TABLE OF CONTENTS - AUGUST 2000

FEATURES

This month we focus on Health & Spirit.

Our Lesbian Bodies A guide to lesbian healthcare.

Sex Addictions When too much of a good thing is hurting you.

Herbs & HIV "Natural" remedies need to be researched with as much care as other drugs.

The Straight Dope on Cigarettes No joking about smoking.

Mind Too Full? Time to be mindful.

Plus, past health resrouces:

Roundup of gay-friendly gyms. (January OutSmart)
Roundup of yoga classes. (April OutSmart)

NEWS & COMMENT

LETTERS

IN&OUT: Gary Van Ooteghem, Gay Men's Health Summit, "gaydar makes it into Webster's, plus more.

OUT IN THE COMMUNITY: Fred Walters and the Houston Buyers Club. By Ann Walton Sieber

LEFTOUT: The Texas Sodomy Statute and two courageous Republicans. By Daryl Moore

OUTRIGHT: The Boy Scouts: Why the Supreme Court made the right decision. By Dale Carpenter

BUSINESS NEWS: Promotions, expansions and grand openings in the Houston gay business scene.

THEATER: Houstons' own Tamarie Cooper. By Blase DiStefano

FILM/TELEVISION: RuPaul comes out...out of drag that is. By Blase DiStefano

TELEVISION: TheTruth About Jane's teenage star, Ellen Muth. By Laura Springel

GROOVEOUT: The healing power of music. By Chris Sill

DINEOUT: Charivari. By Joy Fajardo

CALENDAR: Keep up with what is happening in Houston for August.

HEALTH & SPIRIT

WORKOUT: No Sweat? How to get worked up about your workout. By John-Aaron

SIGNOUT: Your monthly astrocast. By Lilly Roddy