BiNet USA Media Report
March 1998
By Michael Szymanski
National Media Coordinator

BI MTV VIDEO. Rob Halford, formerly of Judas Priest, has a very bisexual video coming out on MTV directed by porn directrix Chi Chi LaRue, and starring many bi pornstars, including Sharon Kane, Tom Chase, Jeanna Fine, Rod Barry, Bradley Picklesheimer, etc. Right now, it's so hot, MTV is seeing if they should cut the girl-girl scenes or the guys licking on each others' boots, or perhaps the girl spitting in each other's mouths? Sounds hot...there's more, you just wait. Halford just came out of the closet, by the way! They may censor it, which could warrant a letter of protest. I'll keep you informed.

BI MAINSTREAM! Our Bi drag performer friend (who raised $$ for his/her fab performance at the LA Bi Con last summer) Geoffrey Karen Dior was on VERONICA'S CLOSET the last week of February playing the double to Kirstie Alley! This is the guy/girl who was also on XENA.

JASON PRIESTLEY is in a bi-themed film LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND where a mainstream writer (married to a woman) played by John Hurt, falls in love with Jason's screen persona. The new IN MAGAZINE will have a story and interview of Jason (by me), revealing how he handles the gay rumors about himself and how he handles guys who come on to him, in his most revealing interview to date.

20/20 REPORT. Sometime in late April, 20/20 will air an episode on Bisexuality, and I'm in it talking about the definition of Bisexuality and some of the discrimination facing us from both hetero and homo communities. There's a panel discussion to be filmed in NY later this month, and Elaine Holliman is filming part of THEIR filming and working out a deal to get some of her Bi Documentary on the air, too.

ANNE HECHE REPORT...
In LIFE Magazine, March 1998
LIFE: Do you define yourself as a lesbian or bisexual?
ANNE: Neither. I didn't know I was open to women, not that I could have ever denied it. The definition of gay is that you're attracted to the same sex; there are people who are born attracted to the same sex.
LIFE: Do you think that you were born that way?
ANNE: No, I think I was born attracted to a human soul. I've always lived my life that way. Everyone wanted me to be some Hollywood thing that went out with another Hollywood thing. I just wasn't that person. I wouldn't say I would go for another woman again - I wouldn't cheapen it by saying that. I'm never going to be with anybody else. It's the thing I know most in my life.
LIFE: How do you know?
ANNE: I knew the second I met Ellen I would be with her forever. She didn't believe it. Took her three days. We haven't been apart since the day we met.
LIFE: What's in your future?
ANNE: As long as I know my future is with Ellen, I don't have to think about it.

BI WOMEN, an EAR-Y REPORT??

In WASHINGTON POST, March 3, 1998 Scientists yesterday reported the first strong physiological evidence that lesbian and bisexual women may be biologically different from heterosexual women.

The researchers at the University of Texas in Austin found that, compared with heterosexual women, the hearing of homosexual and bisexual women tends to be a bit more like that of men.

The findings suggest that homosexual and bisexual women develop in subtly different ways than heterosexual women. Therefore, their brains may also form differently, accounting for their sexuality, the researchers said.

"It's an indication that other brain sites have also been masculinized," said Dennis McFadden, a professor of experimental psychology who led the study in today's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

BI BOYS, the SCARY REPORT.

Also in WASHINGTON POST, Gay and bisexual teenage boys are seven times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual counterparts, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota who analyzed data from a study of more than 36,000 middle and high school students.

Gary Remafedi of the University of Minnesota's department of pediatrics and his colleagues analyzed answers to questions about sexual orientation and sexual activity contained in the 1987 Adolescent Health Survey, a statewide questionnaire administered to all public school students in grades 7 through 12.

Remafedi and his colleagues randomly selected 394 youths -- 212 boys and 182 girls -- who described themselves as homosexual or bisexual. They were matched with 336 heterosexual students. The frequency of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts was then compared.

Researchers found that 28.1 percent of boys who identified themselves as gay or bisexual reported making at least one suicide attempt, compared to 20.5 percent of girls who identified themselves as lesbians, 14.5 percent of heterosexual females and 4.2 percent of heterosexual males.

The report found that adolescent "male bisexuality/homosexuality was associated with a greater than sevenfold increased odds of a suicide attempt," compared with adolescent male heterosexuality. The researchers also found more than triple the incidence of suicidal intentions among male gay or bisexual teens, compared with their straight peers.

However, "bisexuality/homosexuality was not significantly associated with suicide risk in young women," the researchers report.

BI ANY OTHER NAME ON VIDEO! Good news on the local front. New BiNET LA pal Kyle Schickner (director and actor) will have his movie ROSE BI ANY OTHER NAME, available on video at the International Conference. It's a woman's story that is far better than CHASING AMY and very sweet.

