Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 13:59:47 -0800 From: Todd Ruston Subject: Advocate Issue 702 Preview The Advocate * March 5, 1996 * Issue 702 (On Sale February 20) * DU PONT'S DEMONS * PAGLIA'S HIT LIST * RUDY GALINDO'S GAY PAST * * * C O V E R S T O R Y * * * EXCLUSIVE BARBARA JORDAN: THE OTHER LIFE Even after spending a lifetime in the public eye, Barbara Jordan went to her grave as an enigma--and her lesbianism was her most closely guarded secret. How the revered congresswoman kept her lesbianism a secret for almost two decades. * * * NEWS & FEATURES * * * PEOPLE: CHEMICAL IMBALANCE -------------------------- It took only a second for multimillionaire John du Pont to go from village kook to accused murderer. But some say the crazy killer is also a closeted homosexual. CAMPAIGN '96: GOING, GOING, GONE -------------------------------- If you think the current exodus of Republicans from Congress is a good thing, guess again: On gay rights issues next year's Congress may be the worst yet. SPORTS: HIDE-AND-SEEK --------------------- How is it possible to go back in the closet after coming out as gay? You could ask figure-skating champ Rudy Galindo--but he'd probably say "No comment." CONTROVERSY: THE DEAD ZONE -------------------------- Right-to-die doctor Jack Kevorkian reaches out to people with HIV, but most big gay-rights and AIDS groups are still reluctant to enter the fray on his high-profile crusade. CRIME: CLICK M FOR MURDER ------------------------- The killing of a gay man in New Jersey--purportedly by someone he met in a gay America Online chat room--draws new attention to the dangers of Internet-assisted dating. * * * ARTS & MEDIA * * * STYLE: HEMMING AND HAWING ------------------------- Ingrid Sischy uses her great fashion influence at Interview and The New Yorker to provide thoughtful discussions about the relation between what's on the runway and what's in the world. DEPARTMENTS ----------- Letters Agenda Advocate Poll Viewpoint: Del Martin Notes From a Blond: Bruce Vilanch Reviews Last Word: Camille Paglia On the cover: Barbara Jordan photographed by Corbis/Bettmann-UPI --------------------------------------------------------------------- This issue goes on sale February 20, 1996 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 envelope. --==Check out The Advocate's Web site at http://www.advocate.com!==-- Copyright 1996 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.