The Advocate. The National Gay & Lesbian Newsmagazine

Zodiac - Movie review

Color Me Kubrick

Movie review

Movie review

Vera Farmiga in Joshua - Movie review

You Kill Me, Death at a Funeral, and Napoleon Dynamite - Movie review

Stardust, The King of Kong, and Cut Sleeve Boys - Movie review

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Some Loud Thunder: Wichita.

Movie reviews - Movie review

Circle DuPont.

FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor

CD PICKS - Brief article

Clare Burson: Thieves.

MUSIC HOT PICKS - Brief article

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

Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory.

DVD PICKS - Brief article - Video recording review

Clatterford: Season 1: BBC Warner.

DVD PICKS - Brief article

Clayton 'Ko' Gibson.

MEET THE BLOGGERS - Website overview - Brief article

CocoRosie.

The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn - Sound recording review - Brief article

Color me transgender.

THE ADVOCATE REPORT - Brief article

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

Coming home: at the nation's first affordable-housing complex for LGBT seniors, created with public and private support, L.A.-area elders have a place to call their own.

THE ADVOCATE REPORT

Coming out ... every October, National Coming Out Day reminds us that the closet is too small a place to live for long. But coming out gay is just one way we announce ourselves to the world. Living openly in the post-gay world means showing off a new gender, a reclaimed religion, your storied past, or true identity.

Coming out in the line of fire: 'don't ask, don't tell' presumes that battle units would collapse if gay soldiers were allowed to come out. Maybe someone should tell the Pentagon--they're already out, and it's only made their units stronger.

SPECIAL REPORT: GAYS AT WAR

Coming out of the virtual closet: TV stars and preachers aren't the only ones who caused a sensation by coming out in 2006. Enter the increasingly gay world of video games.

MEDIA

Committed couples.

- Letter to the editor

Common: cool rapper.

COOLEST STRAIGHT PEOPLE 2007 - Brief article

Common: This Is Me Then: The Best of Common.

MUSIC PICKS

Confessions of a go-go boy: ever wondered what it's like to be one of the boys on the box? According to dancer David Perry, gyrating for dollars' ain't as glamorous as it looks.

THE SEX ISSUE * diary

Continental chic for a dream delivery: forget the Eurail. Europe is best viewed from the windows of your brand-new import.

FAST LANE: AUTOS

Cool blue islands in seas of red: contrary to popular myth, many red states harbor bright blue spots of tolerance and acceptance for LGBT travelers. Our pick of 10 gay-friendly oases:.

PERFECT TEN: LIBERAL ENCLAVES - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual

Cool is the rule: this issue we're getting into the holiday spirit with a big gay shout-out to some of the Coolest Straight People we know.

FROM THE EDITOR

Copenhagen: the food revolution.

Denmark

Corporate diversity on DVD.

CAREERS - Corporate diversity trainer Brian McNaught - Interview

FROM THE READERS - Correction notice

FROM THE READERS - Correction notice

FROM THE READERS - Correction notice

Counter to the culture: finished with one-night hookups, Patrick McDonald decided to save sex for a committed relationship. Six years later, he wonders if he's the only gay man who wants sex to mean something big.

FROM THE READERS - Correction notice

Corrections.

Correction notice

Corrections.

Correction notice

FIRST PERSON

Courting the gay vote: some say Bill Richardson is on the Democrats' short list of candidates for vice president in 2008. But the governor of New Mexico insists he's running for the top spot or nothing--and he wants our vote.

POLITICS - Interview

Courtroom wrangler: Virginia trial lawyer Jill Jacobson was once a rodeo gal, riding broncos and roping calves. Her stint inside the ring prepared her well for the high-stakes world of corporate defense.

CAREERS

Cover to cover: year by year, Advocate covers uniquely illustrate our history. Priests and parents, activists and icons--our job is to cover you.

Photograph

Craig Covey.

ELECTED - Brief article

Craig vs. Vitter.

FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor

Creature comforts: upscale gay-friendly properties that will spoil you and your precious pooch.

ORIENTATION: HOTELS WE LOVE

Cult Camp Classics 1.

Attack of the 50-Foot Woman, Giant Behemothand Quenn of Outer Space - Brief article

Cyber Granny.

Forward - Renee Mazon - Brief article

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

Daddy's girl.

FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor

Dana Delany first hit the big time as a wide-eyed nurse on ABC's Vietnam War drama China Beach. Now she's back on the alphabet network, stirring up trouble on Desperate Housewives as a tyrannical new neighbor with--what else?--a deep, dark secret.

SHORT ANSWERS - Interview

Daniel Karslake.

SHORT ANSWERS - Interview - Brief article

Daniel Pinkham.

Composer and conductor - Obituary - Brief article

Datebook 09.25-10.09.

Forward - Brief article - Calendar

Datebook 10.09-10.23.

Forward - Calendar

Datebook 10.23-11.06.

Forward - Brief article - Calendar

Datebook: 11.06-11.20.

Forward - International Gay Rodeo Association - Brief article - Calendar

Datebook 11.20-12.04.

Forward - Brief article - Calendar

Datebook: 12.04-12.18.

Forward - Calendar

Dave Koz.

MUSIC - New album At the Movies - Brief article

David Gross.

