From: "Todd Ruston" Subject: Advocate Issue 691 Preview Date: Tue, 05 Sep 1995 18:50:52 The Advocate * October 3, 1995 * Issue 689 (On Sale September 19) * RUGBY'S BIG GAY STAR * ROBBERS WITH AIDS * DOLE'S LOG CABIN SNUB * * * C O V E R S T O R Y * * * THE RETURN OF URVASHI Woman on the Verge With no other gay leaders in sight, is Urvashi Vaid the answer? Three years after leaving the Washington, D.C., political scene, former NGLTF head Urvashi Vaid is back with a weighty treatise on gay activism. BOOK EXCERPT ------------ In her book, Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay & Lesbian Liberation, Urvashi Vaid lists 11 actions budding gay rights activists can take to advance their cause. POLITICS -------- When Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan took office two years ago, the city's gays and lesbians saw him as their worst nightmare. But now many say he's a dream come true. AND Los Angeles's gay chief operating officer, Michael Keeley, is never far from the center of controversy. THE '96 CAMPAIGN: DOLE RASPBERRY -------------------------------- Sen. Bob Dole's snub of the Log Cabin Republicans undermines the gay group's clout within the party. THE MOVEMENT: TROUBLE WITH THE EX --------------------------------- As new Victory Fund head David Clarenbach gears up for a nationwide tour, he's dogged by uncomfortable questions about his past. CRIME: DESPERATE LIVING ----------------------- Italy's notorious AIDS gang talks about stalled pensions, bad health care, and bank robbery. BUSINESS: BIG M.A.C. -------------------- When a cutting-edge cosmetics company picked a man to be its cover girl, was there hell to pay? SPORTS: MISTER ROBERTS ---------------------- Australian rugby star Ian Roberts comes out as gay in an exclusive Advocate interview. DEPARTMENTS ----------- Letters Agenda Advocate Poll Viewpoint: Craig Lucas Your Business: Sue Spielman Notes From a Blond: Bruce Vilanch Reviews The Buzz Last Word: Patricia Nell Warren ON THE COVER: Urvashi Vaid photographed by Klaus Schoenwiese for The Advocate ----------------------------------------------------------------- This issue goes on sale September 19, 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.