Paul Broussard was murdered ten years ago, in the heart of Montrose, because he was gay. OutSmart dedicates this issue to his memory ... and to stopping the hate.

July 2001

FEATURE

• PAUL BROUSSARD was murdered ten years ago on July 4: What are we doing to transform the hate and ignorance?by John Aston
  
• ANGELA Starting a Gay Straight Alliance in a small-town high school. by Kirk Read
  
• GAYBASHING IN THE SCHOOLS There are a lot of frightened kids out there. by Bill Berkowitz
• LETTERS FROM AFRICA A Houstonian writes home about her work with children orphaned by AIDS in Zimbabwe. by Arden O’Donnell
• EARTHA KITT Purr-severes. by Blase DiStefano
• HEAR EARTHA KITT! A special audio excerpt from OutSmart’s interview with ... that voice.
  

NEWS & COMMENT

• LETTERS
  
• MARIA MINICUCCI by Ann Walton Sieber
  
• SOULFORCE in the Big Easy by Karen Morgan
• DIFFA by Ann Walton Sieber
• REFERENDUM PAGE Taking GLBT rights to the pulpit. by Rev. Bob Schaibly
  
• MAYOR'S GLBT LIAISON Stumping for Mayor Brown. by Janine Brunjes
• LEFTOUT With the hate crimes bill, the message is loud and clear–and that’s what’s important. by Daryl Moore
• OUTRIGHT The hate crimes mirage–why we don’t need a special law. by Dale Carpenter
• BUSINESS NEWS
  

OUT & ABOUT

• MOVIES The Closet, Lost and Delirious, The Weekend...
• TV Queer as Folk keeps the buzz going despite summer reruns. by Larry Collins
• GROOVEOUT Honey, Wotapalava is going on? by Chris Sill
• DINING Red Onion. by E.J. Arnell
• CALENDAR Melissa Etheridge, Cinderella, and more.
  

OVER & OUT

• SIGNOUT by Lilly Roddy
• BACK PAGE Quilt of Hope.