The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) articles from November 2006

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) archives from November 2006

Fighting the Christian fundies: Mel White, 66, has stepped down as head of Soulforce, the gay activist group he cofounded, to get back to the front lines against antigay Christian fundamentalists. His new book is Religion Gone Bad: The Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right (Tarcher/Penguin).(GAY CHRISTIAN ACTIVIST: Mel White)(Interview)
November 7, 2006... From the successful Equality Ride to the current Right to Serve campaign against the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, this has been a breakout year for Soulforce. Why? It took some time to warm up--we've only been alive since...

Say goodbye to Hollywood.(Editorial)
November 7, 2006... Movin' on is a chance that you have to take/Any time you try to stay together/Say a word out of line/And you find that the friends you had/Are gone forever, forever." So sang Billy Joel in his '70s ballad "Say Goodbye to Hollywood," a song one...

We asked a sampling of LGBT people in Orlando, Fla.: "In what ways does the midterm election matter to you?".(OUT ON THE STREET)(Quotation)
November 7, 2006... PAUL HORAN, 39 VISUAL ARTIST 'I hope people have the courage to vote for what they actually believe in, instead of what the media presents to them." STEVEN DUNCAN, 36 PHARMACIST "A lot of gay people think you have to vote Demo-....

Foley's page passions.(SCANDAL)
November 7, 2006... Search Advocate.com for comprehensive coverage of the Mark Foley-congressional page scandal, including current news reports, an interview with Rep. Barney Frank, exclusive commentarie from Karel and Sean Kennedy, and more.

A taxicab activist.(FIRST PERSON)
November 7, 2006... As we prepped our story on "covering"--the pressure to hide our love--a New York executive and his partner endured a shocking stream of invective from a homophobic driver for showing affection in his taxi. That executive was Bob Cohen,...

Dear "I hate being gay"...(COMMENTARY)
November 7, 2006... Ex-" ex-gay" and activist Timothy Kincaid (right) responds with sympathy and passion to 19-year-old Kyle Rice's online essay "I hate Being Gay." Both Christian and gay, Kincaid monitors the lies of "ex-gay" ministries. God's love, he writes,...

"Gay American".(Letter to the editor)
November 7, 2006... Your interview with former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey reminded me how far some gay people still have to go to come out ["Happy. Gay. American," October 10]. As a self-described "gay American," McGreevey still uses words like "duplicity"...

Psychic not line.(Letter to the editor)
November 7, 2006... Love your magazine, but I can't believe you wasted not one but two full pages on Miss Cleo in your October 10 edition ["Miss Cleo Comes Out"]. I would rather have seen something useful like a tampon or dog food ad. At least you didn't put her...

Family feud.(Letter to the editor)
November 7, 2006... I am writing in regard to the From the Editors column in the October 10 issue ["Coming Out and Talking Trash"]. I certainly agree with your view that it is wrong for anyone to judge when, how, or if someone else comes out. I do take issue with...

Remembering Louis Rove.(Letter to the editor)
November 7, 2006... I read with interest your Short Answers column "The Man Who Outed Karl Rove's Dad" [October 10]. I first met Louis Rove in 1994 when I was a new volunteer at the Desert AIDS Project in Palm Springs, Calif., and Louis was the longest-serving...

LUG unplugged.(Letter to the editor)
November 7, 2006... I want to thank the GenQ folks for discussing the "lesbian until graduation" urban legend ["Lesbian, for Now," October 10], though I am dismayed this fairy tale continues. It saddens me that 20 years after I entered college, the new generation...

Just regular guys.(Letter to the editor)
November 7, 2006... So, "Crissy," sometimes we do miss the point, don't we ["The Myth of 'Straight-acting,'" October 10]? Apparently, reading into Lance Bass's statement--what he did not mean--created an article and took up space on the last page of my favorite...

Corrections.(Correction notice)
November 7, 2006... In our October 10 Person to Know column featuring civil rights leader Julian Bond, he was erroneously referred to as the ex-head of the NAACP. He is in fact chairman of the NAACP board of directors. In our GenQ story "Not-So-Tiny Dancer"...

The Advocate poll.
November 7, 2006... Q: Would you vote for Jim McGreevey for governor or president if you had the opportunity to do so? unsure 9% no 43% yes 48% Note: Table made from pie chart. How readers responded to the Advocate.com poll...

