed" and is taking her magazine with...

Q&A: queer and adopted: when Judi Baker came out, her mom asked if she'd turned out gay because she'd been adopted. By embracing the two ways she feels "different," the San Francisco writer has since found her identity.(FIRST PERSON)
March 13, 2007... "Is it because youre adopted?" asked my mother citing. She was standing in front of the counter at my job and had just asked me if it was true that I was dating a woman. I was 19 and worked at a toy store. Looking back, I realize this was...

The Advocate calendar.
March 13, 2007... February 27-March 13 27 Elizabeth Taylor Her $40,000 check to the New Orleans AIDS Task Force was just the latest act of kindness from the longtime humanitarian, who turns 75 this day. 3 Blades Against AIDS The Madison Gay Hockey...

The right to party: tourist destinations are now actively courting gay spring breakers. Is it equality or exploitation? Kevin Hauswirth looks past the beer bongs for an answer.(GENQ)
March 13, 2007... The biggest worries for college students on spring break should be avoiding alcohol poisoning, remembering the name of the person they woke up next to, and knowing where to get a dose of penicillin. It's not the most upstanding vacation, but...

GENQ poll.(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... Q: What would you do at Gay Spring Break? In the January 30 issue we asked: How would you improve college diversity? Results: Enforce affirmative action: 9% More minority organizations: 13% Provide minority...

Sarah Silverman.(BIG GAY FOLLOWING)(Interview)
March 13, 2007... "I don't care if you think I'm racist," says the controversial comedienne in her 2005 stand-up film, Jesus Is Magic. "I only care if you think I'm thin." Well, we think Sarah Silverman is all-around awesome. While no social group is safe and no...

Clarke's tales of terror: former terrorism czar Richard Clarke was slapped by the White House and gay-baited by bloggers after he spoke out against Bush's rush to war. Now Clarke tells why hounding gays in government is passe.(POLITICS)(George W. Bush)(Interview)
March 13, 2007... Former counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke has spent much of his life talking about real-life terror. Now he is talking about it through fiction. Breakpoint, his second novel in two years, is a cyberterrorism thriller set in 2012. An...

The new f word: on the politics of "faggot" and whether the word can ever be used again. Or, what Isaiah Washington taught us about the power of language.(CONTROVERSY)
March 13, 2007... "Oh, it's such an awesome word," the TV actor T.R. Knight said to Ellen DeGeneres on her show January 17, his voice quavering a bit. He didn't want to be there. He seemed to want to grab hold of Ellen, to shift attention to her very public and,...

The New York Times raves.(Theater review)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... The Big Voice: God or Merman? is "side-splitting! A hilarious and utterly enthralling evening of musical theater." "Funny, tender, and thoroughly entertaining," proclaims The Daily News. This high-energy, razzle-dazzle show chronicles the...

See Broadway diva Marin Mazzie.(BULLETIN: Our Essential Guide to Events and Promotions)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... SEE BROADWAY DIVA MARIN MAZZIE now starring in the hit Broadway production of Monty Python's Spamalot! This outrageous musical features flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen, and show-stopping musical numbers. Also playing in London,...

Nobody looks hot in a cold sore.
March 13, 2007... Think Fast. Think Abreva. Abreva is the only nonprescription cold sore medicine clinically proven and FDA approved to shorten healing time and duration of symptoms. Visit www.abreva.com for more information and a money-saving coupon....

A way to change. Twice.(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... From the beginning, Saturn has been a car company that acted differently, choosing to do what's right over what's easy. And now we're building cars like never before. A 177-hp roadster. Dual Variable Valve Timing. Beautiful. And perhaps best of...

Partners 24/7: you might think sharing both a bed and a business with your partner would be an impossible situation. These couples have found a way to make it work.(CAREERS)
March 13, 2007... Scott Fagan and Eric McIntyre are both chefs. So when the longtime couple decided to start a catering business together, it seemed like a sure success. But their first attempt to work together was like a novice trying to bake a souffle: The...

