Date: Tue, 30 May 1995 15:12:20 -0800 From: "Todd Ruston" The Advocate * June 27, 1995 * Issue 684 (On Sale June 13) * * * C O V E R S T O R Y * * * FIFTH ANNUAL SISSY AWARDS 1995 Sissy of the Year: Madonna "I'm not a lesbian" The Sissy also goes to Jerry Seinfeld, Ann Landers, Chrissie Hynde, Pete Wilson, Bill Clinton, MTV's Puck, the FBI, and more Watch out, bigots, bullies, and homophobes: The Advocate has an award for you. If you think kissing a person of the same sex is like kissing a dog (a la Jerry Seinfeld) or want to recast history's famous homosexuals as macho men (a technique mastered by Charlton Heston), you could be a winner. So if you spent the past 12 months indulging your passion for social disharmony, civil wrongs, and man's inhumanity to man--well, you might find yourself going home with one of our Sissy Awards. Check it out: You might be surprised whose elbows you're rubbing. Just keep your filthy paws off the dog. MEDIA: DRUNK AND DISORDERLY --------------------------- Millions ponder Chicago Tribune columnist Mike Royko's words daily. But epithets uttered on a bizarre night provide a clear look into his soul. POLITICS: NINE DOWN, 41 TO GO ----------------------------- After a pitched legislative battle, Rhode Island becomes the ninth state in the nation to enact a gay rights law. PEOPLE: HEY, BIG SVENDER ------------------------ Canada's first openly gay member of Parliament, Svend Robinson, makes a bid for leadership of the leftist New Democratic Party. FILM: ADVENTUROUS GIRLS ----------------------- For actors Laurel Holloman and Nicole Parker, playing gay was incredibly easy in The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love. DEPARTMENTS ----------- Letters Agenda Viewpoint: Chantal Westerman Your Health: Katherine A. O'Hanlan, MD Reviews Notes From a Blond: Bruce Vilanch The Buzz Last Word: Camille Paglia ON THE COVER: Madonna photographed by Patrick DeMarchelier ----------------------------------------------------------------- This issue goes on sale June 13, 1995 at your local newsstand or bookstore. Try The Advocate for three issues--free! ---------------------------------------- Send your subscription order via e-mail 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. Copyright 1995 Liberation Publications Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This file may be duplicated and distributed for non- commercial purposes if it is duplicated in its entirety and this notice is included in the file.