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What’s worse than an American Idol where Jennifer Hudson gets voted off? An American Idol where the remaining finalists butcher the not-all-that-interesting-to-begin-with songs of Gloria Estefan By Q. Allan Brocka
 Virginia
is not for GLBT loversVirginia’s antigay legislature recently passed a law to keep gay and lesbian couples from sharing any of the benefits that should come with long-term partnership. Now the state’s only openly gay lawmaker speaks out against the move. By Adam Ebbin 
Writer-performers Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers skewer celebrity relationships in their off-Broadway hit, Matt & Ben, now onstage in Los Angeles. But will showbiz outsiders appreciate the show’s pop-culture lingo? By Anderson Jones
 Scenes
from a gay Republican conventionPresident Bush’s endorsement of a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage has the Log Cabin Republicans united against his move, but many at the organization’s national convention said they will still vote for him. By John Caldwell 
In 1996, when John Kerry was one of the few U.S. senators to oppose the antigay federal Defense of Marriage Act, he wrote for The Advocate a passionate column on the civil rights struggle for gay and lesbian equality. That article is reprinted here. By Sen. John F. Kerry 
In Chicago for the national Day of Silence, the event’s founder wishes all gay and lesbian adults--who often think today’s kids are apathetic--could see how brave and motivated many LGBT youths really are. By Kevin Jennings, Executive Director, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network 
A new Cinemax documentary from Party Monster filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato explores the sexuality of Hitler. But can it make the case that the Führer was a fairy? By Ryan MacDonald 
For this lesbian mother, a recent episode of NBC’s ER made the fear of losing her children dramatically real, and it underlined what the marriage fight is really about By Allison F. Bauer 
At 49 and 11/12, our columnist is desperately seeking role models who are smartly stylish, uniquely self-expressive, and...of a certain age. Nominees include Calvin Klein, Ian McKellen, and...Jeff Stryker? By Christopher Harrity
President Bush’s press conference left our columnist angry but also reassured that there’s light at the end of the tunnel for gay and lesbian Americans By Charles Karel Bouley II
Our career coach offers advice to an aspiring astrologist who struggles with “normalcy” and a facilities manager who’s done with the dirty work. By Ed Vladich
Thirty-one Advocate readers share their marriage stories from San Francisco, New Mexico, Vancouver, and beyond By our readers
Our obsessed American Idol watcher recaps what he dubs “the gayest episode since first season,” featuring Elton John searching for kind words to say about the worst singers. But aren’t unkind words more fun? By Q. Allan Brocka
The onslaught of gay weddings is the endpoint in a long process of overcoming the closet. Because only once you’re willing to stand up to being labeled a “fag” can you demand equal access to a rite as conservative as marriage. By David Ehrenstein
In an excerpt from his new book, Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America, a gay journalist makes his case for the importance of marriage both for society and for gays and lesbians. By Jonathan Rauch
The openly lesbian daughter of former presidential candidate Dick Gephardt, who will be helping to bring gay voters to the polls in 2004, talks frankly about coming out, whether she will marry her partner, and why she feels no ill will toward Mary Cheney. By Chad Graham
A holy father from the Old Catholic Church answers readers’ questions and offers advice about dealing with homosexuality within the context of traditional Christianity. By Archbishop Bruce J. Simpson, Benedictine Order of St. John the Beloved (an Old Catholic order)
In the second of Advocate.com’s series of “talking points” to counter arguments against same-sex marriage, we take on everything from “marriage exists only for procreation” to “doesn’t traditional marriage need to be protected?” By Mike Rush Talking
points on marriage, part 1
From falling in love with another girl at age 12, through decades of activism and leadership on GLBT and feminist issues, to “Sadie Married Lady” on the steps of San Francisco’s City Hall—it’s all been quite a head rush for this newlywed. By Torie Osborn
A gay son writes to his straight family members and friends about the pain of being treated like a second-class citizen By John Caldwell Advocate associate news editor
The battle for equal marriage rights for gay families can be an emotional roller coaster, but this lesbian mom has found that there are grueling challenges in day-to-day life that help keep her anchored. By Lisa Eisenbud
Is permitting gay marriage such a threat to American society that it needs a constitutional restriction? Or have gays just replaced blacks as the minority community that is openly discriminated against? By c.e. adams
What are the medical benefits of equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians? A California physician predicts weddings could usher in improved self-esteem, decreased self-destructive behaviors, clearer priorities, and better health. By Gary Cohan, M.D., FACP
So the man who sits in the Oval Office because of a court decision has declared war on courts that issue decisions he disagrees with. Does he understand nothing about the Constitution and the judicial system that he swore to God he would uphold? By Sean Cahill, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute
When an innocent young gay man from Canada accidentally winds up at a swingers party in Vegas, he finds he’s the least adventurous person in the room. And that was before the lap dance By Josh Murray
Children will listen. Bush’s message in supporting a discriminatory antigay constitutional amendment was clear: Gay people are not part of the American family. So now it’s open season on gays and lesbians—particularly on gay and lesbian youth, who are the most vulnerable. Violence and death will surely follow. By John D. Moore
That’s what he did on February 24, right? Because clearly the America created by our Constitution is not the country George W. Bush wants to preserve and protect. He just wants to be President of the United States of Americans He Likes. By Jordan Roth
For any gay Republican who has missed the news in the past few weeks, here’s a bulletin: The Republican Party, in the form of the president of the United States, thinks you’re a second-class citizen, and they’d like to write that into the U.S. Constitution. Here’s one gay non-Republican who’s had just about enough of the “changing the party from the inside” mantra. It isn’t working. By Charles Karel Bouley II
Longtime lesbian activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon talk about their lives before and after becoming the first same-sex couple to marry in San Francisco By John Caldwell
You’ve heard about the long lines, the rain, the mayor, the court decisions, the political fallout. In this account of his own San Francisco marriage, The Advocate’s editor in chief offers some glimpses of other revealing and intimate moments in an unprecedented point in history—and in his 17-year relationship. By Bruce C. Steele
For the new year, the good doctor answers new questions about masturbation, herpes, sex toys, oral joys, and what happens when one partner loses her libido By Susan Ball, M.D., MPH
In his latest column, our gay-health specialist answers questions from a number of men whose problems are preventing them from having a healthy sex life, including an overriding fear of sexually transmitted diseases, impotence, ulcerative colitis, and a rare disease of the penis that’s not responding to treatment By Stephen E. Goldstone, MD
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STORY:Never a bride? Minority Retort columnist Alec Mapa shares in the joy—and disappointment—of his lesbian sister’s planned wedding at San Francisco City Hall. CONTENTS OF THE CURRENT ISSUE LINKS TO SITES RELATED TO THIS ISSUE
 A majority leader comes out Rhode Island legislator Gordon Fox decided to tell everyone why the battle for marriage equality in the Ocean State is personal. By Christopher Lisotta Closeted in the capital They’re powerful, Republican, and gay. Will the marriage battle finally get them to come out to their bosses? By Tim Bergling  Measure of a man The Opposite Sex, a two-part Showtime documentary, begins with the gripping journey of trans man Rene Peña, a God-fearing, married truck driver. By Christopher Lisotta Dead poets’ society Three great gay poets live again on spoken-word CDs that let you read along. By Michael Giltz Merritt’s multiple tracks A new Magnetic Fields album and an opera are just a few of the new projects for composer Stephin Merritt. By LD Beghtol
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