From: "Todd Ruston" Subject: Advocate Issue 692 Preview Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 10:21:20 -0800 The Advocate * October 17, 1995 * Issue 692 (On Sale October 3) * IAN ON WIMMIN * ROTELLO ON ORAL SEX * BONO ON COMING OUT * * * C O V E R S T O R Y * * * THE PLAYERS Behind the scenes in Washington with gay U.S. congressmen Barney Frank, Steve Gunderson, and Gerry Studds. A tough-talking Bostonian, a mild-mannered Midwesterner, and a former New England prep school teacher: The three openly gay members of Congress are a study in contrasts. When they get together for the first time for a candid, sometimes contentious discussion, sparks fly on everything from love to Newt. CONTROVERSY: SCHOOL DAZE ------------------------ As the fight over school curricula intensifies, it's no coincidence that the loudest conflicts have erupted in two key primary states for the 1996 presidential campaign. INTERNATIONAL: BUST IN BEIJING ------------------------------ Lesbians at the United Nations conference on women lost the battle over the "Platform for Action" but say they're still winning the war. LAW: BULGING BRIEFS ------------------- Legal arguments against Colorado's Amendment 2 are legion--but opponents can't agree on the best to use before the Supreme Court. POLITICS: RACE MATTERS ---------------------- Official endorsements suggest Willie Brown is successfully courting the gay vote in San Francisco's mayoral race--but African-American lesbians and gays are still divided. PROFILE: COMING OUT, LASHING BACK --------------------------------- Indignation at antigay remarks in Congress persuaded the nation's only openly gay statewide elected official that it was time to come out. BOOKS: WICKED WRITER -------------------- Gay author Gregory Maguire turns The Wizard of Oz into Wicked, a new novel on evil, ostracism, and a witch who's just misunderstood. DEPARTMENTS ----------- Letters Agenda Advocate Poll Viewpoint: Chastity Bono Your Health: Gary R. Cohan, MD Breaking Silence: Janis Ian Reviews The Buzz Last Word: Gabriel Rotello ON THE COVER: Congressmen Barney Frank, Steve Gunderson, and Gerry Studds photographed by Vincent Ricardel for The Advocate ----------------------------------------------------------------- This issue goes on sale October 3, 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.