Corporate diversity on DVD.(CAREERS)(corporate diversity trainer Brian McNaught)(Interview)
March 13, 2007... For 33 years Brian McNaught has been training corporate executives and the general public how to handle gay and transgender issues in the workplace. The author of four books, McNaught, who himself was once fired for being gay, has become one of...

All of me: in the NBA John Amaechi didn't lie. He just didn't say he was gay. Now he's come out; some critics say it's too late. What's a 6-foot-10 man of principle to do?(Interview)(Cover story)
March 13, 2007... When 36-year-old former NBA center John Amaechi came out as a gay man in February, he was not hailed as a hero. Why did he wait till he was retired? gay critics carped. Why did he have to air his private business at all? straight critics...

3,700 men and a boat.(MINORITY RETORT)
March 13, 2007... I was booked to perform as a comedian on a Caribbean gay cruise and I envisioned the worst: Trapped on an ocean liner for seven days with 3,700 drug-addled muscle queens. A nonstop circuit party with me stuck in a Jacuzzi, talking some porn...

Second opinions.
March 13, 2007... "Last year Moscow came under unprecedented pressure to sanction the gay parade, which can be described in no other way than as satanic." --Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, as reported by the Associated Press, January 29 "We need to...

Cybill liberty: Cybill Shepherd is moonlighting this season on The L Word as a married woman questioning her sexuality--a role she's been rehearsing for years.(TV)(Interview)
March 13, 2007... Cybill Shepherd, the eternal queen of blond Southern belles, floats on her trademark tennies through the courtyard of her somewhat humble (save for the pool and spectacular view) home atop a hill in Encino in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley....

On the ball: with his new play All That I Will Ever Be, a post-Six Feet Under Alan Ball proves there's life after death.(THEATER)
March 13, 2007... After a death in the family, people sometimes throw themselves into work. Alan Ball insists it's a coincidence, but after ending his critically acclaimed landmark HBO series Six Feet Under he has plunged into three projects almost...

Follow suit: the working world is hard. Here's how to stay in the game.(LIFE/STYLE)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... The Treo 680 ($399) is a fresh take on the classic with no antenna or muted color scheme. Pair it with the Jawbone Bluetooth Headset ($120), which features noise cancellation. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Never underestimate power heels...

Alternate reality: the Bentley Continental Flying Spur is pure luxury with a price tag to prove it. How could it not bring out a little schadenfreude?(Product/service evaluation)
March 13, 2007... Whether you drive it, ride in it, or just stare at it, the Bentley Continental Flying Spur is the automotive equivalent of the person you wish you were. For the two days I drove one, that vaguely involved a young prince, a cricket match, and...

Cinephile.(Movie review)
March 13, 2007... Only nominally set in the present day and pre-empting the similar Tarantino-Rodriguez throwback Grindhouse by at least six weeks, Craig Brewer's Black Snake Moan is wannabe exploitation cinema. The premise is almost too ridiculous to be...

CD picks.(Brief article)
March 13, 2007... Avant Gershwin Patti Austin Rendezvoux The legendary songstress has a new look and a fresh take on George Gershwin. Pocket Symphony Air Astralwerks The ethereal beauty that is Air is back, with Pulp's Jarvis...

A balanced bunny.
March 13, 2007... Lovers and Crypts * Bunny Rabbit * Voodoo-Eros Just being a biracial lesbian hip-hop duo is daring enough. But it's the name that pushes the subversion level into the red: Bunny Rabbit. There hasn't been an ME with such a cuddly handle...

More than a feeling.(Twelve Stops and Home )(Sound recording review)
March 13, 2007... Twelve Stops and Home * The Feeling * Cherry Tree/Interscope Records "Danny boy, don't be afraid to shake that ass and misbehave," Dan Gillespie-Sells sings on Twelve Stops and Home. Just don't expect the Feeling's out front man to...