Is HIV a "gay disease"?(HIV/AIDS)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... Gay activists have spent many years trying to convince the world that HIV shows no preference for any group of people, especially them. So when the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center launched a new public-service campaign in L.A. declaring that...

Short answers: Louis-Georges Tin.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT: [FCCE])(interview)(Interview)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... The Paris-based International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) will launch a global campaign in November for a United Nations resolution to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide. The proposal is the brainchild of IDAHO's founder, Louis-Georges...

The Advocate's equality clock.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT: [FCCE])(same-sex marriage)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... When the Massachusetts superior court ruled on September 29 that gay and lesbian couples from Rhode Island, which has no law restricting marriage to straight couples, could legally be married in the Bay State, the clock ticked forward--a...

Meet the bloggers: Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan.(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... Ages: 29 and 31 Location: Los Angeles Blog: GoFugYourself.com Year launched: 2004 Visitors per month: Roughly 4 million Why you started: "We were just joking around about the idea, feeling punchy on a slow Saturday, and set up the...

Oprah meets the lesbians.
November 7, 2006... Partners Nikki Weiss (above, center) and Carole Antouri (left) received a flood of positive feedback after appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show October 2 during a show about women who leave their husbands for other women. But a segment on...

Top 5 people in the news @advocate.com.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)
November 7, 2006... 1. Madonna does not adopt Malawian child Contrary to statements by officials, the material girl did not adopt an AIDS orphan when she visited the African country beginning October 4. But she will be donating $3 million in aid for such...

Aleta Fenceroy.(DIED)(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... ALETA FENCEROY, 57, cofounder and editor of the free LGBT e-mail newsletter "Fenceberry" with her partner, Jean Mayberry, of cancer, at home in Omaha, September 23. The couple retired their pioneering news service in 2004.

Dennis Vercher III.(DIED)(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... DENNIS VERCHER III, 53, editor of the Dallas Voice LGBT newspaper since 1986, of an AIDS-related illness, September 27. Vercher was the Dallas chapter president of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association from 1999 to 2002.

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.(HIRED)(appointed Rebecca Isaacs)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... REBECCA ISAACS, as executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, effective November 1. The agency distributes $60 million in federal money each year to local organizations serving the homeless.

Jeff Sheehy.(RESIGNED)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... JEFF SHEEHY, as HIV/AIDS policy adviser to San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, September 22, after local activist Michael Petrelis's three-year probation for harassing Sheehy and other city AIDS leaders expired. Sheehy reportedly said he was...

Jamie Pedersen.(VICTORIOUS)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... JAMIE PEDERSEN, in the September 19 Democratic primary for Washington State's 43rd district house seat. The gay attorney was lead volunteer counsel in Lambda Legal's unsuccessful lawsuit to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage.

Friend or foe.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... FRIEND Actor HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN, who refuses to deny gay rumors, saying that he enjoys the speculation and that it's "fun," Watch for a new Star Wars movie starring "Darth Phyllis." FOE Parents of students at VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL in West Des...

Desmond Tutu.(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... In the ongoing struggle for religious equality for gays, it helps to have Desmond Tutu on your side. Biographer John Allen's new book about the Nobel Peace Prize winner and retired archbishop, Rabble-rouser for Peace (Free Press/Simon and...

My mom comes out: mom had gotten the role of Aunt Cora, an elderly Southern lesbian, in our movie as a personal favor to me. And not only was she not weirded-out by kissing another woman on film, she was actually good at it.(SCREENWRITER: Paula Goldberg)(Interview)
November 7, 2006... So moved by a bridesmaid's speech comparing the groom to an "unexpected Christmas present," 72-year-old Aunt Cora spontaneously rose from her seat. With all eyes on her, she proclaimed with an open heart, "Millie has been my unexpected...

Rants & raves.(Quotation)
November 7, 2006... "50 [Cent] and I never dated.... I don't know how he would get Lloyd Banks confused with me." --Singer MYA, as quoted on Vibe.com, September 15 "He's fine, and I've got him a McDonald's." --George Michael's partner, KENNY GOSS, as...

"Blame the Gays" sing-along.(BUZZ)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... An unending war, a minority group fighting for equal rights, emaciated models teetering on the catwalk: There are many shades of the '60s in the tumultuous early years of the 21st century. And the deja vu continues with a new queer protest song...

