Ram Dass’s candor, humor, and rascally style made him America’s favorite teacher of Eastern mystical thought. But most of his fans didn’t know their favorite holy man is gay ... and many people in the gay community had never heard of him. In a warm in-person interview, Ram Dass talks to OutSmart’s Alan Davidson.

April 2001

FEATURES

• RAM DASS: America’s favorite teacher of Eastern wisdom ... that nobody knew was gay. by Alan Davidson
  
• COMMUNITY PROFILES: listening to some of our favorite "elders"
  JUDGE SUSAN YARBROUGH by Shane Hennesey
  IRIS SIZEMORE by Susan Lovejoy
  CHARLOTTE DOCLAR by Sandy Stutz
  BRENDA THOMAS by Cristan Williams
  ANONYMOUS by Chris Sill
  
• THE MYTH OF GAY AFFLUENCE Why does the world think we're so well off? by John W. Stiles
  
• CHANGING YOUR MIND ABOUT MONEY Saving and investing not for you? This article is for you. by Todd Rainey
  

NEWS & COMMENT

• ROTHKO CHAPEL /Ann Walton Sieber Rothko’s ready for same-sex marriages.
  
• FROM JANINE BRUNJES A note from Mayor Brown’s new liaison with the GLBT community.
  
• REPORT FROM THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE/ Ann Walton Sieber Rainbows banned in Port Arthur parade.
• AIDS activist Martin Delaney/ Paul Simmons
• IRISH SENATOR as gay activist/ Alan Davidson & Ann Walton Sieber
  
• MORE IN & OUT News Briefs.
  
• LEFTOUT/Daryl Moore Explaining the absurdities of the sodomy statute.
  
• OUTRIGHT/Dale Carpenter The results of the latest opinion polls on gays and gay issues.
  
• BUSINESS NEWS
  

OUT & ABOUT

• CALENDAR Streisand, Arts in the Heights...
• GROOVEOUT/Chris Sill Chilling out is more than just a mood.
• DINEOUT/E.J. Arnell Katz’s Deli.
• SIGNOUT/Lilly Roddy