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Compiled By Jack Nichols Gay 'AIDS Czar' on the Boy Scouts
Michelangelo Signorile—“The Instant 'AIDS Czar' www.gay,com April 11 Suffer Little Children to Come Unto the White House Children attending the annual White House Easter Egg Roll--a custom that dates from the 1870s--will be frisked for stun guns by the Secret Service…Even balloons are banned, presumably because a balloon popping could be mistaken for gunfire. Laura Peek—“ Toddlers will be frisked at egg race”—The Times, London, April 13 The Institution of Marriage?
Emotional Dimwits Now, four years after undergoing gender-correction surgery, Deirdre has an unusual perspective on the differences between men and women and the societal constructs of gender. Deirdre cries more than Donald did. She believes men are sexually intriguing and emotionally dim. Julie Deardorff—“Crossing The Line Between Genders”-- Chicago Tribune, April 8 Andrew Sullivan Opposes Employment Protection?
Kevin E. Davis— "Overextended family"--Letters to the Editor— The New Republic, March 19 Forgive Him for He Know Not What He Doeth The leader of a group trying to repeal Broward County's gay-rights law resigned Monday, citing a Herald report that he was charged in 1999 with sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl in Maryland. Beth Reinhard—“ Anti-gay rights leader quits after sex-charge report”—Miami Herald, April 10 A Gay Man Who Loved Barbie
When Barbie hit the market in 1959, girls' and boys' life options
were as different as the toys they received. Boys got BB guns, and girls
got Betsy Wetsy. Boys got Hot Wheels. Girls got Barbie. No surprise,
then, that a style-conscious boy might carry unfulfilled childhood desires
into adulthood. Unleashed, those desires ruled Steve's life.
"I didn't stop for ten years," says Steve, whose collection
mushroomed to almost 400 dolls. "I kept five of them in a safe deposit box
because they were worth a total of $45,000."
Deb Hipp—" Some gay men find the love of their lives--but she's so demanding"— Pitchweekly, April 12-18, Kansas City One Reason Bush 'Won' Florida In all, some 200,000 Floridians were either not permitted to vote in the November 7 election on questionable or possibly illegal grounds, or saw their ballots discarded and not counted. A large and disproportionate number were black. John Lantigua—“How the GOP Gamed the System in Florida”-- The Nation—April 30 
Scientologist in a Sauna?
The remaining man was sitting naked, facing me. When I looked up, I saw it was John Travolta. I was shocked to see his manhood sticking straight up in the air. I couldn't believe it. He was looking up my towel and between my legs. Then, he looked straight at me and our eyes met. He gestured with his head as if to say 'hi" and gave me a big smile. David Thompson—"Gay Hunk: John Travolta Tried to Pick Me Up"—The Globe, April 10 Moon over the Miami Herald Anyone who thinks the latest review by The Miami Herald and USA Today established a Bush victory is as mistaken as those who take his fiscal figuring at face value. It's true that The Herald reported on April 4 that its recount favored Mr. Bush. It's also true that The Herald published a second article on April 5 showing how Al Gore really won. Joe Conason—“Numbers Don't Add Up in Bush's White House”—New York Observer, April 13 |
On the issue of the Boy Scouts and gays
Evertz thought the Supreme Court got it right, and wrote in an opinion
piece that "in this case [the religious right's] paranoia is not entirely
unwarranted" when they opine that it's "just another step in a slippery
slope towards forcing churches and religious organizations to accept gay
men and lesbians against their wills."
Photo: By Rex Wockner 
I take issue with some of Andrew Sullivan's points in "All in the
Family" (Feb. 12). First, if an employment anti-discrimination law helps
one gay person, what harm does it do? Why shouldn't gays be a protected
class until bigotry disappears?
