Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 16:17:28 -0800
From: "Todd Ruston" <TRUSTON@advocate.com>

             The Advocate * December 13, 1994 * Issue 670
                        (On sale November 29)

                * THE ELECTIONS: GOOD, BAD, AND UGLY 

                * THE NEW AIDS CZAR'S FIRST INTERVIEW

                * LAST-MINUTE HOLIDAY SHOPPING WITH CHER


                * * *  C O V E R   S T O R Y  * * *

                             IS GOD GAY?
                            Sacred Rights

While homophobia runs rampant in mainstream denominations, the
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches has become a
major beneficiary of that bias as disaffected gay and lesbian
Christians flock to join its swelling ranks.

POLITICS
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DOWN AND DIRTY
For gay-friendly Democrats in Congress, the party--such as it was--is
over. The Republican sweep in the November midterm elections will
complicate everything from AIDS policy to court appointments.

BUSINESS
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GIVING POZ
Allegations of payoffs to POZ, an AIDS-themed journal, are among
charges of illegal behavior levied by a gay group against
pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of an
experimental home HIV testing kit.

TELEVISION
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FRASIER'S PHRASER
Top comedy writer Joe Keenan is an essential member of the gay brain
trust that creates Frasier, TV's wittiest sitcom. But he's also a
comic Renaissance man whose imagination extends beyond the small
screen to novels, screenplays, and musical comedy. 

AIDS
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PATSY FLEMING SPEAKS
In an exclusive interview President Clinton's new AIDS coordinator
talks about her gay son and her strategy for making AIDS a bipartisan
political issue.

SPECIAL SECTION
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DIAL-A-GIFT
When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping--by phone. Our
800-number gift guide gives the hardened procrastinator an easy way
out--and with style and wit yet.

DEPARTMENTS
Letters
Agenda
Viewpoint
AIDSLine
Reviews
Breaking Silence
The Buzz
Last Word

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