date: Tue, 19 Mar 96 15:52:03 -0800
From: truston@advocate.com (Todd Ruston)
Subject: Advocate Issue 705 Preview

              The Advocate * April 16, 1996 * Issue 705
                         (On Sale April 2)

                        * DOLE ON GAY RIGHTS
                          
                  * JESSICA SAVITCH'S LESBIAN LIFE
                   
                          * MARRIAGE MANIA
                       
                * * *  C O V E R   S T O R Y  * * *

                        Exclusive Interview
                             AB FAB GAB

Absolutely Fabulous stars Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders on
Edina's secret sex life, the missing episodes, Patsy's penis, and
why all their friends are gay.

                    * * * NEWS & FEATURES * * *
                    
CAMPAIGN '96: THE TWO FACES OF BOB
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Even though he's spent 30 years in the national political spotlight,
Bob Dole remains an enigma on gay rights issues.

LAW: JUDICIAL DIE JOB
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In a surprise ruling that pleased AIDS activists, an influential 
federal appeals court legalizes physician-assisted suicide throughout 

the western United States.

THE MOVEMENT: THE MARRYING KIND
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State legislators from Maine to Alaska find uncommon unity in their
opposition to same-sex marriage, meaning that the battle to legalize
the unions could be over even before it really begins.

                  * * * BUSINESS & COMMERCE * * *

BUSINESS: ON THEIR OWN
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Looking to escape discrimination on the job, many gays and lesbians 
are turning to franchising.

GOVERNMENT: PAYING THE PIPER
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The IRS says you'll have to ante up for the value of those hard-won
domestic-partner benefits.

MARKETING: BY THE BOOK
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A boom in the catalog-sales industry doesn't necessarily translate
to success for gay firms.

ADVERTISING: UNCHARTED TERRITORY
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Tactical and strategic questions confront advertisers who reach out
to gay and lesbian consumers.

                      * * * ARTS & MEDIA * * *

PEOPLE: NEWS JUNKIE
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Doing what cocaine couldn't, movie magic makes strung-out Jessica
Savitch perky and straight.

CINEMA: DYKE DRAMA
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In I Shot Andy Warhol, Lili Taylor acts out as '60s radical lesbian
feminist Valerie Solanas.

DEPARTMENTS
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Letters
Agenda
Advocate Poll
Viewpoint: Marlee Matlin
Breaking Silence: Janis Ian
Reviews
Last Word: Bruce Bawer

On the cover: Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders photographed by
Michele A.H. Smith for The Advocate
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