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Contents

Vol. 5, No. 27

FEATURES

Issue 133

READY TO BEGIN AGAIN New York's openly gay City Council hopeful on the Liberal Party ticket reflects on the Democratic primary, running against an incumbent, not being a single-issue candidate, and the future of the gay community. By David Rothenberg. TIME FOR ANOTHER STONEWALL?

The results of the first Native Poll, wherein readers have their say about governmental conspiracy in the AIDS epidemic.

ACTING OUT

Michael Kearns, who gained fame as The Happy Hustler, talks about his life, and being the only openly gay actor working in Hollywood.

By Arthur S. Lazere..

THE BEST OF EVERYTHING An exclusive interview with Fritz Holt and Barry Brown, producers of The Best of the Best, which promises to raise more money than any other single AIDS benefit to date. A rare inside look at how people (and organizations) of good will

Inside the St. Marks Baths.

can join together to help the needy.

By Patrick Merla...

NEWS

NATIONAL NEWS

Edited by John A. Fall.

By Barry Adkins, Sarah Schulman, John A. Fall, Vicki Sarafino, and

Courtesy: St. Marks Baths

November 4-10, 1985

ONE FOR THE ROAD

Compiled by Jan Carl Park..

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LIMOSCENES

By Tom Gates.

SEX

Edited by Boyd McDonald.

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BOOKS

.8 By Edward Swift.

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AIDS NEWS

FILM

By Darrell Yates Rist,

By Ed Sikov and

Barry Adkins, and

Joel Weinberg.

Charles L. Ortleb...

THEATER

NEWS

By Michael Sommers, Tish

Dace, and Doric Wilson.

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ON THE BOARDS

By Richard Laermer.

.46

MUSIC

By Ivan Martinson

and Marcia Steele.

.47

CABARETS

By Michael Shepherd.

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DANCE

LETTERS

By Charles Barber

CARBON COPIES.

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and Robert Sandla..

SCIENCE

COCKTAIL ASTROLOGY

By Ann Giudici Fettner.

By Michael Jay.

STONEWALLING

CLASSIFIEDS.

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By Thomas J. Jackson..

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SECOND SECTION.

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SPACE AVAILABLE By Sidney Morris.

FOR LOVERS ONLY

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THE PERSONALS.

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NATIVE GUIDES

By Dee Sushi, Myriam Weisang, and Michael Lassell.

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ON THE COVER: Michael Kearns stars in Dream Man, at Hollywood's Skylight Theater. Photo by Thomas Cunningham.

John Ison...

COLUMNS

EDITORIAL.

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NEW YORK NATIVE/NOVEMBER 4-10, 1985