COVER STORY
Hes not just Justin
As he takes on a risky straight role in the film Bang Bang Youre Dead, out actor Randy Harrison talks about distancing himself from Queer as Folk and why Tom Cruise is not his role model
TELEVISION
Out on ESPN Reality show contestant Julian Bryce mixes with the sportsmen
Right but not wrong Fox Newss conservative Bill OReilly on why hes for gay rights
THEATER
From Laramie to La Jolla Lesbian actor Kelli Simpkins in a queer new docudrama
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FILM
Great expectations Competing films confront the male loves of Alexander the Great
Comedy tonight Assessing the gay-inclusive goofiness of Igby Goes Down
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VIDEO
Fluff n stuff A real porn vet judges fictional film The Fluffer Plus Two docs on DVD
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MUSIC
The two sopranos Partners and opera stars Patricia Racette and Beth Clayton
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DANCE
Tragic twist Choreographer Stephen Petronios City of Twist makes art of 9/11
MEDIA
Green and read Comic book superhero the Green Lantern takes on gay bashers
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BOOKS
The Mark Bingham story An excerpt from the new biography of the Flight 93 hero
Unexpectant father Actor Alan Cumming pens a novel about a reluctant gay dad
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DEPARTMENTS
THE ADVOCATE REPORT
At Issue Gays and straights come together to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks
The Nation CEO Charles Giffords son gets hitched; Antigay harassment settlement in Visalia, Calif.; gay parenting and the Idaho courts, gay group endorses the straight canididate in Providence, Rhode Island; a gay doctors gay drama
The World Canadas ban on gay blood
On the Web Billy bean fans react online to his performance on HBOs Arli$$, play Catch the Sperm 2 online
From the Advocate Archives September 28, 1999: Wilson Cruz in control
Behind the Headlines It was just an ordinary day for Dallas restaurant manager Andy Allisonthen antigay ballplayer John Rocker came in to eat
Health & Science K-Y Liquid product donations, CDC gives the Stop AIDS Project a thumbs-up, what you should talk to your doctor about
Religion Gay chaplains for veterans
Transitions Robert Barnes, Kim Anderson, Frontiers Newsmagazine, Belinda Lou Priddy and Jennifer Lane Bicknell
The Buzz Early Oscar talk, Madonna Swept Away by rumors, the America gigolo comes out
Rants & Raves Travis Fimmel, Alicia Keys, William Donohue, Alec Baldwin, Rosie ODonnell
MY PERSPECTIVE
Lisa Bennett on Bushs baby steps on adoption promotion
NOTES FROM A BLOND
Bruce Vilanch calls to order the latest meeting of the gay mafia
LAST WORD
Steve Gunderson experiences the long-term effects of battle fatigue in the fight against AIDS