Books - Interview - Brief article

David Hyde Pierce.

OUTED - Brief article

Dean Johnson.

DIED - Obituary - Brief article

Dear advocate, I'm sorry.

FIRST PERSON

Death in Afghanistan: a lesbian soldier's mysterious death in Afghanistan raises many questions--including why more fallen service members have not been identified as gay.

MILITARY - Ciara Durkin

Decadent Disney diversions: in the Kingdoms that Walt built, it's possible to embrace your inner child while still celebrating your adult desires for the finer things in life. In fact, it's as easy as wishing upon a star.

ORIENTATION: UPGRADE - Disneyland and Walt Disney World

Deeper and deeper: back in her wilder days, the world's most famous woman gave The Advocate one filthy interview. Today, both the star and the magazine have grown up.

Interview

Defending our defenders.

FROM THE READERS - Letter to the editor

Delicious Kate.

Letter to the editor

Depression lesson: feeling depressed? You may be bipolar.

THE ADVOCATE REPORT - Brief article

Desert beauty.

Desert Hearts: the outlook is grim for lesbian films in theaters this summer. Best to curl up at home with the classic that changed everything.

HOT SUMMER MOVIES

Desperately seeking divas: haven't we had enough of ditsy disappointments masquerading as divas?

COLUMN: COASTAL DISTURBANCES

Determined to be proud.

PRIDE 2007: geo guide to pride - Seattle's Out and Proud - Brief article

Deval Patrick.

INAUGURATED - Brief article

Diaper duty: for most gay folks, being in their 20s means a time of dating and dabbling. But for others it means carpools, strollers, and fighting for the right to be a gay parent.

GEN Q

Diaz's Real World.

A&E - Johnny Diaz's Boston Boys Club - Brief article

Dirty old men.

Letter to the editor

Disharmony.

FROM THE READERS - Letter to the editor

Diversions.

Forward - Brief article

Diversions.

Forward - Michael Buckley and his show 'What the Buck' - Brief article

Do you research a company's LGBT policies before buying?

THE ADVOCATE POLL - Brief article

Doctor, doctor: two amazing minds take on two deadly diseases. David Ho and Susan Love are working to rid the world of aids and breast cancer.

Interview

does love: the queen of new wave still reigns, and with her first solo album in 14 years, she's discovered all you need is love.

Fall Entertainment Preview: music - Debbie Harry - Brief article

Doing it for ourselves: after decades of pounding on the wafts of government, fighting to be heard, gays and lesbians have finally secured positions inside those walls. There are currently more than 370 openly gay elected officials nationwide, with at least 100 more expected to run in 2008. Meet six trailblazers who ran as openly gay candidates and won--in red states, no less.

GREAT AMERICAN LIVES: THE TRAILBLAZERS - Interview

Domestic partner insurance: coming soon to a city near you? New York city's path to equal-benefits plans might prove a model for other parts of the country, middle America included.

HEALTH

Don't call it a comeback: Reba McEntire may be down a TV show, but with a little help from her friends, she's back on top of her country game.

Sound recording review

Don't miss the boat! Our roundup of upcoming lesbian and gay cruises to hop aboard.

Don't tick off trans: transgressive questions likely to be a transgender conversation-ender.

GUEST COLUMN - Column

Dossier give till it hurts: the hardest decision for Judi Bowne wasn't whether to donate her kidney but whom to give it to. Then she met fellow lesbian Rosie Murray.

BOSSIER

Doug Blasdell.

Television actors - Obituary - Brief article

Drawing on life: for New Yorker cartoonist William Haefeli life really is a laughing matter.

GREAT AMERICAN LIVES - Interview

Dreamgirls: Two-Disc Showstopper Edition: Paramount.

DVD PICKS

Driving the car of the future.

FIRST PERSON

Driving the gay market: in 2006 Ford Motor Co. slashed its advertising budget for gay and lesbian publications. Was it fear of a boycott or simply market conditions? Bernice Yeung investigates.

CARS

Dublin: the pub revolution.

Ireland

Dude, where's my ranch? High up in the Rockies, head wrangler Joe Webber promises to show you the ropes at the Powderhorn Ranch.

OUT THERE

Due credit.

Letter to the editor

Duende: the Spirit of Federico Garcia Lorca's Granada: Spain's greatest gay poet still colors the grand Andalusian town where he lived and died.

ORIENTATION: OUR HISTORY

Dumbledore is lonely.

Forward - Albus Dumbledore

Durable Duran: can a band that scored the soundtrack to the '80s make a mark on contemporary pop?

Duran Duran's Red Carpet Massacre album - Sound recording review

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT - Brief article

Brief article

Video recording review

Dyke flick: are lesbian love affairs replacing the gay best friend in romantic comedies?

Brief article

Movie review

Eastern Europe's crumbling closet: gay life explodes in the former Soviet bloc countries despite troubling setbacks.

ORIENTATION: IN DEPTH

Eat your heart out, SNL: veteran comedian Chrisanne Eastwood turns a jealous eye on Logo's newest series, The Big Gay Sketch Show.

Saturday Night Live - Television program review

Eco-erotic: fun can still be good for Mother Earth. These products are all pleasure without the guilt.

LIFE/STYLE - Nature-friendly sex paraphernalia - Buyers guide - Brief article

Ed live!

