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'Other girls' on tour are a threat, tennis mom says
by John Graves
Bi-racial teenage Wimbledon semifinalist Alexandra Stevenson made headlines recently when it was revealed that basketball legend Julius Irving was Alexandra's biological father. What you may not have read about was that Alexandra's mother, Samantha Stevenson, suggested not too kindly that women's tennis was dominated by lesbians.
According to a report in the July 19 issue of People magazine, Samantha Stevenson told the British press, "The biggest threat to girls her age are other girls on the tour."
now," Bullock said. "When I got busted for drugs. I had to say to myself, 'Jim, this is your wake-up call-enough!' And that's all it took to get me back on track. I avoided jail time and checked into an outpatient rehab program and I got my life back."
Most recently, Bullock has been performing, in drag, to full houses as star of the Los Angeles stage musical Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly. "I got my life and career back!" he added.
lone Skye comes out to Stern
Actress Ione Skye, appearing as a guest on the Howard Stern Show on cable's E! chan-
Same-sex marriage in the 20th century nel, said that she has been involved with
Here's a Pride-month program I almost forgot: Comic Gary Marshall took an indepth look at the debate over same-sex marriage in Hawaii on one of the first programs he hosted on his new Showtime documentary mini-series, Marriage in the Twentieth Century.
The program included a look at the samesex couples who took that first, critical step in demanding their rights to be married under Hawaiian law, and last year's heated debate and election over a state constitutional amend-
women since the break-up of her marriage to the Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz.
Skye told Stern that she was introduced to her first female lover by none other than openly lesbian model and actress Jenny Shimizu.
Shimizu, as readers of this column may remember, was the person who inspired actress Angelina Jolie to come out to herself and the world as bisexual when they worked on the 1996 film Foxfire together.
ment that allowed the legislature to ban such More than 'gay-friendly'
marriages.
The measure passed, but the issue isn't dead in Hawaii: Lawmakers did not actually pass a ban, and the state supreme court has yet to make a final ruling on the couples' sixyear-old case.
'I got my life back'
J.M. J. Bullock, former costar of network sitcom Too Close for Comfort and the J.M. J. and Tammy Faye talk show he co-hosted
with former televangelist Tammy Faye Baker, talked to the National Enquirer recently about what's been happening in his life since those shows were canceled.
According to the supermarket tabloid, the openly gay and HIV-positive actor received a double-whammy of hard knocks when he lost his life partner to AIDS complications in 1996, one month after the cancellation of his
Gay-friendly Korean-American comic Margaret Cho says that she is more than just "friendly" in her new off-Broadway production, I'm the One That I Want.
romantic leads the same ones. Anne Heche heard when she was cast opposite Harrison Ford in Six Days, Seven Nights.
The good reviews and box office success of both films seems to prove the doubters were wrong, but Everett has reservations about being identified as "the gay actor."
"I'm very happy to be at the forefront of something, and I'm not shying away from anything," Everett told Entertainment News Wire correspondent Joshua Mooney. "But I'm an actor-not a politician."
Everett told People magazine, "My being out is not about anything for me other than I can't bother to be in."
On being a sex symbol for both men and women, Everett added, "Frankly, it's exhausting. I need a lot of sleep."
Places to go, and places to avoid
If you are still making plans for your summer vacation, you might want to pick up a copy of the July 20 “Gay Travel" edition of the Advocate. The magazine takes in-depth look at recent homophobic opposition to lesbigay tour groups in the Caribbean. They include a review of international destinations where the lesbigay tourist should exercise caution, a report on which countries which are making a special effort to attract lesbigay tourists, and an update on the traditional lesgibly vacation hotspots in the U.S.
Cho, who apparently is still trying to figFlirting in a haunted house
ure out what her actual sexual orientation is, told Entertainment Weekly: "I've slept with women, but I don't think I'm gay or straight. I think I'm just slutty."
Soap got in his eyes
Openly gay Dawson's Creek creator Kevin Williamson is leaving the show.
Williamson, who is also working un Wasteland, a new ABC drama he created; told Entertainment Weekly that Dawson's Creek was getting "too soapy," saying, "I was starting to crash and burn. It's best I'm not part of it this year."
talk show. Bullock's depression eventually Yes, Virginia, gays can play straight
led to his arrest on drug charges last March.
"For a guy whose career has been all about comedy, my life was hardly anything to laugh about for a while, but it's definitely better
In his starring role in the film version of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, Rupert Everett ran into questions about whether the public would accept gays playing straight
'Kooky, fun' show mixes drag kings, film and politics
by Donna Jean Troka
while they tour the country.
They describe themselves as a troupe of "queer, trans and dyke-identified drag performers from the Pacific Northwest" that put on shows that are "kooky, fun and interactive, and promote such wonderful things as body image, S/M and disability awareness; respect for sex workers; and playing with gender roles." This promises to be an incredible night of drag, film, politics and fun.
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The July 20 Advocate also reports that actress Catherine Zeta-Jones will play a lesbian who flirts with actress Lili Taylor's character in The Haunting, a remake of the 1963 classic due to open in theaters July 23.
Ellen's brother was her inspiration
People reports that Vance DeGeneres, Ellen's straight brother, has joined Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Commenting on the historic coming-out season of his sister and her sitcom character, Vance said, "I had such mixed emotions. It was really rough to see people criticize her." Vance was one of the Ellen show's writers.
When they were teenagers, Vance was a guitarist in a local band who became the heartthrob of girls in their hometown of New Orleans. Ellen said this was her inspiration to get into show business, saying, “Everybody knew who he was. That's what motivated me to do something, because I watched him get all this attention and glory."
Vance, who has not been the center of public attention since those local band days, indicated that he was not jealous of his sister's rise to fame.
"Ellen is a gifted comedian, but I'm not aspiring to get that high. I'm really very happy where I am."
Farewell to Allan Carr
The July 19 issue of People also pays tribute to gay producer Allen Carr, who died of liver cancer in June. Carr was most famous for his production of the film version of Grease and the Broadway musical production of the gay classic La Cage aux Folles. ✓
John Graves is the producer and host of Gaywaves, a lesbian-gay public affairs show on Cleveland's WRUW 91.1 FM Fridays at 7 pm, and at http://radio.cwru.edu. Dave Haskell, Jim McGrattan and Kim Jones also contributed to this column.
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