KANSANS KICK OUT BI CONTENT? Anything with gay or bi content may be axed out of the curriculum at the University of Kansas, including two ethics classes, Journalism 605 and a University of Kansas Medical Center course. "A course does not have to be a sexuality course to contain references to sexual orientation," said Dennis Dailey, professor of social welfare. Every class in the social welfare department could be submitted for the legislative request, he said.

"There's not a course that at some point in the semester doesn't mention the issue," he said.

In an age when gender issues are so prevalent, he said, universities shouldn't have to answer to political will when preparing what they want to teach - especially when so much about homosexuals and bisexuals is worth teaching.

He said an Honors Composition II class he recently taught included analysis of "The Iliad," an epic that in part described the ancient Greek ideal of male-male love among soldiers at war, believed to enhance morale in the ranks.

BIs ALMOST Protected in DES MOINES

DES MOINES REGISTER, February 13, After almost five years of discussion, the Des Moines Human Rights Commission voted to expand the city's anti- discrimination law to cover sexual orientation. The change would put Des Moines in the ranks of Ames and Iowa City, which protect homosexuals from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations.

The city already prohibits such discrimination based on race, gender, religion or any of five other characteristics. The new protection would cover heterosexuals, bisexuals, and homosexuals, but not people involved in illegal acts, such as pedophilia.

ABCNEWS ONLINE
http://www.abcnews.com/sections/living/gayschools/gayschools_main.html
TWO BI SPECIFIC STORIES excerpted...

Rikki Roby, 13, Freshman

"Don't Come Back Gay"

Rikki Roby left Casper, Wyoming, last summer to live with her lesbian mom in Dallas. And as her dad bid her farewell, he had this warning for his rebellious 13-year-old daughter: "Rikki, don't you dare come back gay." Well, Dad, guess what?

After meeting a girl in November who "took my breath away," Rikki now says that if you need to classify her, she guesses she'd be considered bisexual. "I am who I am," she says with grown-up poise, "and if gay is who I am, so be it."

The outspoken young teen with gorgeous, shampoo-commercial hair came to the Walt Whitman school as "the straight girl," looking for a place where people wouldn't give her or her sister any grief about their mom. She's well aware that social conservatives might say she's been "converted." But that's ridiculous, she says. "I didn't do it to please anybody." Her teachers are also concerned about the "recruitment" issue because it's a charge often hurled at gay adults. But, they say, Rikki's expressions of bisexuality should be seen as positive, because it means she isn't stifled. She feels free to explore, even if she changes her mind another 10 times before she graduates.

Also,Trudy Ware, 36, Parent

If Trudy Ware had gone to high school at a place like Walt Whitman, she might not have been forced to hang up her pompons in disgrace.

But her only option as a teenager was the local high school in small-town Oklahoma, and when she got caught kissing another girl, she went from head cheerleader and star of the girls' basketball team to "lesbian leper" overnight.

Now 36 and raising her teenage bisexual son, she's relieved Chris doesn't have to face the same humiliation and harassment. Unlike his mom's high school nightmare, Chris can wear his rainbow earring and talk about cute boys without thinking twice.

For most of his life, Chris lived with his dad and step-mom in Branson, Missouri. Though he wasn't openly bisexual there, he was openly rebellious, and eager to spend time with his mom. So he moved to Dallas.

Hoping to get Chris into a better school district, Trudy moved out of Dallas's gay neighborhood when she won custody.

But Chris didn't stay long at the better school. Kids poked fun at his clothes, his hair, the way he walked. He wasn't making friends.

For the record, Chris says he hated the school because some students carried guns and stole stuff out of his locker. Sure, Walt Whitman is homophobia-free, but it's also nice that "you don't have to worry about anyone packing," he says.

He and his mom found out about the Walt Whitman school, and Chris tried it out for a day. When Trudy picked him up, the look on his face told her he had found a home. There was just one major roadblock: money.

SOUNDS LIKE TWO CANDIDATES FOR OUR BI YOUTH TEAM!

BI MONSTERS!

DETROIT NEWS, January 30, 1998 In the 1930s, when scientific debates raged over what makes someone homosexual, classic horror movies like Frankenstein (1931) and Werewolf of London (1935) dwelt on monsters' origins. The tales were told in ways intended to bring homosexuality to mind. Sometimes the monster is gay or bisexual--Dracula (1931) and Dracula's Daughter (1936). Other times a seemingly regular guy has an unacceptable side he trys to keep hidden--Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932).

BOYSRCH RULES!

The policy on gays in the military is not just "don't ask, don't tell" but also "don't pursue" the Navy was reminded by a federal court order reinstating a sailor investigators had "outed" as gay as a result of his personal profile with an online service.