Ed live!(OUT TRAVELERS) (Brief article)

Elizabeth Edwards: cool politico.

COOLEST STRAIGHT PEOPLE 2007 - Brief article

Elizabeth Reaser.

Movie actress - Interview - Brief article

Ellen and Oscar.

Letter to the editor

Elton 60.

DVD PICKS - Elton 60 Live at Madison Square Garden - Brief article - Video recording review

ENDA, state by state.

Forward - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 - Brief article

Enough is enough: Colorado residents Jeff Petrovic and his partner, Paul Ringlaben, were used to brushing off gay slurs. But when one hit too close to home, they fought back--with help from their community.

FIRST PERSON

Epiphany.

Letter to the editor

Equality Ride II updates.

ACTIVISM - Brief article

Eric Alva's new battle: the gay marine staff sergeant lost a leg fighting one enemy. Now he's taking on another--the U.S. military's antigay policy.

SPECIAL REPORT * GAYS AT WAR - Interview - Cover story

Eric Mabius.

Interview

Eric Milligan.

Ethel Merman: A Life.

BOOK PICKS - Brief article - Book review

Europe edition: five insider tips.

Every man is an island--so which one are you?.

THE VACATION GAME

Everybody out!(Forward) (Brief article)

Extras: The Complete Second Season.

Brief article

Fall Out Boy: Infinity on High: Island.

CD PICKS - Brief article

Falwell.

TIME CAPSULE - Jerry Falwell - Brief article

Family Guy: Freakin' Party Pack.

DVD PICKS - Brief article

Family matters.

FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor

Family trauma: when her partner was rushed to the hospital with massive bleeding in the brain from an aneurysm, Janice Langbehn and their three kids weren't allowed to see her until she died.

FIRST PERSON

Fantastic family fun: good news as we hit vacation time: With Rosie at the helm, the world keeps getting more hospitable to our families.

LIFE/STYLE - Rosie O'Donnell

Fashion freedom: at her new boutique in Malibu, Calif., style maven Nina Garduno turns shopping into performance art.

LIFE/STYLE - Free City Supershop - Company overview

Fast track: Alex Randolph, San Francisco's liaison to the LGBT community, is a multiracial 24-year-old wunderkind who's being positioned for greatness.

GEN Q - Biography

Father knows best: in 1978, Jim Ward opened what is considered to have been the nation's first contemporary body-piercing business--the Gauntlet in Los Angeles. His best customer was the late Louis Rove, the gay adoptive father of former Bush 'architect' Karl Rove.

SHORT ANSWERS - Interview - Brief article

Feast of Blair: fashion icon Selma Blair reminds us that she knows how to kiss a girl.

Interview

Feel the burn.

FROM THE READERS - Letter to the editor

Fellow Travelers.

Brief article - Book review

Ferd Eggan.

DIED - Obituary - Brief article

Final Fantasy: heading into the Oscar season, three films arrive with performances--and worlds--that are truly magical.

Margot at the Wedding - Enchanted - Movie review

Finding the Duclod Man Part 2: in one of The Advocate's most talked-about stories ever, reporter Sarah Aswell recounted her search for the mysterious stalker who targeted her and other bisexual students. But what happened after she unmasked the Duclod Man?

NEWS

Fine dining: Home guru Dave Alhadeff helps you set your table.

Brief article

First violin: young, transgender, African-American--violinist Tona Brown is breaking all the rules.

GEN Q

Five insider tips: Ed's favorite island cruise adventures.

OUT TRAVELERS

Five shows worth braving the great white way for this season.

HOT PICKS - Theater reviews - Theater review

Fixing the inside.

Letter to the editor

Flat note.

Letter to the editor

Flight plan: summer is here, and it's time to travel. Before you lift off, make sure these items are on your packing list.

LIFE/STYLE TRAVEL - Brief article

Follow suit: the working world is hard. Here's how to stay in the game.

LIFE/STYLE - Buyers guide - Brief article

Food for thought: organic yogurt, Niman Ranch pork, and Wildwood tofu are just some of the ingredients in the pantry at a food-forward nonprofit in San Francisco.

Project Open Hand - Organization overview

Footwork: the stylish and comfortable way to walk to the water cooler.

FAST LANE - Buyers guide

For love and war.

The Advocate REPORT - Brief article

For the boys: showstopping cabaret star Amy Armstrong tells why she's big on singing for the gays.

FIRST PERSON

Fortuitous meeting.

Letter to the editor

Four more spa adventures: P.S. isn't the only gay-friendly desert destination blooming with earthly delights this spring.

Palm Springs

Frank Kameny talks: Andrew Noyes sits down with the veteran gay rights activist and discovers he's just as unapologetically outspoken today as he was when he coined the phrase 'Gay is good' 40 years ago.

Q&A - Interview

Frank Rich: cool columnist.

COOLEST STRAIGHT PEOPLE 2007 - Brief article

Friday Night Lights: The First Season.

DVD PICKS - Video recording review - Brief review

Friendly fire.

Letter to the editor

Friends in need.

Letter to the editor

Friends of Bill and Dorothy.

