date: Wed, 03 Apr 96 11:57:02 -0800
From: truston@advocate.com (Todd Ruston)
Subject: Advocate Issue 706 Preview

              The Advocate * April 30, 1996 * Issue 706
                         (On Sale April 16)

                       * THE GOP'S BUTT BOYS
                          
                          * MASS MARRIAGES
                   
                     * THE BIG GAY STAR OF RENT
                       
                * * *  C O V E R   S T O R Y  * * *

                        EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
                               STING:
                       Gay? Or just British?

Rock's most respected star on carrying the gay gene, being bisexual
on film, psychotic homophobia, and flirting with men. Armed with his
exotic bisexual role in The Grotesque and his hot new album, Mercury
Falling, Sting fires his wit and wisdom at gays and lesbians.

                    * * * NEWS & FEATURES * * *

CONTROVERSY: DIRTY LAUNDRY
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Gay-bashing, sexism, racism, and lewdness are rampant at Republican
Party headquarters, alleges a lawsuit filed by a former GOP staffer.


SOCIETY: BROKEN GLASS
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Charges of sexual misconduct threaten a Los Angeles agency that
operates group homes for troubled gay teens.

CAMPAIGN '96: STRATEGIC MANEUVERS
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Wary of alienating Republican moderates and other allies, Christian
Coalition executive director Ralph Reed soft-pedals the group's
opposition to gay rights-for now.

POLITICS: MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER
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First a feared power broker, now a flamboyant mayor, San Francisco's
Willie Brown presides over a big gay wedding.

                      * * * ARTS & MEDIA * * *

PEOPLE: ROCK ON THE WILD SIDE
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With her eighth album, Dilate, ready to go, Ani DiFranco still
refuses to sign with a major label.

THEATER: RAPIDLY APPROACHING STARDOM
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This year's coolest musical, Rent, offers us many gay
goodies-including its star, Anthony Rapp.

DEPARTMENTS
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Letters
Agenda
Advocate Poll
Viewpoint: Wilson Cruz
Notes From a Blond: Bruce Vilanch
Reviews
Last Word: Camille Paglia

On the cover: Sting photographed by Andrew MacPherson/Outline
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