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Volume 4, No. 24

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ON THE COVER

October 22-November 4, 1984

Photo by Kevin Smith. Styling by Silver Where

FEATURES

CROSS-DRESSING: WHAT'S THE BIG DIFFERENCE?..

What is mere fashion for some is a way of life-and identity-for others. By Laura Cottingham.

RONALD REAGAN: TOP DRAWER, RIGHT

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Why some gays are voting Republican this year. By Darrell Yates Rist. JUST PAINTING AWAY

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David Hockney talks about the portrayal of his life and work in the film "A Bigger Splash." By John Robinson.

CELEBRATING OURSELVES: BLACK GAY AND LESBIAN VOICES BROTHER TO BROTHER

Words from the heart. By Joseph F. Beam.

THE LOWDOWN.

Thoughts on being black and lesbian. By Michelle Parkerson.

BLACK GAY EMPOWERMENT

By Donald Woods.

INSIDE THE RAINBOW.

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Keeping the Rainbow Coalition alive. By Vera Hill.

POETRY PORTFOLIO

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Poems by Assotto Saint, david-vincent brooks, Salih Michael Fisher, Essex Hemphill, and Melvin Dixon.

MAD AS HELL..

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Discrimination on the job. By Craig G. Harris.

CONVENTION IN THE SHADE

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A subjective view of the 1984 BWMTSConvention. By Dave Frechette.

TRUMAN CAPOTE: ENOUGH ART TO ENDURE

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A reassessment of the late writer's work. By John Yohalem.

NEWS

NATIONAL NEWS/Edited by Matthew Stadler.

MINNEAPOLIS GAY RIGHTS ORDINANCE THREATENED/By Robert Halfhill. S.F. BATHHOUSES DEFY CLOSURE ORDER/By Matthew Crews. . 500 GAYS AND LESBIANS MARCH ON UNITED NATIONS/BY Matthew Stadler ANTI-VIOLENCE BILL SIGNED INTO LAW BY CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR/ By Matthew Crews.....

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GOTBAUM THREATENS TO PULL UNION SUPPORT FROM CITY COUNCIL/ By Steven C. Arvanette..

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LETTERS

EDITORIAL.

COLUMNS

SCIENCE/By Ann Giudici Fettner

The truth about HTLV-III.

FILM/By Ed Sikov, Joel Weinberg

THEATER/By Tish Dace, Michael Sommers

MUSIC/By Ivan Martinson..

CABARETS/By Michael Shepherd.

GALLERIES/By Alfred Sturtevant.

UPTOWN/By Michael Grumley..

ASTROLOGY BY MOONLIGHT/By Michael Jay

DANCE/By Tom Brazil

LOS ANGELES GUIDE/Edited by Michael Lassell..

SAN FRANCISCO GUIDE/Edited by Myriam Weisang

NEW YORK GUIDE AND LISTINGS/Edited by Jan Carl Park. CLASSIFIEDS

SECOND SECTION

TRICK OR TREAT.

PERSONALS

SPORTS/BY Danny Del Monte, Mary Tomich, J. Skofield.

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"Masculine/ Feminine

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boring; we must think of something

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Dismantle Male Supremacy.

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