DON'T GET ME STARTED - Drug and alcohol use of gays

Friends of Elphaba: 'green is so the new gay,' declares first-time audience member Bill Sommer, 24, during the intermission of Broadway's emerald-hued juggernaut, Wicked. Indeed, from the looks of the crowd at this typical matinee, the Gershwin Theatre might as well be hosting a double feature of Brokeback Mountain and Showgirls.

From ABCs to LGBT: the 1996 documentary It's Elementary showed teachers talking about gay people with their students. A decade later, its impact can be seen in classrooms, state laws, and the kids--now grown--who appeared in it.

GEN Q - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual

Fueling new cinema.

THE ADVOCATE REPORT - POWER UP!'s Pocket Releasing division - Brief article

Fur: New Line.

DVD PICKS - Video recording review

Futches & manties: keeping up with the ever-evolving queer vernacular is enough to make our heads spin. Hip chick Guinevere Turner breaks down the latest lingo and finds the beauty in labels.

THE SEX ISSUE: * observation

Future speak: some of our favorite thinkers look ahead and tell us what tomorrow may bring.

FYI: you're inappropriate.

BUZZ - Brief article

Gao to the rescue: China didn't want her to leave, but AIDS activist Gao Yaojie came to the U.S. to accept a well-deserved award.

THE ADVOCATE REPORT - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Gary Frisch.

Cofounder of Gaydar.co.uK - Obituary - Brief article

Gavin Newsom.

Chief of staff Steve Kawa has resigned - Brief article

Gay and green: meet a diverse group of eco-queers who honor the same guiding truth: Environmental rights are gay rights. We share one atmosphere with the world.

ENVIRONMENT

Gay, Arab, American: singer-songwriter Dave Hall is proud of his Arab heritage. You know, the tradition that includes inventions like algebra, sherbet--and Kathy Najimy.

FIRST PERSON

Gay Artists in Modern American Culture: An Imagined Conspiracy.

BOOK PICKS - Brief article - Book review

Gay China comes out online.

BUZZ - Brief article

Gay events of color: there may be a paucity of African-Americans at traditional LGBT destinations and events, but in the last decade many queer people of color have banded together to celebrate their lives, sprouting a cottage industry of black gay events.

GLOBAL OUTINGS - Calendar

Gay Games VII.

DVD PICKS - Brief article

Gay geek.

LIFE/STYLE - Brief article

Gay Hollywood.

FROM THE READERS - Letter to the editor

Gay passion, gay pride: America's most powerful gay magazine turns 40 this year. Join us as we count down to our gala 40th anniversary issue--because the celebration is for you.

The Advocate 40th anniversary

Gay porn nets mom big bucks.

Forward - Edwina McCombs - Brief article

Gay Travels in the Muslim world.

BOOK PICKS - Brief article - Book review

Gay vs trans in America: lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. In the aftermath of ENDA, can't we all just get along? An Advocate round table on the state of the community now.

Cover story - Discussion

Gay-not-so-friendly.

Letter to the editor

Gays and straights.

Brief article

Gays gone wild: ready to shake the winter blues? Skip those straighter-than-thou spring break bashes and get your groove on with the gays.

CHARTED TERRITORY

Gays in the ranks: who cares? About three fourths of military personnel say they would be fine with serving alongside out gays and lesbians. So why can't they?

MILITARY

Gear guide to gay pride: stage your own parade with these accessories.

LIFE/STYLE - Buyers guide - Brief article

Gears of War.

THE GAY GEEK - Product/service evaluation - Brief article

Gen Q poll.

GEN Q - Brief article

Gen Q poll.

GEN Q: SPECIAL REPORT - Brief article

Gen Q poll.

Interview

GENQ poll.

GENQ - Drug addiction - Brief article

GENQ poll.

Brief article

GENQ poll.

Survey - Brief article

GenQ poll.

GENQ - Brief article

GenQ poll.

GENQ - Brief article

GenQ poll.

GENQ - Brief article

Getting real about ENDA: the furor over the employment non-discrimination act offers the LGBT community the chance to come of age. will we take it?

FROM THE EDITOR - Editorial

Getting stoned.

REALITY TELEVISION - Tika Milan, a participant in I'm From Rolling Stone, an MTV reality show - Interview

Getting warmer: the snow has melted, and your shorts have missed you. Here are all the things you need to create a personal spring awakening.

LIFE/STYLE

G-force.

FAST LANE - Product/service evaluation - Brief article

Gian Carlo Menotti.

Opera composer - Obituary - Brief article

Gillian Kendall.

Q&A - Interview - Brief article

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! ABBA museum to open in Stockholm.

COMING SOON - Brief article

Gina Gershon.

BIG GAY FOLLOWING - Interview

Girl, interrupted no more: Los Angeles Times sportswriter Christine Daniels (nee Mike Penner) announced in an April column that she is transitioning to life as a woman. Her story set a readership record--but it's only just beginning.

PERSON TO KNOW: CHRISTINE DANIELS - Column

Girl power: two women redefine the role of outcast companions: one fat and one fake.

'Lars and the Real Girl' and 'Fat Girls' - Movie review

Girlpunch.

MEET THE BLOGGERS - Brief article

Give it away: for 20 years, Katherine Acey has headed the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, which funds some of the world's worthiest causes.

DOSSIER - Interview - Brief article

Give'em hell, Larry: our angry prophet Larry Kramer won't be mellowing any time soon. Nor should we.

