Articles from The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) (April 24, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"Blah blah blah faggot".	White, Dave		491
A gay Christian's creed: in this excerpt from his new book, The Transcended Christian, Daniel Helminiak--the distinguished author of What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality--explains why he believes that denying one's sexual orientation is denying God.	Helminiak, Daniel	Reprint	512
American Idol's Big Gay closet. with its sappy songs, flamboyant contestants, and metrosexual host, American Idol is the campiest thing on TV. But could an openly gay singer win?	Hernandez, Greg	Cover story	3025
Back in action: after joint chiefs of staff chairman Peter Pace called homosexuality immoral, seven retired officers came out. Their new duty? Showing America how honorable gay service members are .	Weinstein, Steve		1649
Bitter, party of one.	David, Jim		118
Chasing Sarah Aswell.	Robson, Tom	Letter to the editor	139
Cinephile.	Buchanan, Kyle		726
CocoRosie.	Reighley, Kurt B.		272
Corrections.		Correction notice	49
First violin: young, transgender, African-American--violinist Tona Brown is breaking all the rules.	Dukowitz, Gretchen		517
Gao to the rescue: China didn't want her to leave, but AIDS activist Gao Yaojie came to the U.S. to accept a well-deserved award.	Cook, Gretchen		475
Gen Q poll.			89
Give'em hell, Larry: our angry prophet Larry Kramer won't be mellowing any time soon. Nor should we.			401
Happy ending?			257
High notes: songwriter Tomek Fior came to love his "feminine" voice, raising the question "when you really accept yourself, what will you sound like?".	Fior, Tomek		568
Hitting close to home.	Burbank, Kent	Letter to the editor	558
How to go topless: the newly released 2007 Volkswagen Eos convertible combines the amenities of luxury hardtops with a price everybody can love.	Weil, Daniel		400
HPV: boys allowed.	Kroll, Morgan		320
Irshad loves Islam: out Muslim author and filmmaker Irshad Manji reclaims the tolerant roots of her religion--and entertains us to boot--in a new documentary on PBS.	Stockwell, Anne		644
John Amaechi.			43
Keillor gets a pass.			187
Laverne & Shirley // The Second Season // Paramount.			18
Lesbians on ecstasy.	Reighley, Kurt B.		164
Little Children // New Line.			27
Meet the bloggers.			319
Muses legal products--an inspired idea? The straight founder of a company that provides financial and legal documents for unmarried couples is finding that LGBT groups are less than impressed.	Henderson, William		408
Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show // Sony.			18
Not sorry enough?	Oster, Allan J.	Letter to the editor	195
Not your average LGBT center: with its environmentally correct design and an online registry of chic furniture to donate, Chicago's Center on Halsted is a new kind of community gathering place.	Sokol, David		380
Opinions.			90
Our great dyke hope: Melissa Etheridge isn't just a rock star. She's our hero--and she won us over just by being herself.			365
Out on the street.	McArthur, Gretchen		108
Pete Wentz: if fall out boy is the toast of the emo-rock scene, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz is the butter and the jam. Riding the success of its latest chart-topping CD, Infinity on High, and its lead single, "This Ain't a Scene, Its an Arms Race,' the 27-year-old exhibitionist told us about his gay posse and the one little thing keeping him from sealing the deal with a dude.	Voss, Brandon		932
Rants & raves.			182
Rene Portland.			46
She's the top.	Beeb, John	Letter to the editor	180
Showing her true colors: kicking off her true colors tour in June, Cyndi Lauper once again proves she has pride.	Bardin, Brantley		771
Speaking in tongues.	Ferber, Lawrence		110
Terry McMillan.			47
The Advocate calendar.		Calendar	239
The advocate poll.			193
The Queen // Miramax.			22
Tim Hardway.			32
Time capsule 1994.			69
Trans rock: Lucas Silveira front man of the burgeoning Canadian rock band the Cliks, was born to rock and roll--he was also born a she.	Voss, Brandon		1099
Truly madly gay: for years, the lead singer of the band Savage Garden wasn't just in the closet, he was in denial. Now the international pop star is remarried (this time to a man) and staging his musical comeback. Darren Hayes is finally ready to talk.	Giltz, Michael		2353
Twin Peaks // Second Season // Paramount.			26
Under the radar: Chris Garneau is moody and a little difficult. He's also the best new singer-songwriter you've never heard of ... yet.	Doig, Will		898
What's on in London: there are countless things to do in the capital of the United Kingdom and the gay scene abroad. Here are five to check off your list right now.	Kennedy, Sean		516
Wher some boys are.	Humphries, Brandon	Letter to the editor	136
Zac Hanson.	Ferber, Lawrence	Interview	289