Seminal stories: riots in front of the Stonewall Inn in the early-morning hours of June 28, 1969, quickly became an emblem of the modern-day pride movement. So why weren't they on the front page of The Advocate?(The Advocate 40th anniversary)
March 13, 2007... Let's be honest. In the world of magazine publishing, a good-looking man almost always trumps a riot. Still, the choice to picture a young, naked Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy on the cover of The Advocate's September 1969 issue and run the...

Reno 411.(FIRST PERSON)(Reno and Lake Tahoe)(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

Thank you, Trevor.(GEN Q)
March 27, 2007

'Til death do us part.(REVIEW)
March 27, 2007

Comfort zone: we know very well why we get short shrift from politicians. Gays are a liability; we make voters uncomfortable. Right? Maybe not, says a February Gallup survey.(Editorial)
March 27, 2007

Out on the street.(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

Ellen and Oscar.(Letter to the editor)
March 27, 2007

Putting it to a vote.(Letter to the editor)
March 27, 2007

Gay-not-so-friendly.(Letter to the editor)
March 27, 2007

Military morals.(Letter to the editor)
March 27, 2007

Indefensible.(Letter to the editor)
March 27, 2007

Transgressions.(Letter to the editor)
March 27, 2007

Rupert and Dave.(Letter to the editor)
March 27, 2007

The Advocate poll.(FROM THE READERS)(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

HIV under attack.(SCIENCE)(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

A different kind of diva care: growing national doggy day-care company Camp Bow Wow attracts LGBT pet owners--and LGBT franchise owners.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)
March 27, 2007

Losing a founding mother: during a time when gays weer happy just to go unnoticed by society, Barbara Gittings, who died February 18, forced open the closet door.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(In memoriam)
March 27, 2007

Randy Stone.(Hollywood casting director)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

Andrew Anthos.(gay people)(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

Gary Frisch.(cofounder of Gaydar.co.uK )(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

Trevor Project.(appointed Charles Robbins as executive director )(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

Bitter, party of one.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

20%.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(state laws on same sex marriage rights)(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

The Advocate calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
March 27, 2007

Rants & raves.(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

When you care enough to send the very vaguest.(BUZZ)(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

Dear advocate, I'm sorry.(FIRST PERSON)
March 27, 2007

Trans tube: on topics ranging from hormones to hair removal, trans kids are sharing stories on YouTube to make the transitioning process a little less scary.(GENQ)
March 27, 2007... "I don't think anyone's ever taken it for the first time on YouTube, so I thought I'd break a little ground here," 21-year-old Kyra Fisher explains on her video Web log. The self-identified male-to-female transgender youth has a bottle of water...

GenQ poll.(GENQ)(Brief article)
March 27, 2007

Rachel Griffiths: who wouldn't want to tell Rachel Griffiths their deepest secret? Considering her heart-raw turns in Six Feet Under and the modern classic Muriel's Wedding, this warm, funny Aussie has a direct line to Empathy Central. Griffiths, 38, also costarred in MyBest Friend's Wedding, and she's earning more BGF stripes as Sarah, the cool sister on the gay-happy prime-time soap Brothers & Sisters.(BIG GAY FOLLOWING)(Interview)
March 27, 2007

Where we live: as the country opens its arms to openly gay and lesbian people, the places we call home have grown beyond urban gay ghettos. The Advocate welcomes you to this new American landscape.(BEST PLACES TO LIVE)
March 27, 2007

My sisters: a gay man learns to love trans women: once he was embarrassed and threatened by transgender women. Now author Patrick Moore knows better: breaking all the old rules, gay and straight, trans people are the core of the queer civil rights struggle.(COMMENTARY)
March 27, 2007... I am barely a teenager, perhaps 13, and spending the summer at a fishing resort that my father owns. On this morning I wake a little late and hear male voices outside the small cabin where I sleep, adjacent to the main lodge. I am filled with...