FROM THE EDITORS

Glass on glass.

Q&A - Brief article

Glen Tetley.

Ballet dancer, choreographer - Obituary - Brief article

Go straight to L.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT - The L Word TV program - Brief article

Go, Terri, go! As a young man, J.T. Hayes was one of the most promising race car drivers in the South. Now J.T. is Terri O'Connell, a fierce woman preparing a second act to rival the first.

GREAT AMERICAN LIVES - Interview

Go Vietnam!(Letter to the editor)

Good as gold: in her new book, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, lesbian comic Judy Gold laments that the joke is ultimately on her--she too is turning into her mother.

Q&A - Interview

Good chemistry.

THE ADVOCATE REPORT - Brief article

Good girl: Hilary Duffs all grown-up, and she's looking a little like Kylie Minogue.

MUSIC - Dignity - Sound recording review

Goodbye to all that: the Republican Party attracted him for many reasons, but SLDN's Victor Maldonado ultimately divorced himself from the GOP for only one: his self-respect.

FIRST PERSON - Servicemembers Legal Defense Network

Goodbye to the closet: back when Mike Signorile first shocked society by outing gay celebs, he insisted he just wanted to normalize the discussion of homosexuality. And, like it or not, he turned out to be right.

Viewpoint essay

Gorillaz:D-Sides.

MUSIC PICKS

Gotta have faith: Democrats are trying to bridge the God gap by reaching out to a new breed of 'values voters.' What they've found just might shock gays and lesbians in more ways than one.

POLITICS

Gran Canaria.

YOUR TIPS - Brief article

Grasse, France: the kingdom of perfume.

ORIENTATION

Gray gays go green.

Forward - Brief article

Gray Matters.

CINEPHILE - Movie review

Greenland: a dream at the top of the world: affluence, modernity, tolerance, and civil unions: forget everything you've ever thought about remote, icy Greenland. The world's largest island is at the forefront of the 21st century in more ways than one.

Erik Olsen - Interview

Greetings From Jamaica: Wish You Were Queer.

Brief article - Book review

Guiliani, pro and con.

FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor

Hairspray.

DVD PICKS - Brief article

Halloween: is the party over? Once a place for gays to parade the outlandish and the outrageous, Halloween street parties have been overrun by college kids and gangbangers, appropriated by stroller--pushing moms and out-of-towners, and regulated by angry residents and city officials. Have we lost Halloween forever?

Hangin' tough: are gay gangs really terrorizing America with pink handguns and stiletto heels? David Luc Nguyen looks for a straight answer.

GENQ

Happy birthday, Advocate! Turning 40 is definitely cause for celebration when you have friends like these to wish you well.

LETTERS - Letter to the editor

Happy birthday to us.

BACK PAGE - Brief article

Happy ending?

BUZZ - Brief article

Happy New Year, science: the time has come for Bush's willful rejection of scientific research to end.

FROM THE EDITORS

Hate crimes in black and white: it could have been you; it could have been me.

COLUMN: UNDER MY SKIN

He wrote the songs: prolific gay composer Billy Strayhorn--who penned music for Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington--finally gets his due in a new documentary and CD.

MUSIC

Headbanger's Ball: Otep gives heavy metal a woman's touch.

Sound recording review

Health care, and how to fix it: from Sicko to presidential debates, everyone's talking about health care. Here's what you need to know now.

THE ADVOCATE REPORT

Hear Us Out: Lesbian and Gay Stories of Struggle, Progress, and Hope, 1950 to the Present.

Brief article - Book review

Heima.

DVD PICKS - Brief article

Hell no, kitty.

CULTURE - Brief article

Hellraiser.

DVD PICKS - Hellraiser 20th Anniversary Edition - Brief article - Video recording review

Henry Rollins.

SHORT ANSWERS - Interview - Brief article

Herbert Muschamp.

DIED - Obituary

Hero worship.

FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor

Heroes: Season 1.

DVD PICKS - Brief article - Video recording review

Hey, flack, watch your back.

Forward - Steven Le Vine and Stephen Lucin of GrapeVine Public Relations - Brief article

High living on the high seas: gay European cruise highlights for fall.

ORIENTATION

High notes: songwriter Tomek Fior came to love his 'feminine' voice, raising the question 'when you really accept yourself, what will you sound like?'.

FIRST PERSON

Highlighting the Supreme Court's role in our lives.

THE ADVOCATE REPORT - Comic series depicting court cases related to sexual minorities from Lambda Legal

Hilary Rosen, 48, and Elizabeth Birch, 50, after 15 years together.

SPLIT - First same sex couple - Brief article

Hilton's ugly side.

COMMENTARY

Hit squad: on the straight-friendly L.A. Rebellion gay rugby team, men of all sexual stripes come together to butt heads--but in a good way.

PRIDE 2007: adventures in pride

Hitting close to home.

FROM THE READERS - Letter to the editor

HIV under attack.

SCIENCE - Brief article

Holding out for Hillary: Washington insider Stephen Herbits was a go-to guy for Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney. Now Herbits is a big Hillary Clinton fan. But until she gets elected president, he warns, don't expect much from the Democrats.

POLITICS - Interview

Home for the holidays.

