Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 16:18:09 -0800 From: "Todd Ruston" The Advocate * December 27, 1994 * Issue 671 (On Sale December 13) * THE KU KLUX KLAN TRANSSEXUAL CONNECTION * HOW GAY IS PRET-A-PORTER? * * * C O V E R S T O R Y * * * MELROSE ACE WHY CAN'T THIS MAN GET LAID? As Matt, Melrose Place's angelic gay resident, Doug Savant finds himself in a thankless position: Gays attack him for being a spineless monk, while sponsors dread the day he gets a real sex life. POLITICS -------- NEWT MUD WRESTLING Worried that House speaker Newt Gingrich and other Republican firebrands will ratchet up the gays-in-the-military debate, the Administration asks high-profile gay sailor Keith Meinhold to moderate his rhetoric. ACTIVISM -------- GOIN' SOUTH When two gay men were murdered in Laurel, Miss., gay activists converged on the small town, calling the killings an antigay hate crime. But some local gays, including the former housemate of one of the victims, wish the outsiders would just go away. FILM ---- HEMS AND HA'S Lauren Bacall says she's never been hit on by lesbians. Rupert Everett says being gay is no big deal. They're just two stars giving us the inside scoop on how gay Robert Altman's fashion flick Pret-a-Porter really is. SCIENCE ------- GAY GRAY MATTER GETS TRENDY A tiny study of gay men's brain structure gets big media play and stokes fascination with homo craniums. HEALTH ------ COSTLY CARE Price gouging and racketeering are among the allegations in a federal investigation of the nation's largest home health care firm, whose clients include many people with AIDS. PEOPLE ------ NEW MAN The woman who testified against the Ku Klux Klan in a celebrated trial 17 years ago emerges from hiding to tell the story--as a man. TELEVISION ---------- BOOB-TUBE BABES Partners in prime time, TV producers Beverly Kopf and Bobbie Birleffi want to be the first out lesbian couple to accept an Emmy award. BOOKS ----- SUPER FRY British funnyman Stephen Fry is invading America on two fronts: with his new film comedy, I.Q., and his second novel, The Hippopotamus. DEPARTMENTS ----------- Letters Agenda Viewpoint WorkLine Reviews Out Loud The Buzz Last Word ----------------------------------------------------------------- This issue goes on sale December 13, 1994 at your local newsstand or bookstore. Try The Advocate for three issues--free! ---------------------------------------- Send your subscription order to "orders@advocate.com". Include your full postal mailing address in the message. You will get the next 3 issues of The Advocate and a trial subscription. If you like The Advocate, you'll receive the balance of a full year (26 issues) for only $39.97. That's a $62.00 savings off the newsstand price. If you decide The Advocate is not for you, simply return your invoice marked "cancel" and you will owe nothing. The three issues are yours to keep. Or you may call (800) 827-0561, Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 10:00pm Central Time. Outside the U.S., add $30 per year. The Advocate is mailed in an opaque plastic wrapper. Thank you for using The Advocate information server!