April 2003

FEATURES

• Hollywood Story With their new Montrose emporium, two entrepreneurs look for a happy ending in an uncertain economy. By Eric A. T. Dieckman. Photography by David Lewis
• Good Sport Gurinder Chadha scores against sexism and tradition with her film Bend It Like Beckham. By Andrea Rodricks
• Home Front As war rages in Iraq, local vets look to the national GLBT veterans’ convention. Photography by Yvonne Feece
• Tax-Time Trials You can survive IRS season. By Josef Molnar.
• More Tax Info By Josef Molnar
• Facing Identity Two images from a groundbreaking exhibition of Japanese photography. By Tim Brookover
• Zounds! Gowns Drag queens donate the clothes off their back to prom-bound teens. Photography by David Lewis

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• LookOut Bayou City Boys go to the Jungle. By Tim Brookover
• Movies on DVD/VHS Chippendale dancers in Just Can’t Get Enough; I, the Worst of All; Harem; and His Secret Life. By Blase DiStefano and Troy Carrington
• Houston Gay/Lesbian Film Festival Preview
• Television A Union in Wait and Hell House on Sundance and Cher’s farewell concert on NBC. By Blase DiStefano and Troy Carrington
• Out In the Arts The Fertles return to Radio Music Theatre. By D.L. Groover
• GrooveOut Texan Ruthie Foster leads new releases from GLBT artists. By Gregg Shapiro
• GrooveOut Shorts New releases from Fischerspooner, Celine Dion, Ani DiFranco, Cooler Kids, Cher, and more. By Andrea Rodricks, Lance Walker, and Blase DiStefano
• ReadOut An appreciation of two writers for National Poetry Month. By Michael Stuart
• ReadOut Maryfield Academy, My Heartbeat, Gravel Queen, and The Summer Book (by Houston’s own Sarah Gish). By Olivia Flores Alavrez and Troy Carrington

NEWS & COMMENT

• Letters
• News Briefs Splash celebrations hit Galveston and Houston; the Transgender Unity Banquet; and the PFLAG/HATCH scholarship deadline.
• LeftOut Tort reform is not really reform. By Daryl Moore
• OutRight The religious right resorts to scare tactics. By Dale Carpenter
• InsideOut at City Hall Even cities scramble after grants. By Annise Parker
• Business News

OUT & ABOUT

• OutFront Treasure hunting at a fancy rummage sale. By Tim Brookover
• OutLoud Just a little bit crabby. By Sally Sheklow
• OutPlay The Houston Stealth look to the basketball playoffs. By D. L. (Deb) Murphy
• Calendar TUTS and Tommy Tune honor high school musical stars.
• Out of Town What’s in the bag? New luggage rules. By Kim Gustavsson
• Bar & Club Guide Featuring Derek DePratter of JR’s in “Behind the Bar.”
• SignOut By Lilly Roddy

About the Cover:

Dan McFarland (l) and Parker Langley of Bayou City Boys Club, all pumped up for Jungle 11 Tribal Heat, kick off our Spring Mix issue. Photographed for OutSmart by David Lewis. Costumes designed Corby Jackson. Cover design by Terry Klumpp.