Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 16:20:18 -0800 From: "Todd Ruston" The Advocate * February 21, 1995 * Issue 675 (On Sale February 7) * JESSE HELMS RIDES AGAIN * MAGIC MUSHROOMS AND AIDS * * * C O V E R S T O R Y * * * CYBERSEX IS IT SAFE TO CRUISE IN CYBERSPACE? It seemed the safest safe sex. But an aggressive FBI campaign against computerized distribution of illegal pornography could entrap innocent gays and lesbians in a cybersting. Download at your own risk. WASHINGTON: LITTLE JESSE, HAPPY AT LAST --------------------------------------- Days after the Republicans take control of Congress, Sen. Jesse Helms comes out swinging against gay and lesbian federal employees. SCANDAL: LOG CABIN FEVER IN UTAH -------------------------------- A top gay Republican writes poison-pen letters under a fake name. Then things get really weird. LAW: A SCARE FROM THE COURT --------------------------- By picking Boston's St. Patrick's Day laws as its first gay rights case in years, the Supreme Court places civil libertarians in a no-win position. PEOPLE: PUBLIC ENEMY -------------------- Eight years after Bowers v. Hardwick, Georgia attorney general Michael Bowers defends himself in another test case on gay rights. AIDS: CURE DU JOUR ------------------ "Mushroom tea" may be a miracle potion or a toxic fad--but no one knows for sure. CRIME: MODELING CAN BE MURDER ----------------------------- A rich lawyer, a nasty divorce, and a gay male model: In a Chicago murder trial, life imitates Models Inc. BOOKS: HELL-RAISER ------------------ Author-director Clive Barker comes out from behind his monstrously popular horror novels and a new film. PUBLISHING: JEWEL IN THE CROWN ------------------------------ Editor Michael Denneny takes a new job at Crown Publishers after 17 years of shepherding gay authors through St. Martin's Press. BUSINESS: SWEET CHARLOTTE ------------------------- Charlotte Sheedy, who was the agent for classics such as Patience & Sarah and The Women's Room, is still at it. DEPARTMENTS ----------- Letters Agenda Viewpoint: Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer Your Business: Christian Arthur Bain Reviews Breaking Silence: Janis Ian The Buzz Last Word: Gabriel Rotello ----------------------------------------------------------------- This issue goes on sale February 7, 1995 at your local newsstand or bookstore. Try The Advocate for three issues--free! ---------------------------------------- Send your subscription order to "orders@advocate.com". Include your full postal mailing address in the message. You will get the next 3 issues of The Advocate and a trial subscription. If you like The Advocate, you'll receive the balance of a full year (26 issues) for only $39.97. That's a $62.00 savings off the newsstand price. If you decide The Advocate is not for you, simply return your invoice marked "cancel" and you will owe nothing. The three issues are yours to keep. Or you may call (800) 827-0561, Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 10:00pm Central Time. Outside the U.S., add $30 per year. The Advocate is mailed in an opaque plastic wrapper. Thank you for using The Advocate information server!