Great
American Couple
In an exclusive
excerpt from his new book, Hollywood Bohemians:
Transgressive Sexuality and the Selling of the
Movieland Dream, Brett L. Abrams explores the
relationship between Cary Grant and Randolph Scott, who led
homosexual lives right under everyone's nose.
By Brett L. Abrams
Entertainment
Mormons
Gone Wild
After one man
undresses missionaries for his calendar, LDS
Church–owned Brigham Young University strips
him of his degree.
By Dan Allen
POLITICS
Constructive
Impatience
Stung by the
Warren decision, GLAAD's former executive director Joan
Garry offers the Obama transition team some sage advice.
By Joan Garry
TELEVISION
Boxer Goes Trans
for Eli Stone
Often perceived
as male by confused casting agents, boxer-body builder
turned actor Dallas Malloy felt a deep connection to the
trans minister she plays on Eli Stone. By Ross von Metzke
MOVIES
Mamma Mia! Rises Again
Meryl Streep and
company managed to top Harry Potter and
Titanic at the U.K. box office, and now
Mamma Mia! is poised to break similar
records on DVD. Director Phyllida Lloyd talked to
Advocate.com about bringing one of the biggest
musicals of all time to the big screen.
By Ross von Metzke
The Other White
Meat
As one of
the subjects of the documentary about the drag pageant
circuit, Pageant, opening in select theaters,
and one of the contestants on RuPaul's Drag
Race, premiering next month on Logo, Victoria "Porkchop"
Parker may not look or act like your typical female
impersonator, but make no mistake, she is one of the
best.
By Lawrence Ferber
BOOK EXCERPT
The Religious
Defense
In an excerpt
from her new book, Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual
Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians,
author Candace Chellew-Hodge incorporates the wisdom of
Xena: Warrior Princess to illustrate her
theories as to how gay and lesbian people of faith can
protect themselves from those who attack their
views.
By Candace Chellew-Hodge
ART
Photo Finish
Did Prop. 8
backlash cause art censorship -- or its reversal -- at
Brigham Young University? Could be, as BYU photography
student J. Michael Wiltbank found when his
contribution to a two-week-long art exhibition --
eight pairs of benign portraits, each depicting an
LGBT-identified BYU student alongside a supportive
friend -- had been removed.
By Lawrence Ferber
THEATER
The Divine Miss
M.
Since the death
of performer Wayland Flowers in 1988, his over-the-top
puppet creation Madame has been seen only sporadically.
But with the launch of her new casino tour, Madame is
back.
By Lawrence Ferber
When a
Nod’s Not Enough
Now’s the
time for Barack Obama to start delivering on his promise of
change. But will your most important issues be among his top
priorities?
Advocate.com Poll
PrEP
Are you -- or is
someone you know -- using PrEP (pre-exposure
prophylaxis)?
Travel
A Taste of New
York
Work up an
appetite for the Big Apple.
By Aefa Mulholland and Dan Allen