ARTICLES & FICTION 18 "The Man Who Beat Aids" by Charles Jurrist 26 "Thinking Off" by Ronald Stark 38 "Conversation with Robert Altman" by Mitchell Borden 56 "Coming Attractions" by Joe Dean Clarkson 60 "Hair Conditioning" by Alan Banks 77 "The Two Worlds of Artie Bressan" by Michael Bronski VISUALS
9 "Night Cap" by Mauro
22 "Looking Backward" from Mede Studios
33 "Dock Strip" from Studio 9-D
41 "One More Time" from Malexpress Studios
49 "Handyman" by Jeff Kirk
73 "Pleasure Beach" from Richard Lawrence Productions MONTHLY FEATURES
4 Stallion Quickies
14 Roundup (Film, Books, Theatre, Music)
30 Letters to Casey
46 Our Gay Heritage: (The Gilded Closet of Cole Porter)
66 Stallion Contacts
EDITORIALLY SPEAKING
Who said it wouldn't last? Well, practically everyone. But here we are, alive
and kicking, moving forward, pausing only briefly to celebrate the second anniversary
of Stallion, before we move on to a bigger and better third.
When the project was still in the planning stages, those in the know warned us
again and again that a magazine featuring visuals of male nudes could never hope
to include editorial content of any worth or weight. "People who look at
dirty pictures," they assured us, "don't know how to read, or don't
want to." Still, we proceeded, trying to combine the best of erotic photography
with the best of articles and fiction that catered to the entire spectrum of the
gay sensibility. "You'll end up with something that's neither fish nor fowl,"
cautioned the doomcasters. But we must be doing something right. After two years
in a field where publications appear and vanish like May flies, we're still here.
We're still here, and growing with every issue.
Our very first editorial stated our credo — "We believe that the homosexual
is, by very definition, a sexual creature, but also a creature with a mind. And
that is why we find it appropriate to stimulate both aspects of his sensibilities."
We still feel that way. We still intend to continue bringing you a look for both
the brains and the balls.
T. S. Eliot once said, "April is the cruelest month." We don't see it
that way — April has always been cause for celebration in the Stallion offices,
and we thank you for making it possible.
Jerry Douglas
Editor
