From: "Todd Ruston" Subject: Advocate Issue 689 Preview Date: Wed, 09 Aug 1995 14:08:19 The Advocate * September 5, 1995 * Issue 689 (On Sale August 22) * THE LESBIAN O.J. JUROR * BABOONS AND AIDS * BRUCE VILANCH ON LANA * * * C O V E R S T O R Y * * * PATRICK SWAYZE IF THE SHOE FITS For Patrick Swayze, his role in Universal's drag pic "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar" is more than an opportunity to camp it up--it's a chance to bring his mothering, feminine side to the surface. It's also his chance to look like someone he'd want to sleep with. ACTIVISM: THE MAINE EVENT ------------------------- Gay rights activists in Maine gear up for the fight of their lives after a referendum prohibiting gay rights laws qualifies for the November ballot. INTERNATIONAL: MUGGED BY MUGABE ------------------------------- Though renowned as a freedom fighter, Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe lets loose with an antigay tirade at an international book fair. POLITICS: THE GLITZ FACTOR -------------------------- Looking for media exposure, candidates in San Francisco's mayoral race import some big names. MEDIA: OUT ON THE O.J. JURY --------------------------- Is there a lesbian among the 12 ordinary people who will decide O.J. Simpson's fate? A dismissed juror says there is. CRIME: MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY ------------------------------- Richard Greenberg's violent murder in New York City remained unsolved for over a decade until a deathbed confession helped convict William Seals of the crime. SCIENCE: MONKEY BUSINESS ------------------------ The Food and Drug Administration gives the green light to the experimental transfer of bone marrow from a baboon to an AIDS patient. WASHINGTON: NAME-DROPPING ------------------------- In a newly published book, former Reagan administration muck-a-muck Scott Thompson burns his bridges with the Republican power elite by identifying closeted gays among his former bosses. CINEMA: BOUND FOR GLORY ----------------------- For Showgirls' Gina Gershon and Bullets Over Broadway's Jennifer Tilly, playing white-hot lesbian lovers in the new crime thriller Bound was easy--especially with Susie Bright's help. DEPARTMENTS ----------- Letters Agenda Viewpoint: Lillian Faderman Your Business: Christian Arthur Bain Notes From a Blond: Bruce Vilanch Reviews The Buzz Last Word: Camille Paglia ON THE COVER: Patrick Swayze photographed by Blake Little/Sygma for The Advocate. Styling by Tim Chappel. Grooming by Maria Carter. ----------------------------------------------------------------- This issue goes on sale August 22, 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.