Great Gifts: Fail-proof presents that will have them singing your praises - Buyers guide

Homer and Ellen.

FROM THE READERS - Letter to the editor

Hong Kong cooking: take a wok around Asia's new culinary capital.

TASTE - Travel narrative

Hot picks: drama.

Fall Entertainment Preview: tv - Television program reviews - Television program review

Hot summer movies: get the gay scoop on the season's biggest blockbusters. We give you 20 good reasons to go to the movies this summer.

Housing crunch: with subprime borrowers and homeowners who signed adjustable-rate mortgages defaulting on their loans, lenders and prospective buyers are feeling the pain too.

THE ADVOCATE REPORT

How to go topless: the newly released 2007 Volkswagen Eos convertible combines the amenities of luxury hardtops with a price everybody can love.

CARS - Product/service evaluation

HPV: boys allowed.

THE ADVOCATE REPORT - Human papillomavirus

Hurricane of Homophobia.

ORIENTATION - Discrimination against gays - Brief article

Husband material.

Letter to the editor

Hysterical blindness: in 1983 we knew nothing conclusive about AIDS--except that it destroyed everything in its path. And as The Advocate reported then, many didn't want to know much else. Twenty-four years later, everything--and nothing--has changed.

I Love Lucy: The Complete Seasons 7-9.

DVD PICKS

I want my tech TV: put away the rabbit ears--it's time to update that home theater.

LIFE/STYLE - Buyers guide - Brief article

I wanted to thank you.

YOUR E-MAILS - Letter to the editor

Ice queens.

BUZZ - Brief article

Idol talk.

Letter to the editor

I'm voting for ... About 80% of gays and lesbians cast votes in the last midterm election. So is it any surprise that presidential candidates of both parties have courted LGBT support along with the usual list of celebrities and politicos? Here, a look at who's backing whom.

Imbibe like Bacchus.

LIFE/STYLE - Buyers guide - Brief article

In bed with Derek: without turning into treacle, Boy Culture thoughtfully examines the gay male struggle with intimacy, Much of the film's realism is thanks to actor Derek Magyar.

Movie review

In defense of Alexander.

In love and war.

MINORITY RETORT - Gage Weston - Interview

In love with Rebecca.

Letter to the editor

In memoriam.

Betty Berzon, Robert J. Sandoval, Rodger Keller - Obituary - Brief article

In the affirmative.

Letter to the editor

Indefensible.

Letter to the editor

Indie blues.

Letter to the editor

Inside man: as segment producer for Monday Night Football, Matt Brady infiltrated sports' biggest boys' club--and lived to tell about it.

SPORTS - MRB Productions - Interview

Inside the HIV fight: from vaccines to microbicides, from preexposure prophylaxis to circumcision, researchers are considering multiple options in the fight to prevent HIV. Tim Murphy talks to the players involved and gives us a progress report.

HEALTH

Inspired to help: for as long as he can remember, Eddie Marquis wanted to make a difference. So he joined the Peace Corps and stepped back into the closet.

PRIDE 2007: adventures in pride

Interview with a vampire: David Moretti may be new at being out, but the star of Here networks latest romp The Lair already knows a thing or two about being a sex symbol.

THE SEX ISSUE * actor profile - Interview

Introducing Joss Stone.

CD PICKS

Introducing the riches.

TV - New show on F/X - Brief article

Invisible man: gay senior Robert Harkabus hid from view when he was younger and has to fight to be seen now.

FIRST PERSON

Irshad loves Islam: out Muslim author and filmmaker Irshad Manji reclaims the tolerant roots of her religion--and entertains us to boot--in a new documentary on PBS.

Irshad Manji, Public Broadcasting Service - Interview

Is Angie over? From playing with knives and kissing girls to saving the world and wasting away. Angelina Jolie has undergone an image 180. Has she lost her rabid lesbian fan base in the process? Chrisanne Eastwood ponders the once unthinkable.

THE SEX ISSUE * girl talk

Is Cro-Magnon the new gay? Ahead of their sitcom, speculation swirls about the sexuality of GEICO's cavemen.

THE ADVOCATE REPORT - Brief article

Is he or isn't he?

Company - Theater review

It's all about Hillary.

FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor

It's all good.

FROM THE READERS - Letter to the editor

It's generational.

Letter to the editor

Jamaica: the Caribbean's no-go zone: should LGBT travelers boycott the homophobic Caribbean isle, or has a de facto gay ban already occurred?

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual

Jamal airs his dirty laundry.

SHORT ANSWERS - Maurice Jamal and his film Dirty Laundry - Interview

James Lyons.

Brief article - Biography

James Murphy & Pat Mahoney: Fabriclive. 36.

MUSIC PICKS - Brief article

Jason Bateman.

BIG GAY FOLLOWING - Interview

Jennifer Gentle: The Midnight Room.

Sound recording review - Brief article

Jennifer Jason Leigh.

BIG GAY FOLLOWING - Interview

Jeremy Wilson.

APPOINTED - Brief article

Jesus Christ superstar: for 40 years The Advocate has pushed the envelope. One 1994 cover went so far, we're still talking about it.

The Advocate 40th Anniversary

Jingle pets rock.

Great Gifts: Fail-proof presents that will have them singing your praises - Buyers guide

Joan Collins Superstar Collection.

