date: Tue, 15 Oct 96 17:37:49 -0800
From: truston@advocate.com (Todd Ruston)
Subject: Advocate Issue 720 Preview

            The Advocate * November 12, 1996 * Issue 720
                        (On Sale October 29)

                         * SMEAR CAMPAIGNS
                          
                       * ISN'T ELLEN OUT YET?
                       
                   * SUSIE BRIGHT HEATS UP BOUND
                   
           * JANIS IAN VISITS WITH HER SOUTHERN NEIGHBORS
                          
                * * *  C O V E R   S T O R Y  * * *

                        EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
                             HERB RITTS

Herb Ritts has photographed the world's most noted celebrities. His
male nude studies grace the walls of his many gay fans. Now a major
museum exhibit and the release of his sixth book underscore his
crucial role in opening the door for other gay photographers to
follow in his footsteps.


                    * * * NEWS & FEATURES * * *

POLITICS: TAKING THE (GAY) BAIT
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Confronted with rumors that they are gay, two Republican incumbents 
seek to turn the issue back on their opponents.

ACTIVISM: BUYING TIME
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Television ads are the latest way to send a pro-gay message-if you
can get them on the air.

MEDIA: COMMUNITY INK
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Attacks by the religious right couldn't shut down The Texas Triangle, 
but the paper's refusal to accept sex ads just might.

YOUTH: DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
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The surprising twist in a new study on gay youth and suicide: Those at 
greatest risk are the ones who don't have sex.

AIDS: A SEA OF CLOTH
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The relentless growth of the AIDS memorial quilt inspires organizers 
to look for new ways to drive home its message of courage and 
compassion.  


                      * * * ARTS & MEDIA * * *

TELEVISION: AIRING OUT ELLEN'S CLOSET
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She hints that her TV alter ego is a lesbian, but Ellen DeGeneres is
keeping the lid on her own identity-for now.

CINEMA: STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT
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After the hot lesbian thriller Bound opened to raves, the filmmakers 
had but one person to thank: sexpert Susie Bright.


                      * * * DEPARTMENTS * * *

LETTERS: Elizabeth Taylor is a peach; drugs at AIDS fund-raisers are 
the pits.

AGENDA: Cher is out in public as the mother of a lesbian...A
homophobic slur might have threatened baseball's American League
playoffs.

ADVOCATE POLL: A candidate's sexual orientation remains a taboo 
subject. Should we be glad or sad?

VIEWPOINT: Rita Mae Brown says the 1996 campaign has been a snore-and 
it's time to wake up.

SPECIAL HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: From flower buckets to a two-wheel Benz, 
you'll find ideas for everyone on your list.

BREAKING SILENCE: Janis Ian and Mr. Lesbian invite the neighbors over 
for an eye-opening night of TV.

REVIEWS: Chastity Bono on Beautiful Thing...Muffin Spencer-Devlin on 
golf's gay ladies...Bill T. Jones on home cooking.

LAST WORD: Bruce Bawer on youth, beauty, and the joys of gay 
geezerhood.

On the cover: Herb Ritts photographed by David Michaleck. Inset (from 
left): John Travolta II, Santa Barbara, 1985; Woman in Sea, Hawaii, 
1988; kd lang & Cindy Crawford, Los Angeles, 1993, all by Herb Ritts.
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