But because discharges of gays are on the rise despite the policy, the case illustrates the risks gay and bisexual service members take by revealing information about themselves online.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Timothy McVeigh used the screen name "Boysrch" and described himself as gay in his America Online, or AOL, profile. The profiles allow AOL members to share information about themselves.

The "Boysrch" screen name appeared on an electronic-mail message signed "Tim" and was turned over to the Navy. Investigator asked an AOL employee for "Tim's" identity and was told it was McVeigh.

A federal judge said Jan. 29 that the Navy and AOL violated the law.

Because McVeigh's profile page was anonymous, the judge ruled, the Navy had no right to try to prove he had declared himself homosexual.

The ruling was a victory for McVeigh and others expecting privacy behind an online identity. Nevertheless, it also is making military members think twice about what they put on their electronic profiles.

In one case, Air Force Times found a profile of an individual claiming to be a first lieutenant in the Air Force. First and last names were included in the profile, along with a message that the officer was looking for a bisexual encounter.

In another example, a major in the Air Force Reserve used a first initial and last name on a profile saying he "would love to get with two very bi females."

If the name was not specific enough, he also noted his date of birth and the city where he lives.

"I hadn't really thought about it when I put [the profile] out there," he said in a telephone interview.

The major, who did not want to be identified, insisted he is not bisexual.

"I was just having fun," he said.

Another Air Force member, after listing a first name, offers a description of himself -- height, weight, and hair and eye color -- gives the "early '70s" as his date of birth and notes he is based in Misawa, Japan. Until contacted by Air Force Times for an interview, the airman also noted that he was "married, bi not gay," and described the kind of men he liked.

In 1994, 145 members were discharged. In 1995, the number rose to 232. A year later it was up to 283, and in 1997 there were 312 members discharged under the policy.

In January, the most recent figures available, 49 gay members were discharged.

Letters of support of McVeigh can go to
AIR FORCE TIMES
E-mail: MCOAIR@aol.com
Letters to the Editor: airlet@atpco.com
(BiNet sent one)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TRAVEL FUND

From Stephanie Berger:

We have requests from India, Napal, Africa, Argentina and Brazil amoungst other - and we have less then $2,000 in the account. Please pass on this info to people in your community. I would love to be able to fund all these people and the requests we have from Canada and rural USA... AND it's all tax deductable...

I am very please to announce the creation of the 1998 International Conference on Bisexuality Travel Fund. If you wish to contribute to the International Travel Fund Account you can do this in two ways.

First: Send me a check made out to "BiNet USA International Fund". In order to not have the check held for 30 days - I am requesting you send checks in US Funds only!!!! And if possible drwan from a US bank - perferably Citibank. Obviously if this is not do-able we can make expceptions but as I mentioned checks will be held for at least 30 days before funds can be made available. And as we draw nearer to the big day - this will inhibit the speedy distribution of funds.

My address is: Stephanie Berger, 4231 Montgomery Street, Apt 105, Oakland, CA 94611

Secondly: You can electronically transfer funds into the account. Again I strongly encourage if you are doing this outside of the US you draw from a US bank (preferably Citibank) and in US funds. Again if this is not possible funds are likely to be held for 30 days. The information you need is as follows:
Citibank, FSB - account # 66701783
Citibank, FSB- Branch # 902
Citibank, FSB Routing # 254070116

And PLEASE - If you sending funds electronically send me via mail a copy of the transaction so I can keep a clear record of the action or send me an e-mail with the amount, currency, date of transaction, who, and what bank of origin.

You can start depositing funds immediatly. If you have an problems please send me mail asap so I can call the bank!

Sincerely,
Stephanie Berger
virago@slip.net
BiNet USA National Coordinator, International Travel Fund Administrator

GAY & BI FRATs

UCLA is renewing its version of this gay & bi frat this year, too.

Members of a new fraternity at Western Michigan University chalked the walkways of campus earlier this week to announce the establishment of a Greek society predominantly geared to the needs and interests of gay and bisexual men.

David Babler, WMU freshman majoring in biomedical science, spearheaded the effort to organize a chapter of Delta Lambda Phi at WMU, of which he now serves as president. The national social fraternity was founded in 1988 and has 20 active chapters in universities throughout the United States.

Babler said his participation in WMU's freshman orientation last summer and meeting with members of many Greek societies on campus is what sparked his interest in "going Greek."

BI FRIENDLY PUBLICATION SEEKS WRITING

ROUGHRIDERS: We are especially seeking fiction of 1000 - 6000 words in length which features bisexual transgendered men or intersexed men. This kind of fiction is very hard to come by, which is why Roughriders was started. It also means that new authors looking to break into print will have their best chance at getting published by submitting a story about a gay transgendered or intersexed man. There is no payment other that our gratitude and our attitude, but the author retains all rights and is welcome to submit simultaneously to other markets. We also accept reprints.Complete guidelines are on our Home Page: http://www.netgsi.com/~listwrangler/roughriders.html.

