From: "Todd Ruston" Subject: Advocate Issue 687/688 Preview Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 9:23:14 -0800 The Advocate * August 22, 1995 * Issue 687/688 (On Sale July 25) * * * SPECIAL DOUBLE ISSUE * * * SEX & SEXUALITY * LESBIAN SEX SURVEY RESULTS Plus sexy conversation with Joycelyn Elders, Scott Bakula, Larry Flynt, Gennifer Flowers, Harold Robbins, and more * * * C O V E R S T O R Y * * * FRIEND OF JEFFREY An exclusive interview with PATRICK STEWART Patrick Stewart, Captain Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation, trades in his spaceship adventures for the earthly delights of playing gay in Jeffrey. Along the way he's learned some interesting things about Picard's hidden sexuality--not to mention his own. * * * SEX &... -------- PEOPLE: CAN WE TALK? Whenever celebs decide to reveal intimacies about their lives, The Advocate has its ear to the ground. SCIENCE: WOMEN ON TOP Find out if your beliefs about lesbian sex are true or stereotypical. The results of our annual sex survey are in. MUSIC: DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE Composer David Del Tredici reveals the dark sexual side behind his fairy-tale music. MEDICINE: SIZE AND WHISPERS Penis-enlargement surgery is growing more common, but not all who resort to it are satisfied customers. POLITICS: GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Former surgeon general Joycelyn Elders, canned for straight talk on sexual issues, reflects on her stint as the right wing's favorite punching bag. ENTERTAINMENT: QUANTUM SEX APPEAL With his hot looks and cool charm, Scott Bakula already has thousands of fans. Now the Quantum Leap star proves horror can be sexy in gay director Clive Barker's shocking new film, Lord of Illusions. CONTROVERSY: THE THORN BIRD In her book Passion and Betrayal, Gennifer Flowers confronts President Clinton with rumors that his wife is a lesbian. In this exclusive interview Flowers stands by what she wrote. * * * SPECIAL REPORT: SEX & CENSORSHIP -------------------------------- Just about everyone has sex. So why are some of us so scared of reading about it? GETTING OUT THE KINKS Prosecutors are reducing porn's 31 flavors to just one: vanilla. PORN'S GREAT PROTECTOR Hustler publisher Larry Flynt takes on just about everybody. THE ADVENTURER For best-selling author Harold Robbins, sex is a way of life. * * * DEPARTMENTS ----------- From the Editor in Chief Viewpoint: Shere Hite Breaking Silence: Janis Ian Reviews Last Word: Gabriel Rotello ON THE COVER: Patrick Stewart photographed by Bonnie Schiffman/Onyx ----------------------------------------------------------------- This issue goes on sale July 25, 1995 at your local newsstand or bookstore. Try The Advocate for three issues--free! ---------------------------------------- Send your subscription order via e-mail 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. Copyright 1995 Liberation Publications Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission. This file may be duplicated and distributed for non- commercial purposes if it is duplicated in its entirety and this notice is included in the file.