Jennifer Tilly: just in time for Halloween, Bound bombshell Jennifer Tilly plays a dorm headmistress with a dark side in ABE's Initiation of Sarah remake and also turns up in Terry Gilliam's big-screen drama Tideland.(BIG GAY FOLLOWING)(interview)(Interview)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... You wear a fat suit in Tideland, right? Yes. When I saw my performance, I was like, Oh, my God, I've never looked so grotesque in my life, and I love it. Have you ever encountered any crazed Bound fans? Oh, yeah. At the Lesbian and...

Proudly political.(Kristin Ann Fine, John Byrne, Wayne Ting)
November 7, 2006... As the midterm election looms, GenQ recognizes the young gays and lesbians working their butts off behind the political scenes. They're interns knocking on doors, political staffers paying their dues, and recent grads carving a place for...

Outspoken.(GENQ)(same-sex marriage regulation)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... Being gay in Idaho is not always easy, and now state politicians are trying to make it even more difficult. HJR2-a proposed amendment to Idaho's constitution that would prohibit civil unions or domestic partnerships while narrowly defining...

The Advocate GenQ poll.(GENQ)
November 7, 2006... Q: Who's your favorite gay character on television? In the October 10 issue we asked: Would you date someone who didn't want to be labeled gay or lesbian? Results: Yes, labels don't matter: 31% If they were bi: 5%...

The OC? Oh, please: featuring TV's only lead lesbian teen character, cable's South of Nowhere is the new "it" soap.(Tom Lynch )
November 7, 2006... In an era when teen dramas bring up the big issues--sexuality, drugs, race, class--only in one-time "very special episodes," TV producer Tom Lynch set out to make a realistic series exploring the lives of LGBT teenagers in which "every episode...

Thanks a lot, Foley: every day, gay and lesbian folks like me are the ones who suffer the consequences of Foley's self-destruction.(Mark Foley )
November 7, 2006... I had been out of high school only a short time when The Advocate ran a story about Florida congressman Mark Foley and the congressional closet in 1996. I don't remember it. Nor do I recall similar reports that followed on his alleged...

Boy behind bars: the gay president of the Stop Prisoner Rape human rights lobby bares his soul in a remarkable new memoir recounting his four years in prison--beginning at age 17.(SOCIETY)(T.J. Parsell )
November 7, 2006... After holding up a Fotomat with a toy gun in 1978, T.J. Parsell was convicted of armed robbery and spent four years in Michigan's correctional system. On the first day spent with the general prisoner population at Riverside Correctional...

Going steady with Antonio: Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is being described as a rising Democratic star, maybe even a future president. But will he keep his vision of total equality for gays and lesbians alive?(ELECTION 2006)(interview)(Interview)
November 7, 2006... Less than one week after his inauguration as the mayor of the nation's second-largest city in July 2005, Antonio Villaraigosa surprised his gay fans by opening Outfest, a renowned LGBT film festival. As he stepped onto the stage the crowd rose...

First in their houses: victory is all but assured for a number of out candidates running for their state legislatures this year. Meet three who have already scored important firsts in not always gay-friendly states.(ELECTION 2006)(Kathy Webb, Al McAffrey and Patricia Todd )
November 7, 2006... Kathy Webb Arkansas house of representatives Kathy Webb has been interested in politics her whole life. In fact, she has worked on every presidential campaign since sixth grade, when she was John F. Kennedy's campaign manager at her...

A very gay November.(Patricia Todd, Al McAffrey, Kathy Webb, gay legislators)
November 7, 2006... While Patricia Todd, Al McAffrey, and Kathy Webb are all important "firsts" in their state legislatures, they are not the only ones who have essentially won their seats by winning their primaries. After winning the August primary in her heavily...

Gays on a plane: two guys in love snuggle in their seats. A flight attendant reprimands them. An ugly incident ensues. Dreading this kind of embarrassment, many of us "cover"--hide our love in public. But if we're hiding, how can we make progress?(Cover story)
November 7, 2006... We all have a breaking point. One American Airlines purser found hers on August 22 on Flight 45 from Paris to New York City. I imagine it was like Snakes on a Plane. Only it wasn't snakes; it was gays. I envision her paraphrasing Samuel L....