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing and Rally Round the Flag, Boys! - Brief article

Joan Sutherland: The Reluctant Prima Donna.

Brief article - Video recording review

Joe Herzenberg.

DIED - Obituary - Brief article

John Amaechi.

SIGNED - Brief article

John Fox, 20, of manslaughter as a hate crime and attempted robbery, and Anthony Fortunato, 21, of manslaughter as a hate crime and attempted petty larceny, in connection with the death of Michael J. Sandy, October 5 and 11, respectively, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Fox and Fortunato, along with another man who still awaits trial, were accused of attempting to rob Sandy, 29, in 2006 after arranging a meeting with him through a gay chat room.

CONVICTED - Brief article

Judging Jones.

- Letter to the editor

July 17-Aug. 14.

THE ADVOCATE CALENDAR - Brief article - Calendar

July 3-17.

THE ADVOCATE CALENDAR - Brief article - Calendar

June 19-July 3.

THE ADVOCATE CALENDAR - Brief article - Calendar

Just another day in Baghdad.

Viewpoint essay

Just enough swish.

FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor

Just our curt of tea: the new anthology Baby Remember My Name pays homage to Michelle Tea, the queen of queer girl writing, just as she's relinquishing the crown.

CULTURE - Baby Remember My Name: An Anthology of New Queer Girl Writing

Just out of the running.

- Letter to the editor

Just rehab those slurs away!(DON'T GET ME STARTED)

Justin Hayford: It All Belongs To You: Unsung Cole Porter: LML Music.

CD PICKS - Brief article

Justin Theroux.

BIG GAY FOLLOWING - Interview

Karl Rove.

RESIGNED - Brief article

Karma's a bitch.

BUZZ - Creative Artists Agency Inc. fires Michael Savage - Brief article

Kate Fleming.

DIED - Obituary - Brief article

Katherine Heigl.

BGF: BIG GAY FOLLOWING - Interview

Kathy Worthington.

DIED - Obituary - Brief article

Kay Longcope.

DIED - Obituary - Brief article

Keillor gets a pass.

THE WHITE PARTY - Brief article

Killed in abroad daylight: Sacramento has long been considered a tolerant city, a gay man's violent death has exposed the wide divide between LGBT residents and the areas Slavic evangelical Christians.

NEWS - Satendar Singh

Kiss the cook: how a new memoir (and homemade doughnuts) are bridging the culinary divide.

FAST LANE - 'Out of the Frying Pan: A Chef's Memoir of Hot Kitchens, Single Motherhood, and the Family Meal' by Gillian Clark

Knight time.

FROM THE READERS - Letter to the editor

Knipped in the bud?

Letter to the editor

Koop: Koop Island.

MUSIC PICKS - Brief article

Kurt Vonnegut.

Obituary - Brief article

Kyra Sedgwick: a Golden Globe winner for her role as hard-as-nails deputy police chief Brenda Johnson on TNT's The Closer, Kyra Sedgwick can throw a fierce lesbian vibe onscreen--we'll never forget her pairings with Helen Mirren and Julianna Margulies. Plus, she sleeps with Kevin Bacon and takes their kids to tranny shows. Yet, somehow, she still isn't sure why she's considered such a 'friend of the gays'.

BIG GAY FOLLOWING - Interview

Lambda legal's 'life without fair courts'.

CONTEST

Land of loopholes: as long as the federal Defense of Marriage Act reigns supreme, full equality is denied to gay and lesbian couples joined in domestic partnerships, civil unions, and even marriage.

SPECIAL REPORT

Larger than life: biseaxual bombshell Kristanna Loken gives us the goods on Michelle Rodriguez, Pink, and her new TV role: topping Shane in season 4 of The L Word.

Laughing Matters ... More.

Lesbians' sense of humor - Brief article

Laura Kightlinger.

SHORT ANSWERS - American comedienne - Interview - Brief article

Lavender lads bartone babes: long before 'outing,' Confidential magazine was printing gay rumors about the stars--without wrecking careers. In writing about the tabloid, Samuel Bernstein wonders: was '50s America more tolerant than we think?

FIRST PERSON - Viewpoint essay

Laverne & Shirley // The Second Season // Paramount.

Laying down the law: on two separate occasions, Dwight O'Neal had negative run-ins with the New York Police Department. Was it because he's a young gay black man?

FIRST PERSON

Lazy day music.

The Bird and the Bee - Sound recording review

Leading the charge: in October, Aubrey Sarvis took the helm at the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. Will his Rolodex of political and business bigwigs be enough to overturn 'don't ask, don't tell'?

ACTIVISM - Interview

Left behind: for gay soldiers fighting in Iraq, getting information to their partners back home is its own kind of battle. Bernice Yeung finds out what it's like to be a world away without military support.

SPECIAL REPORT: GAYS AT WAR

Legal crusader: a trans lawyer since the 1980s, Phyllis Frye has had her struggles. Life is sweeter now that she's a named partner at a Houston law firm.

CAREERS

Legal problems.

Letter to the editor

Lesbian after marriage: Jennifer Baumgardner takes a look at the newest acronym in female sexuality and discovers that what a woman wants changes as she does.

20. - Essay

Lesbian Grindhouse.

