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"Southern history is never simple and seldom straight." We feature tales from the ’60s and ’70s when Houston was the "San Francisco of the South," in an excerpt from Jim Sears just-released book Rebels, Rubyfruit, and Rhinestones: Queering Space in the Stonewall South.

On the Cover: "Africa" (Brian Seabrooks) was elected Ms. Gay Charleston in 1979, and was the first African American to win the contest's 20-year history. © Greg Day Photo 2001. For more Greg Day photography, see www.mandreams.com.

August 2001

FEATURES

  • QUEER SOUTHERN HERITAGE Tales of gay Houston in the ’60s and ’70s. Excerpt from Rebels, Rubyfruit, and Rhinestones. by Jim Sears
  • DO YOU WANNA DANCE? With not one but two high-caliber dance clubs (and another opening soon), the gay community’s answer is definitely yes. by Steven Foster
  • A WOP BOP A LU BOP The cars of summers gone by with the Classic Chassis Club. photos by B.J. Smith

NEWS & COMMENT

  • LETTERS

  • NEWS BRIEFS The chamber’s first ED; a gay yearbook; San Antonio’s community center; and more...
  • LEFTOUT The man behind Bush’s religious right agenda...and why you may never have heard of him. by Daryl Moore
  • OUTRIGHT The truth about gay families. by Dale Carpenter
  • BUSINESS NEWS

OUT & ABOUT

  • PERFORMANCE There’s more to John Leguizamo than a pretty face. by Blase DiStefano
  • MOVIES All over the guys who made All Over the Guy. by Blase DiStefano
  • MOVIES Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
  • BOOKS Star Trek: The Next Orientation. by Bill Korsak
  • GROOVEOUT k.d. lang and Broadway divas. by Chris Sill
  • TRAVEL Exploring the great gay outdoors at Rainbow Ranch near Dallas. by Karen Morgan
  • TV James Dean lives!, Madonna tours
  • SIGNOUT by Lilly Roddy
  • DINING A taste of French countryside at Bistro Provence. by E.J. Arnell
  • CALENDAR Tamalalia 6, Key West...
  • "TAPAS" Dining Guide
  • BARS & CLUBS.

 


FEATURES
>Queer Southern Heritage
>Do You Wanna Dance?
>A Wop bop a lu bop

NEWS & COMMENT
>Letters
>News Briefs
>LeftOut
>OutRight
>Business News

OUT & ABOUT
>John Leguizamo
>All Over the Guy
>Hedwig
>Star Trek

>GrooveOut
>Travel
>Madonna
>Horoscope
>Dining
>Calendar
>Dining Guide
>Bars & Clubs
>Gayest & Greatest Ballot

ARCHIVES
>Past Issues


 
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