Archive for February, 1998
Transvestite Kick Boxer, 16 Admired in Thailand
"He's our Lady Boy!" shrieked fans of Muay Thai (Thailand's term for kickboxing) as 16-year old Parinya Kiatbusaba won yet another major fight Wednesday at Bangkok's Lumpini Stadium. The feminine male, breathless, sported painted nails under his gloves. He says he doesn't relish fighting handsome men, although he has no fear of being struck in [...]
Pennsylvania Newspaper Slams FAG FOREST
The February 16 edition of The Citizens' Voice, a newspaper in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, featured the shocking repetitive use of anti-gay slurs in an editorial encouraging a police sweep of same-sex public sex acts in a local park. "'Fag Forest' a sordid place; clean it up," reads the headline. It begins, "'Fag Forest,' a section of Nesbitt [...]
Son Of A Preacher Man, A Conversation with Marc Adams
Marc Adams is the author of The Preacher's Son (Window Books; $22.95). An autobiography, The Preacher's Son differs from most "coming out books" with its frank and forthright account of growing up gay and fundamentalist. In his book Adams writes about his life as the son of an strict, abusive Baptist minister, his years as a student at Jerry [...]
MILLENNIUM MARCH ON WASHINGTON PLANNED
Washington, D.C.-- The nation's largest gay and lesbian political organization and the nation's largest gay faith-based movement announced plans today to sponsor a march on Washington in the spring of the year 2000. The event will be produced by veteran march organizer Robin Tyler who brought the organizations together to formulate planning. [...]
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