HOT SUMMER MOVIES - Brief article

Lesbian Zeppelin: an all-female tribute band is creating a new generation of Zepheads.

THE ADVOCATE REPORT - Lez Zeppelin

Lesbians on ecstasy.

We Know You Know - Sound recording review - Brief article

Letter from the editor.

Editorial

Letter from the editor.

OUT TRAVELERS - Editorial

Letty Russell.

DIED - Obituary - Brief article

LGBT alumni groups hit the road!(Brief article)

Life in drive: to quote a Tinseltown proverb: you can live in your car, but you can't drive your house. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. But the point is, your wheels say a lot about you. Gaywheels.com's Joe Tralongo picks the cars that make the man (or woman) at four distinct stages of-gay life.

CARS

Life in 2-D.

BUZZ

Like a virgin: sex with straights. Oral pleasure. What are the rules of virginity for gay people?

GENQ

Like father, like son: retired Coast Guard officer Bill Shipley served and lived for decades in the closet before coming out-then he found out his son was gay.

SPECIAL REPORT * GAYS AT WAR

Linda Thompson: Versatile Heart.

MUSIC HOT PICKS - Brief article

Little Children // New Line.

Movie review - Brief review

Live it up in Berlin.

YOUR TIPS - Letter to the editor

LoAnn's gay travel tips.

Gay pride - Brief article - Calendar

Log Cabin Republicans.

Appointed Patrick Sammon as president - Brief article

London calling.

Lily Allen

London: the theater revolution.

Look, no one's knocking your 9-to-5 gig.

COOL JOBS

Lordy, lordy, look what they did at 40: remember when 40 was a dirty word? As these icons proved, it's the age to weather a tragedy, win a Grammy, or conquer the world.

Cover story

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

Lotus's she-devil: the new Elise and its supercharged brother, the Exige, are race cars in street-legal packages.

AUTOS - Product/service evaluation - Brief article

Louisiana State University.

RESIGNED - Pokey Chatman - Brief article

Love and fame.

CIVIL UNIONS - Brief article

Love boat.

FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor

Love on a pedestal.

FROM THE READERS - Letter to the editor

Love the new issue.

YOUR E-MAILS - Letter to the editor

Love your layover.

ORIENTATION - Airline services and airports

Lucinda Williams: West: Lost Highway.

CD PICKS - Brief article

Luggage labels we love.

OUT TRAVELERS - 'Wings of the World' stickers - Brief article

Mad men: greed is good for these bad boys, driven to villainy by money, fame, and one truly unfortunate haircut.

American Gangster - No Country for Old Men - Movie review

Made in his image?

THE ADVOCATE REPORT - Brief article

Magic Johnson's campaign to end black HIV/AIDS.

By the Numbers - I Stand With Magic: Campaign to End Black HIV/AIDS - Brief article

Magic man: a television writer proves his genius once again with his surreal new show, Pushing Daisies. Now, if Bryan Fuller can only get people to watch.

TV - Interview

Making babies: while surrogacy scams may strike suspicion and apprehension into the hearts of potential gay parents, the Los Angeles-based Fertility Institutes both legitimizes and simplifies the possibilities.

PARENTING

Making history: Making Love was the first gay-friendly romance to come out of a major Hollywood studio. After 25 years, why are we still shocked?

The Advocate 40th ANNIVERSARY

Man in the mirror: in his new movie The Nines, the queer writer behind Go and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory cast one of the hottest straight movie stars in Hollywood to play himself. Then last month they ran off together to Malawi. So what exactly is going on between these two? John August talks to Ryan Reynolds.

Interview - Cover story

Man with a mission: the author of a new book says he was infected with HIV by a priest who sexually abused him in 1977. Could this be the start of a new Catholic Church scandal?

THE ADVOCATE REPORT

Manuel Munoz's essay.

YOUR E-MAILS - Letter to the editor

Marisa Elana James.

ADMITTED

Maroon yourself on an opulent private isle: anyone can stay at a beachfront hotel-but how many travelers can claim they actually resided on a resort's private island paradise?

ORIENTATION: UPGRADE

Mary J. Blige has something to tell you ... ... about fighting AIDS, creating a hot new album, and doing the hard work of living with joy.

Cover story

Massimo Consoli.

DIED - Obituary - Brief article

Matt and LoAnn's beach reads: editorial director Matthew Link and associate editor LoAnn Halden continue their Freaky Friday gender-psyche swap with a reading list to accompany this issue's 'Year of Island-Hopping' feature.

Really, they both just want to be Oprah. - OUT TRAVELERS

Matthew Barney: No Restraint: IFC.

DVD PICKS - Independent Film Channel - Movie review - Brief review

Matthew Broderick.

BIG GAY FOLLOWING - Interview

Matt's lesbian travel tips.

Brief article - Calendar

Mautner Project.

RESIGNED - National Lesbian Health Organization - Brief article

May 22-June 19.

THE ADVOCATE CALENDAR - Calendar

Meet Evan Ross.

TV - Brief article

Meet Ian Roberts: the Australian rugby stag coming-out was just the beginning of a journey that has led to Hollywood.

Interview - Cover story

THE ADVOCATE REPORTER - Brief article

THE ADVOCATE REPORT - Brief article

THE ADVOCATE REPORT - Fruit Brute - Brief article