Articles from The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) (December 16, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Anatomy of a failed campaign: in two short months, the battle over California's Proposition 8 went from double-digit opposition to passing with 52% of the vote on Election Day. Could the heartbreaking loss have been avoided? Depends on who you ask.	Ehrenreich, Ben		3207
Be the best.	Ryder, Caroline	Buyers guide	539
Datebook 12.02-12.16.		Calendar	176
Dear President-elect Obama, we gave you our vote (at least most of us did). Will you now fight for our full equality? Open letters from 17 gay men and lesbians.			6774
Economic crisis.	Ramey, Katie	Letter to the editor	161
Fairy tales: the director and stars of the new Broadway production of Shrek talk about playing gay, fighting off fans, and the best coming-out gift for Clay Aiken.	Voss, Brandon	Interview	1682
Has there been a gay leader comparable to Harvey Milk since Milk's death?		Brief article	159
Hip hymns: ask anyone who has ever hailed a cab in the snow with an armload of presents: multitasking is essential at Christmastime. That goes for holiday music too. Here are some albums doing double duty as really good music.	Reighley, Kurt B.	Sound recording review	419
Honoring Harvey.	Geary, Bob; Martz, Joseph; Sullivan, Chris; Malhuts, Gary	Letter to the editor	318
Lost boys.	Wilson, Doric; Smith, Howard; Niable, Andy; Kidd, Tom	Letter to the editor	280
Missionaries at the door?	Llewellyn, H.K.	Letter to the editor	36
Mormons gone wild: after one man undresses missionaries for his calendar, BYU strips him of his degree.	Allen, Dan	Brief article	255
Out on the street.	Virtel, Louis	Brief article	154
Partners in romance: what's the secret behind Judith Gould, best-selling author of sweeping romance novels? She's actually a couple of gay men.	Avery, Dan		730
Playing gay: Fable II for Xbox 360--featuring gay marriage and visible gaydar--is the most inclusive video game ever created.	Buchanan, Kyle		426
Pow! Zowie!	O'Sullivan, Mike; Marino, Nick	Letter to the editor	138
Projection runway: fashion designer Tom Ford segues into celluloid with a daring film project.	Voss, Brandon		386
Rants & raves.		Brief article	288
Same-sex social studies: the publishers of a new book want all kids to know about gay history.	Vatner, Jonathan	Brief article	288
Straight man: Adrien Brody does his best to let loose for his gay fans.	Voss, Brandon	Interview	781
The age of ignorance.	Barrett, Jon	Editorial	508
The glass half full: looking at the positive side of the 2008 election.	Garcia, Michelle	Brief article	155
The wedding's off.	Clark, Cary	Letter to the editor	75
Voices carry: a new tour tests the market for gays with guitars.	Broverman, Neal	Brief article	264
Word basher.	Mandato, Mike; Nolan, Michael; Fog, Rebecca	Letter to the editor	397