ARTICLES & FICTION
8 "REMEMBERING LYNNE CARTER"
By Craig Rowland
20 "SEX WITH THE STARS"
By George Hillarde
28 "THE VOYEUR"
By Troy Mckenzie
33 "MURDER IN MAINE"
By John Preston
52 "HOORAY FOR WEST HOLLYWOOD"
By Richard Labonte
60 "BRIAN HAWKS"
By Robert Richards VISUALS
15 "SPRING FERVOR"
From Graven Image
20 "SEX WITH THE STARS"
By Naakkve
39 "DRESSING DOWN"
From Malexpress Studios
55 "GO WEST, YOUNG MAN"
From Malexpress Studios
67 "UP AND COMING"
By Naakkve
78 "ONE SIZE FITS ALL"
From Studio TCS MONTHLY FEATURES
4 QUICKIES
11 ROUNDUP
46 BARHOPPING: Sporters
50 LETTERS TO CASEY
72 CONTACTS EDITORIAL
Last November's landmark referendum and election in West Hollywood promised
unprecedented political gains, not merely for local California gays but for
homosexual men and women the world over. West Hollywood, with a gay majority
on its City Council and its lesbian mayor Valerie Terrigno, was given the opportunity to become a role model for other predominantly gay cities and towns, as well as pragmatic proof that homosexuals could evince more civilized preoccupations than child molestation or drug-crazed orgies. Today, that opportunity has been seriously undermined.
The story of the original political miracle has been shrewdly chronicled by
local California journalist Richard Abonte in his article "Hooray for West
Hollywood," to be found on page 52 of this issue. Among other things, this
reportage reminds us that in spite of disasters in Houston and catastrophes
in Bangor, annihilating homophobia can, now and then, become a reality. Because
there is a considerable lag between the day a story is written and the day it
appears on your newsstand, however, no magazine can hope to remain up to the
minute in its coverage of current events. Unfortunately, there is more to this
story than Labonte was initially able to tell.
Much has happened since this story was first written. Mayor Terrigno has recently come under the scrutiny of an FBI probe. In question is her handling of federal funds in 1984 while she was head of Crossroads Counseling, a southern California social services agency that is now defunct. Between $3,000 and $27,000 (depending on what you read or hear) is allegedly unaccounted for, and as we go to press, Mayor i errigno has yet to provide an explanation.
We urge her to do so at once, whether such revelations exonerate her or destroy
her — for as mayor of America's first "gay city," she has an
obligation to be, like Caesar's wife, above suspicion. If indeed she is blameless, then she is entitled to the full and aggressive support of everyone for this attack on her reputation. If she is not — if she cannot or will not defend herself — her position becomes both indefensible and reprehensible. Valerie Terrigno is one of the most visible homosexuals in America today, and she has an unprecedented responsibility to both her constituency and to the gay community at large to prove to the homophobes that there is honor among gays.
Jerry Douglas
Editor
