Happy anniversary. (reader forum).Happy 35th anniversary to The Advocate, and congratulations on one of the most informative and interesting issues yet [November 12]. Reading the many happenings of the past brought back so many memories, from Stonewall stone·wall v. stone·walled, stone·wall·ing, stone·walls v.intr. 1. Informal a. to the AIDS crisis and so much more. My son, Vito [author of The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies], would call me with each and every happening, the problems and the pain gays and lesbians had to endure; it was so painful to hear him tell about it. I was so proud of Vito, of how he stood up for what he believed in. He never gave up his fight for gay tights--he was magnificent! November 7 marked 12 years that Vito has been gone. He loved writing for The Advocate; the staff was always so good to him. The Advocate always told it the way it was, with no holds barred. So here's to 35 more wonderful years! Anne Russo, Lodi Lodi, city, Italy Lodi (lô`dē), city (1991 pop. 42,250), Lombardy, N Italy, on the Adda River, near Milan. It is an important dairy and light industrial center. , N.J. Judy Wieder's "happy birthday" Letter From the Editor in Chief is an astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. piece of writing. How she could convey in so inspiring a way the scope of The Advocate's history and our community's major events and some of our major players on a single page is amazing. It is really beautiful work. I've been reading The Advocate for 22 years of its 35. Judy's letter is a wonderful birthday gift to a resilient, enduring, and terrific magazine. Katherine V. Forrest Katherine V. Forrest (born 1939) is an American writer. Forrest is best known for her eight novels about lesbian police detective Kate Delafield - the very first in the American lesbian mystery genre. She also had a long tenure as fiction editor at Naiad Press. , via the Internet Congratulations to all at The Advocate on your 35th! You've been around as long as I have. Jim Bailey For the football player of the same name see Jim Bailey (football player). James Hopkins "Jim" Bailey (b. December 16 1934, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Cincinnati Redlegs during the 1959 , via the Internet Congratulations, many thanks, and right on to The Advocate On this important milestone. It's politic to reassure 35-year-olds how great they look--or still look. It's usually true; it certainly is in this case. We've all grown some too. Kevin Dawson, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Calif. You put a smile on my face by including Pedro Zamora For the trade unionist, see . Pedro Pablo Zamora[1] (February 29, 1972 in Diezmero, San Miguel del Padrón, Havana, Cuba - November 11, 1994 in Miami, Florida USA) was an openly gay, Cuban-American HIV-positive AIDS educator who became famous for his activism, . Pedro made me who I am today;, he was the spark that changed my life. Steve Hubler, Bloomsburg, Pa. |
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