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The PHOTOGRAPHER appearance of Dalton Dehart names or pictorial represen- CONTRIBUTORS tation does not Jim Buck, Raquel Chevallier, necessarily indicate Michael Derry, Greg Fox, Glenn the sexual orienta- Hanson, Woody Miller, Allen tion of the person Neuwirth, Christopher Seely, or persons. Arjan Timmermans, Romeo San Vicente Eclipse is for adults only and is pub- NATIONAL ADVERTISING lished weekly and REPRESENTATIVE distributed free Rivendell Media throughout the 212-242-6863 Deep South. Web: www.eclipse·mag.com E-mail: [email protected] 2306 Genesee @ Fairview. Houston, TX. 713.521.0123. www.meteorhouston.com Gay bishop-elect 'I think about 5 percent.' may meet with - Orlando Magic guard Tracy McGrady, on the percentage Anglican leader of NBA players he estimates are gay. McGrady answered "yeah" when asked if he witnessed specific evidence to back The gay man set to be sworn in Nov. 2 as up the statement. (Stuff Magazine, Sept. issue) the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church said Oct. 19 that he is willing to meet with the spiritual leader of the gency meeting, held Oct. 15-16 at told the Associated Press."Her passion and Anglican Communion, Lambeth Palace in London, the primates leadership are important to all Americans." who is expected to urge of the Anglican Communion worldwide HRC leaders told AP that Striesand came him to withdraw from his issued a unanimous statement warning out against Colorado's anti-gay new post, the Times of that if Robinson is installed as bishop on . Amendment 2, which London reported. In his '-"~--- Nov. 2, "the future of the Communion would have made non-dis- first public sermon since Rev.•Gene itself will be put in jeopardy." crimination policies based an emergency meeting of Robinson on sexual orientation illegal worldwide leaders of the Anglican in the state, in 1992. She is Communion, Rev. Gene Robinson said he HRC sings praises also a regular contributor to would "love to go to London" and meet HRC and other gay organi- Dr. Rowan Williams, the spiritual leader of Barbra Streisand Barbra zations, Streisand'sson with of the Communion, which includes the Singer, actress. director, producer and gay Streisand actor Elliot Gould, filmmak- Episcopal Church, the paper reported. favorite Barbra Streisand isfinally getting an er Jason Gould, is gay, and she got her start "As for the archbishop of Canterbury," award from the Human Rights Campaign, singing in the '60s in a gay bar in said Robinson, who was confirmed as the the nation's largest gay civil rights group. Greenwich Village. new bishop of New Hampshire after a The notice isway in advance, but after their contentious vote by the Episcopal annual gala dinner three weeks ago, HRC Convention this fall, "if he were to ask announced that its annual Humanitarian 'K Street' features me to stand down, I would take that very Award goes to Streisand during an event on seriously because he is our spiritual leader March 6. "[Gays] and the nation have been lesbian relationship and I will listen very carefully to him, and enriched by Ms. Streisand," Elizabeth Birch, "K Street," the new HBO political drama then I will pray about it." After the emer- the outgoing executive director for HRC and documentary series, examines the 4 I 10·31·03 I eclipse Queer eyes on marriage traditional home of all the major lobbying, media relations and law firms in the nation's for straight couples capital. The idea for the show is to blend actors with actual lobbyists and politicians As a tongue-in-cheek way to participate in and film the show without a script. Real-life "Marriage Protection Week," Oct. 12-18, married politico celebrities and political Lambda Legal Education & Defense Fund opposites Mary Matalin and James Carville hosted a Web site forum for straight married play themselves and run the fictitious firm. couples to solicit relationship advice from Their employees are actors - John Slattery, long-term gay couples not legally allowed to Mary McCormack and Roger marry. "Our activities were really to make a G. Smith - who give advice couple of points," said Michael Adams, and meet with real politi- director of education and public affairs for cians - whose fictional per- Lambda Legal. "One being that marriage sonal lives are also enacted. doesn't need to be protected from lesbian Maggie Morris and gay couples, and two being that, in fact, (McCormack), had a same- married couples can learn from gay cou- sex relationship in the first Mary pies." "Marriage Protection Week" gained five episodes with Gail (Talia M((orma(k national attention when President George Balsam). Gail dumped Morris, who was dis- W. Bush issued a proclamation praising the traught. But on the last episode, Morris event, spearheaded by 24 religiously orient- accepted a date with a man. "If she joins an ed, anti-gay organizations A total of 20 ex-gay ministry, I'll be very upset," says gay questions posed by straight married couples lobbyist Jeff Trammell, who runs Trammell & were fielded by Lambda's team of seven gay Company, a lobbying firm similar to the one couples during the online forum, dubbed on "K Street." Joe Martin, the gay location "Queer Eye for the Straight Couple." manager for the program, praised the story Deborah from South Carolina asked the gay line. "I think [the gay plot line] is being han- panel if straight couples committed to gay dled very well," says Martin, a former lob- rights should abstain from marriage since byist and policy advisor for u.S. Rep. Barney gay couples cannot marry. "Absolutely not" Frank (O-Mass.). one of three openly gay answered gay male couple Bob McDiarmid members of Congress. and Jon Marcotte of Idaho. eclipse I 10-31-03 15 Location: Houston Age: early 20s Occupation: StudenVtheater actor, singer Status: Seeing someone What word is not in your vocabulary? '''Chance,' because one of my beliefs is that all things happen for a reason, so 'chance' isn't a reality to me." What inspires you? "My biological father. He'sthe strongest, bravest man I've ever met, and he's offered me faith when I forgot it existed." What's your biggest turn on? 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