What happened on Flight 45? The couple at the heart of the controversy tell their story.(Stephan Varnier, George Tsikhiseli)(Interview)
November 7, 2006... As veteran travelers, Stephan Varnier, 34, and George Tsikhiseli, 29, were baffled when they were singled out by a flight attendant on an August 22 Paris--New York City American Airlines flight and told to stop touching. "I had my head on...

Tripping with the M6: when you get behind the wheel of a BMW M6, get ready. This 10-cylinder brute will take you from L.A. to Palm Springs before you can say "beamer." Here's the story of one weekend with friends and BMW's newest mythmaker.(AUTOS)
November 7, 2006... In Palm Swings, Calif. September is still high summer, with triple-digit temperatures and wispy waves of heat rising off the pavement along Interstate 10. Standing there a few Saturdays ago, you might have seen a shimmery white dot in the...

Audi's new rocket: the hills are alive with the sound of a V-8.(Audi RS 4)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... Having grown up in the hills above Santa Cruz, Calif., I learned to drive on the winding, twisting mountain roads that connected the famous beach city with Silicon Valley. So when I recently had the opportunity to drive the new Audi RS 4 sport...

Ripping Hollywood's closet: as his savagely funny hit The Little Dog Laughed moves to Broadway, out playwright Douglas Carter Beane proves his bite is as big as his bark.(THEATER)
November 7, 2006... With The Little Dog Laughed, which begins performances October 26 at New York City's Cort Theatre, gay playwright Douglas Carter Beane (As Bees in Honey Drown) explores one of Hollywood's favorite taboo topics: closeted movie stars. A sensation...

Pokemon's cool kitty.(Maddie Blaustein )(Interview)
November 7, 2006... With her animated voice and a smile that says she's up to something, it's easy to forget that Maddie Blaustein is not a cartoon character--she just plays one on TV. Blaustein has been invited into the living rooms and kitchens of countless...

Going Grey: backstage with Grey Ant--L.A. designer Grant Krajecki--at his first New York Fashion Week show.(FASHION)(Interview)
November 7, 2006... Grant Krajecki began designing in high school, in the gloriously overwrought days of the mid '80s, when women's shoulders were padded like linebackers'. Later, a move to Los Angeles from Chicago offered the opportunity to design costumes for...

Gore Vidal is (still) smarter than you: at 81, the great American curmudgeon is sharper than ever. Which is good, because we've never needed him more. Gore Vidal dishes Bush, Garbo, Jesus, Hillary, and his own new memoir.(BOOKS)(Interview)
November 7, 2006... Gore Vidal has been famous-and justifiably so--since before most of us were born. A man who defies categorization, who broke ground in politics, film, literature, and life, he has been gifted with fearlessness, divine intuition, and brains....

Well-endowed.(20 Centimeters)(Movie review)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... 20 Centimeters * Written and directed by Ramon Salazar * Starring Monica Cervera and Pablo Puyol * TLA Releasing Filling the relatively untapped niche for movie musicals about narcoleptic pre-operative transsexual hookers, Ramon...

More than a fake ass.(Volver)(Movie review)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... Volver * Written and directed by Pedro Almodovar * Starring Penelope Cruz * Sony Pictures Classics For film fans who like their movies smart, humane, and unpredictable, writer-director Pedro Almodovar often feels like the cinema's...

You go, girls.(Ta-Dah)(Sound recording review)
November 7, 2006... Ta-Dah * Scissor Sisters * Umvd Flashy title aside, the sophomore pop-rock outing from Scissor Sisters parses out the razzle-dazzle judiciously; the uber-catchy choruses and Jake Shears's stratospheric singing are anchored by...

Overstated.(The Captain and the Kid)(Sound recording review)
November 7, 2006... The Captain and the Kid * Elton John * Interscope Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin have come a long way since 1975, when Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy entered the U.S. charts at number 1. And those accomplishments...

Hellbent.(Video recording review)
November 7, 2006... Hellbent Available now (Regent) This gay slasher flick--set during Halloween at West Hollywood's street carnival--has four hot guys fighting for their lives against a sickle-wielding devil. True to the slasher genre the one who doesn't...

Dolly Parton: The Acoustic Collection.(CDs)(Sound recording review)
November 7, 2006... Dolly Parton: The Acoustic Collection Available now (Sugar Hill) A compilation featuring classics from the living legend as well as covers of greats like Johnny Cash and Billy Joel. Parton describes it as "songs that Mama used to sing."

