Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 16:12:07 -0800 From: "Todd Ruston" In the next issue of The Advocate (Issue #663): COVER STORY ----------- PLAYMATE POSITIVE Nearly ten years ago Rebekka Armstrong was Playboy's hottest Playmate centerfold. Today things have changed dramatically. She's still beautiful, but she's also an HIV-positive AIDS activist and a lesbian. ORGANIZATIONS ------------- STONEWALL 25: IT'S OVER AND OVERDRAWN Stonewall 25, the group that organized June's massive gay pride march in New York City, is hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. With no immediate solution to the financial crisis in sight, angry creditors are demanding payment and threatening legal action. AIDS ---- DEPOSING THE CZAR Kristine Gebbie's troubled tenure as the nation's first "AIDS czar" ended ingloriously in August, just a year after it began. How did Gebbie get in so much political trouble so quickly--and what does her departure say about the politics of AIDS in the United States? BOOKS ----- A WEDDING BANQUET Tess Ayers and Paul Brown have written the definitive guide for same-sex marriage, The Essential Guide to Lesbian and Gay Weddings. What to wear, whom to invite, what to tell your parents, how to make the appropriate wedding invitation-every possible homo how-to has been collected and researched with enough humor to make it all go down smoothly. They insist on only one thing: You must be in love before you begin. SPORTS ------ FOLLOW THE BOUNCING VOLLEYBALL Seeking to avoid a political fight, the U.S. Olympic Committee pulls volleyball events for the 1996 games out of Cobb County, Ga., a venue known for its condemnation of homosexuality. MEDICINE -------- SEEING NO EVIL The Institute of Medicine calls for dramatic measures to slow the spread of AIDS, but the Clinton administration's response is subdued. BUSINESS -------- COFFEE, TEA, OR SENSITIVITY TRAINING? Reeling from run-ins with gay rights groups, American Airlines wants you to know that it likes you--it really likes you. But can the airline be trusted? PEOPLE ------ JITE SKEWERS THE RIGHT Over-the-top newsletter publisher Rack Jite takes aim at Rush Limbaugh, Pat Buchanan, and all those other antigay conservative icons you love to hate. POLITICS -------- THE PRIME OF SEN. PATTY MURRAY She's one of the gay community's best friends in D.C., but does the rookie senator have what it takes to become one of our strongest political allies? DEPARTMENTS ----------- Viewpoint Letters Agenda Transitions WorkLine Out Loud Reviews The Buzz Last Word --------------------------------------------------------------- This issue goes on sale August 23, 1994 at your local newsstand or bookstore. To subscribe to The Advocate, call (800) 827-0561, Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 10:00pm Central Time. One year subscription (26 issues): $39.97. Two year subscription (52 issues): $75.00. Outside the U.S., add $30 per year. The Advocate is mailed in an opaque plastic wrapper. The Advocate 800# staff accept VISA and MasterCard, or you may ask to be billed. Thank you for using The Advocate information server!