date: Tue, 03 Sep 96 17:50:50 -0800
From: truston@advocate.com (Todd Ruston)
Subject: Advocate Issue 717 Preview

             The Advocate * October 1, 1996 * Issue 717
                       (On Sale September 17)

                          * GAY CANDIDATES
                          
                      * GOING FOR AN AIDS RIDE
                          
                       * DISSECTING DEMOCRATS
                          
                * * *  C O V E R   S T O R Y  * * *

                         THE DOUBLE LIFE OF
                          ANTHONY PERKINS

Poised on the verge of stardom in 1956, actor Anthony Perkins
struggled with a difficult balancing act: how to live privately as a
gay man and publicly as an eligible bachelor. In an exclusive
excerpt from a new biography, Perkins's life is portrayed as
alternately comic and tragic.

                    * * * NEWS & FEATURES * * *

POLITICS: SEEN, NOT HEARD
-------------------------
At the Democratic convention, party politicians wanted gays and 
lesbians as part of the audience, not part of the message.

CAMPAIGN '96: GOLDEN BOY
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Congressional contender Rick Zbur is a dazzling candidate but faces
a tough fight against a gay-friendly incumbent.

PROFILE: OUT IN OKLAHOMA
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The surprising thing about Paul Barby's campaign for Congress is
that so far his sexual orientation hasn't been an issue.

PEOPLE: PULLING IN THE BIG MONEY
--------------------------------
Dan Pallotta, organizer of five AIDS rides, is raking in millions for 

the cause. But some argue that the price of success is too high.


                      * * * DEPARTMENTS * * *

LETTERS: Liza Minnelli and Sen. John Kerry are our friends; 
Republicans really aren't.

AGENDA: Presidential candidate Ralph Nader is seen as driving away 
gay voters... Rudy Galindo is seen driving erratically.

ADVOCATE POLL: Should AIDS fund-raisers spend money to make money?

VIEWPOINT: Chastity Bono on showing loyalty to friends-including 
those in elected office.

NOTES FROM A BLOND: Bruce Vilanch separates the camp from the kitsch 
and fills the gap with laughter.

REVIEWS: Michael Musto on Valley of the Dolls... Barry Walters on 
R.E.M.... Queen Latifah on rumors.

LAST WORD: Lillian Faderman reports from Russia on the lessons of 
fear and courage.

On the cover: Anthony Perkins photo from the Kobal Collection
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