The Be Good Tanyas: Hello Love.(Sound recording review)
November 7, 2006... The Be Good Tanyas: Hello Love Available Now (Nettwerk) Having survived the sophomore slump with their successful Chinatown album, the female folk trio has released a haunting new collection of bare-bones mountain music.

The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman.(Television program review)
November 7, 2006... The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman Sundays, 11 P.M. (IFC) Laura Kightlinger created and stars in this comedy series about a would-be film writer and her low-level film exec best friend, clumsily negotiating the entertainment...

The House Beautiful.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 7, 2006... The House Beautiful Available now (Carroll and Graf) In a follow-up to his 2003 novel, Christopher, Allison Burnett continues the story of flamboyant novelist B.K. Troop. This time, Troop rents a room in his Manhattan brownstone to a...

Majoring in discrimination.(FAITH MATTERS)
November 7, 2006... Parents sending queer children off to college for the first time, beware: Your child's education could be guided by the agenda of the Christian right. Far-right activists are working to reshape the academic landscape of colleges and...

Opinions.(politicians opinion)(Brief article)
November 7, 2006... "I believe that... this battle [against same-sex marriage] is the most important issue that we face today, and what an honor it has been to serve in the United States Congress and carry the marriage amendment.... The future is grim unless we...

A pink purge?(CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER: ERIC JOHNSON)(interview)(Interview)
November 21, 2006... As a young Republican, Eric Johnson, 35, helped get Mark Foley elected to the Florida state senate. Now he's the openly gay chief of staff for Democratic U.S. representative Robert Wexler of Florida and a star of the Sundance Channel's...

Dear Condoleezza.(Condoleezza Rice at Mark Dybul at his oath)(Editorial)(Brief article)
November 21, 2006... We saw that you presided over the swearing-in of Mark Dybul as U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator on October 10. We were surprised to read how you warmly recognized Dybul's partner, Jason Claire, who held the Bible during the ceremony. And we noted...

Out on the street.(relationship)(Brief article)
November 21, 2006... We asked a sampling of LGBT people in Austin: "Do you feel pressure to be in a relationship?" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CORY LAUREL, 31 PERSONAL TRAINER "No. I feel really comfortable being single because I was in a relationship and...

Tyra, be nice!(INSIDE TV)
November 21, 2006... Why are the writers on America's Next Top Model out on strike? ANTM writer Daniel Blau explains why he and his fellow scribes decided to walk out [hint: no benefits)--and asks biz whiz Tyra Banks to step in and secure a better deal for her...

Condi, be naughty!(MAKE US LAUGH)
November 21, 2006... We all know Condoleezza Rice is a bachelor gal too busy for love. But comedian Maxine Lapiduss (above. left) pines for her anyway in the hilarious lesbian love song "Condi." Read the backstory--and link to Maxine's live performance in...

I want to serve.(Ryan Olson on military recruitment)(Brief article)
November 21, 2006... Who says you have to be in Washington, D.C., rather than Washington State to make a difference in an antigay federal policy? West Coast native Ryan Olson, 23, made his mark by attempting to enlist in the military to protest "don't ask, don't...

Skin flick.(Letter to the editor)
November 21, 2006... Loved the October 24 issue ["The Return of Free Love"]. I honestly couldn't stop laughing when I read Jay Brannan's comment: "I thought, This kind of film should be out there." It/s out there--it's called porn. Shortbus is nothing new, so why...

Brokeback payback.(Letter to the editor)
November 21, 2006... The Advocate fell for it: naming the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a "friend" for hiring Ellen DeGeneres as host for the 2007 Oscars [Friend or Foe, October 24]. This sop thrown to the gay community was so transparent to me...

Throwing stones.(Letter to the editor)
November 21, 2006... Michelangelo Signorile just doesn't seem to get it ["The Preacher Lied," October 24]. Whether he wants to acknowledge it or not, religion has been at the root of GLBT inequality in this country. The GLBT community has ignored the religious...

Forgive us our sins.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
November 21, 2006... Indeed, many of us in the LGBT community in Pennsylvania are taking flak for supporting Bob Casey ["Sinking Santorum," October 24]. Face it, folks, Santorum has to go. Our hope is that we can grow to work with Casey and, with education, show...

