Articles from The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) (January 20, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"Beautiful," damn it: the Linda Perry-penned Christina Aguilera hit--not to mention the sexy video--was the great queer anthem of 2003.	Flick, Larry		349
A champion retires: after nearly nine years of putting a human face on gay rights, Elizabeth Birch leaves HRC.	Bull, Chris		1038
Changing history: the Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v. Texas took many people by surprise--but those who had been fighting antigay sodomy laws nationwide knew the landmark ruling was years in the making.	Graham, Chad		1853
Dressed for excess: with Boy George playing performance artist Leigh Bowery, Taboo gave us the year's gayest costumes.	Giltz, Michael		495
Family crisis.		Letter to the Editor	387
Gay TV 2003 instructions.			189
Girl meets boy: while gorgeous James was turning heads, best friend Andra was the mother figure who drew the heat. Here's her side of the story.	Percan, Stacey		580
Good news, bad news.		Calendar	2776
Including bisexuals.		Letter to the Editor	185
Just say 'mo.	Vilanch, Bruce		658
Kidd in a candy store: this year acclaimed book designer (and author) Chip Kidd was the subject of a book about his own work.	Behrens, Web		548
Kissed out of school: two Maryland high school students drew more attention than they expected when they staged a same-sex kiss in the school cafeteria.	Healy, Christopher		366
Married in Massachusetts: meet the seven gay and lesbian couples whose desire to get hitched led to the court ruling that shook the nation.	Caldwell, John		950
Medical firsts.	Jordan, Joseph P.	Letter to the Editor	153
Melissa & Tammy: a love story.	Steele, Bruce C.	Cover Story	6981
No special rights.	Steele, Bruce C.	Editorial	754
Oh, you beautiful dolls.	Ollom, John	Letter to the Editor	145
Rants 2003.			331
Richard's redemption: what is it like to spend 68 years of your life in the closet? Richard Chamberlain digs deeper than ever to tell us why it happened and how he finally got out.	Wieder, Judy		3841
Role models needed.		Letter to the Editor	286
Talking trash: as much as we loved the gay-savvy Pirates of the Caribbean, that's how much we hated these gay-shabby "comedies" of 2003.	DeCaro, Frank		532
That swinging Schwarzenegger.	Kaiser, Charles		683
The cover of 2003.			20
The velocity of Zoe: at 17, she has already written a critically admired book and snagged a six-figure contract; 2003 was quite a year for Zoe Trope (not her real name).	Marler, Regina		451
This is middle age? Martina's back--winning two more Grand Slam titles and, at 47, beating players half her age.	Robson, Douglas	Interview	1630
This month on Advocate.com.			189
Top 10 books.			238
Top 10 film.			219
Top 10 music.			236
Top 10 television.			223
Top 10 theater.			256
Touched by Angels.		Letter to the Editor	232
Truly, madly, depp-ly: Johnny Depp reasserted his unique magnetism with his performance as a fey-but-not-gay brigand in the summer's biggest hit.	DeCaro, Frank		373
Wilton Station creates sophisticated village living in the Fort Lauderdale area.			983
Young voters come out: partisan gay political groups are reaching out to GLBT students on the nation's college campuses.	Neff, Lisa		644