3 UPFRONT
publisher's statement by Donald N. Embinder
7 MAILMAN
letters from readers
8 COMMENTARY
guest editorial by Malcolm Boyd
11 BRIEFS
short reports on what's hot 16 THE CREAM record reviews by Dallas 18 HEADWAY fiction by Thom Nickels
25 THE FUNDAMENTALISTS
article by Randy Shilts
30 HOMBRES
the erotic poetry of Paul Verlaine
36 GREAT AMERICAN COUPLES
satiric portfolio
40 SEXUAL ICONS
centerfold photoerotica
58 LAS PALMAS
fiction by Walter Febick
64 WHERE ARE THE CLOWNS?
humor by Gregory Springer
69 FRIENDS AND FRIENDS OF FRIENDS
by Bernard Wolff
83 TRUNKLINES
summer swimwear
90 A PLACE TO CALL HOME
article by Patrick Agan