30-something.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
November 21, 2006... Groups like 20something, profiled in your October 24 issue, can be very important resource for young people coming to terms with their sexuality ["Not Alone in the Big Apple"]. Unfortunately, my experience with this organization was not a...

Seeing red.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
November 21, 2006... Thanks for posting something about redheads [First Person, October 24]! It's never been a huge issue for me because I always considered my own freckles, white-as-a-ghost skin, and hair to be low on my list of things I would want to change about...

Unbuttoned 501s.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
November 21, 2006... Spare me, please, from the line from John Travolta's attorney: "Mr. Travolta kisses both women and men whom he considers to be extremely close friends" [Rants & Raves, October 24]. From the 1990 scandal where Paul Barresi later retracted his...

Double lives.(Letter to the editor)
November 21, 2006... After seeing Jim McGreevey on your cover ["Happy. Gay. American," October 10], I wonder why The Advocate doesn't run a group shot of all the men who live double lives, lie to their wives, and sneak and cheat by having affairs with men while...

40-something.(Letter to the editor)
November 21, 2006... I commend your magazine for expressing the coming-out stories of the individuals in your October 10 issue ["Coming Out 2006"]. But I could not help but notice that all the people featured had "recently" come out of the closet. Where were the...

The Advocate poll.(Survey)(Brief article)
November 21, 2006... Q: Should gays and lesbians support Bob Casey, who opposes same-sex marriage, just because he could beat Santorum? unsure 8% no 48% yes 44% Note: Table...

Dancing around the world.(SPORTS)(Camille Wojtasiak and partner Kilee Cooper won)(Brief article)
November 21, 2006... "I can't think of anything else I'd rather be doing all day, every day," said dancer Camille Wojtasiak shortly before she left for the second annual World Federation of Same-Sex Dancing World Championships in Budapest on October 21. There she...

Wacko over Foley: the Mark Foley scandal sparked an antigay feeding frenzy among ultraconservative Christian leaders and far-right political pundits. In case you missed these wingnuts on radio and TV, here are a few of their most ridiculous outbursts.(Brief article)
November 21, 2006... "We are now hearing that this flamer, Mr. Foley, was going after kids.... Did you know he was this kind of flamer who was after pages?"--Pat Buchanan, former presidential candidate and political analyst, on MSNBC's Scarborough Country "I'm...

Travel.(BY THE NUMBERS)(Survey)(Brief article)
November 21, 2006... A new report shows that 98% of U.S. gays and lesbians surveyed took at least one overnight trip last year and that 68% of gay men and 57% of lesbians traveled internationally. Where did they go? Top destinations outside the U.S. were...

Sid Dinerstein.(SHORT ANSWERS)(interview)(Interview)(Brief article)
November 21, 2006... The GOP chairman of Palm Beach County, Fla.--part of Mark Foley's former congressional district--held fundraisers for the ex-House member, personally donated to his campaigns, and considered him family. That all changed once "Foleygate" broke....

Top 5 election 2006 stories @ advocate.com.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)
November 21, 2006... 1. Eliot Spitzer vows to create marriage equality in New York The state attorney general, who at press time was expected to be elected governor by a landslide *, said October 5 that he would work to legalize same-sex marriage upon taking...

Michael Sandy.(DIED)(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 21, 2006... MICHAEL SANDY, 29, who was hit by a car while attempting to flee a robbery, after his family took him off life support at a New York City hospital, October 13. The designer for Ikea was lured to a desolate Brooklyn parking lot by the promise of...

Jeff Getty.(DIED)(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 21, 2006... JEFF GETTY, 49, a prominent AIDS activist who received a bone marrow transplant from a baboon in 1995 to fight the disease, of heart failure, at the Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree, Calif., October 9. His controversial transplant proved...

Miller Steven and Johnnie Rose, the twin son and daughter of Melissa and Tammy Etheridge.(BORN)(Brief article)
November 21, 2006... MILLER STEVEN and JOHNNIE ROSE, the twin son and daughter of Melissa and Tammy Etheridge, October 17.

The Boy Scouts of America.(Brief article)
November 21, 2006... THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, by the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to hear its appeal of a ruling allowing the city of Berkeley, Calif., to charge its antigay Sea Scouts division a fee for a marina berth, October 16.