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Ladies or Gentlemen

Now available (Fitipacchi)

This nifty coffee-table book cof·fee-ta·ble book
n.
An oversize book of elaborate design that may be used for display, as on a coffee table.


coffee-table book
Noun

a large expensive illustrated book

Noun 1.
 tracks the history of cross-dressing males in the movies, Actors becoming Carmen Miranda ''

Carmen Miranda, pron. IPA: ['kaɾme͂j mi'rɐ͂dɐ], (February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955); birth name Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, GCIH) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian[1]
 merit their very own chapter here.

I Am Not Myself These Days

Coming in February (HarperPerennial)

New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 ad exec Josh Kilmer-Purcell spent part of his 20s navigating corporate life by day and downtown drag clubs by night. Crack was involved, Here's his memoir,

Jeremy's Version

Now available (Carroll & Graf)

Brilliant but neglected gay writer James Purdy gets a fresh reprint of his 1970 novel, Also available is Purdy's award-winning 1967 novel Eustace Chisholm and the Works.

Rosa

Now available (Henry Holt and Co.)

Poet Nikki Giovanni recounts for young readers the true story of Rosa Parks, whose courage helped spark the civil rights movement. Illustrated by Bryan Collier,

FILM

That Man: Peter Berlin

Now playing (New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
) John Waters, Armistead Maupin, and Wakefield Poole are among those who remember the '70s porn legend in this scintillating scin·til·late  
v. scin·til·lat·ed, scin·til·lat·ing, scin·til·lates

v.intr.
1. To throw off sparks; flash.

2. To sparkle or shine. See Synonyms at flash.

3.
 new documentary.

Pizza

Opens January 20 (New York City)

Out director Mark Christopher (54) returns with this tale of a pizza deliverer (Ethan Embry) and his unlikely friendship with a shy girl on her 18th birthday.

TV

True Life: I Have Gay Parents

Premieres January 26 (MTV MTV
 in full Music Television

U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business.
)

The documentary series, in conjunction with Logo, examines the lives of three teens being raised by gay parents, L Word star Leisha Halley coproduces,

DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 

All-American Girl

On sale January 31 (Shout! Factory)

See the sitcom that launched Margaret Cho's ABC-made-me-lose-weight material.

RADIO

Twist

Weekly show (in syndication)

This nationally syndicated queer commercial radio show features out Atlanta personality Melissa Carter, Logo's Will Wikle, and author and Advocate contributor Dennis Hensley.

THEATER

The Good Body

Opens January 31 (Los Angeles) Eve Ensler, mighty maven of The Vagina Monologues, takes her newest solo show on tour.
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Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Jan 31, 2006
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