Dykes to Watch Out For

The

AFTER A

Option

SURPRISE ENCOUNTER AT THE HAIR SALON.

LOIS HAS ARRANGED TO MEET EMMA AFTER HER APPOINTMENT.

café

TOPAL

SO, HOW BOUT THAT SUPREME COURT?

ALL HULL

December, 1989

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

Page 19

YEAH, REALLY. BAD NEWS.

YEAH.

LISTEN, IM SORRY I NEVER CAUED.

OH THAT'S OKAY! IT'S NOT LIKE I WAS WAITING AROUND OR ANYTHING.

IT'S JUST THAT I'VE KIND OF GOTTEN INVOLVED WITH A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.

I'VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH HER FOR OVER A YEAR. SHE'S WHY

I FINALLY LEFT JEROME, BUT

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO APPROACH HER... HOW TO GO ABOUT IT.

OH, I GET IT! SO You PRACTICED ON ME FIRST!

LOIS, NO...

YEAH! THEN AFTER SLEEPING WITH MAE YOU WENT AND SEDUCED YOUR FRIEND AND NOW YOU'RE BOTH MADLY IN LOVE SWELL. GLAD I COULD HELP AMI INVITED TO THE WEDDING?

LOIS, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. YES, I FEEL A PRIMARY BOND WITH DOROTHY, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU NOW

AND THEN TOO.

WELL ISN'T THAT PROGRESSIVE.!

OUT FOR TWO MONTHS AND ALREADY NONMONOGAMOUS!

WELL? ARE YOU INTERESTED OR NOT?

MEATAVAR

Steamed trons fro

OH.

nightmares

Continued from Page 14

The collection's two best stories, "Somewhere in the Night" and "Hell Is for Children," revolve around Andrew Lyall, a witty and sophisticated vampire. Lyall is in some way quite traditional. He sleeps in a coffin, avoids garlic, and loathes the daylight. But unlike Hollywood vampires, Lyall is gay and finds his victims in gay pickup bars. His “undead" existence becomes complicated when he finds himself becoming emotionally and physically attracted to his prey. Other authors would find it difficult to create a character who is both sympathetic and yet a ruthless predator, but McMahan handles this difficult material exceptionally well. Andrew Lyall is such a fascinating and contradictory character, he deserves his own novel.

In fact, this is my only complaint with Somewhere is the Night. There just isn't enough of it.

So if you like reading about ghosts, ghouls, and vampires, make sure to pick up Jeffrey McMahan's Somewhere in the Night. But be sure to eat lots of garlic before opening its pages, and don't read after dark!

Eric Garber is a writer and reviewer living in San Francisco. He has co-edited World's Apart: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Science Fiction and Fantasy. He is also at work on a anthology of gay and lesbian vampire stories. ▼

Massachusetts Continued from Page 2

gles. Connecticut, California, New York, Iowa, and other states where gay rights legislation has nearly succeeded in the past will look to the popular support in Massachusetts as a source of inspiration. As gay rights opponents in these states get wind of the public consensus, they will buckle under pressure. Moreover, the inevitable chain of victories promises to boost the national lesbian and gay civil rights bill, which seeks to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual orientation among protected categories.

The development of a national strategy and identity will move each state forward by quantum leaps rather than tiny steps. Our burgeoning national consciousness makes individual victories part of the nationwide gay rights movement. Sharing techniques and tactics from state to state will intensify our political power nationwide, as well as create a lasting unity among gay communities. And sharing the celebration of victories like the one in Massachusetts will heighten our sense of ourselves as people with a shared history and a promising future. ▼

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