BI FRIENDLY WEB PAGE

Check out this personal Webpage looking for Bi Friendly coming out stories http://members.aol.com/Katerina/index.html

EXCITING NEWS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

CONTACT:
David Rostcheck, 781 643 0354
davidr@mediaone.net
Wayne Bryant, 617 424 9595
bryant@tdint.com

BISEXUAL ROCK PIONEER TOM ROBINSON HEADLINES 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BISEXUALITY, APRIL 3-5 IN CAMBRIDGE

British Gold Record Winner, famed for hit songs "Glad to be Gay" and "2-4-6-8 Motorway" broadens horizons.

Boston, Mass. -- March 2, 1998 -- The Bisexual Resource Center today announced that singer Tom Robinson will be headlining the 5th International Conference on Bisexuality on April 3-5 in Boston. Tom Robinson's appearance at the bisexuality conference is especially relevant because both the singer and the conference challenge stereotypes and seek an open dialogue about bisexuality. Robinson, one of rock's best-known gay artists, was outed as a bisexual in 1988 by the British tabloids: "Britain's #1 Gay in love with biker girl!" In a 1994 NY Times article Robinson said, "I still find men more sexually attractive than women. I call that gay. I live with a woman with whom I have a long-term sexual and emotional relationship. I call that love. The two are not incompatible."

Robinson's 1978 classic debut album "Power In The Darkness" went gold in UK. He's been producing albums and hit singles ever since. In 1996 Robinson was awarded the Michael Callen medal of achievement at GLAMA (Gay & Lesbian American Music Awards) and last year was the Gold winner at UK Sony Radio Awards in the themed music category as presenter of the "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" documentary. A new live album is scheduled for spring release, tentatively titled "Holidays In The Sun". Tom will be performing Friday,April 3 at 8:00 PM at Lowell Hall at Harvard University.

The conference will challenge, as Tom has, many of the stereotypes surrounding bisexuality. Sponsored by Boston's 14-year-old Bisexual Resource Center(BRC) in cooperation with the Harvard Lesbian Bisexual and Gay Graduate Students (LBGGS), the conference is to be held April 3-5 at Harvard University in Cambridge. The three-day event offers over 140 concurrent workshops, panels, presentations, papers, and performances organized into 21 themed tracks, all supporting the conference theme of "One World, Many Faces: Unity and Diversity in Bi Communities, Queer Communities and the World."

For more information, or to register, call the conference info line at (617)747-4451, email info@biconf.org, or visit the conference web site at: http://www.biconf.org.

For more information on Tom Robinson, see his website at http://www.tomrobinson.com.

The conference is not sponsored by Harvard University or the Harvard University Science Center.

ABOUT THE BISEXUAL RESOURCE CENTER

The Bisexual Resource Center is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to providing information and educational resources to bisexual groups around the world. The center has hosted 6 regional conferences on bisexuality since 1984 and publishes the Bisexual Resource Guide.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BI SPEAKING

Bill Irion and Gary North had a good talk with students at Cal State Fullerton, two other bi folk spoke tonight at a Unitarian gathering, Greg Carlson held a seminar with Bi Married men.

We are looking to fil a spot on the Community Prevention Council (gay, bi, lesbian, trans drug-alcohol-tobacco-etc. work) with a Bi rep, it usually meets on the second wednesday night of each month in L.A. -- anyone available to represent bi's? -- Call Gary (562) 437-0511

FRITZ'S PAGE

Keep up with Fritz Klein and his involvement on the BiWest/SoCal Bisexual Conference. It is a work in progress. The address for the conference web page is: http://www.bisexual.org/biwest/

MODEL/ACTRESS SHOWS BI BENT "Gia had both sides too. She's the closest to me of all the characters I've played," says John Voight's daughter, Angelina Jolie, 22. She played George Wallace's steel-magnolia second wife on TNT, for which she earned CableAce and Golden Globe nominations; a frontier wife in CBS's True Women; and an androgynous drifter in "Foxfire."

That 1996 film awakened in Jolie another link to Gia, who was gay. The actress fell in love with her "amazing" costar, tattooed model Jenny Shimizu. "I probably would have married Jenny if I hadn't married Jonny [Lee Miller of 'Trainspotting' fame]," Jolie recently told a lesbian magazine. "I'm not saying I'm gay," she clarifies over lunch. "I'm just saying I find women attractive sometimes."

Which no doubt lent heat to what she calls Gia's "beautiful love scenes," the erotic encounters with Elizabeth Mitchell, who plays Linda, a character based on a composite of Gia's lovers. Mitchell, who costars in the upcoming Fox series Significant Others, broke her no-nudity rule to appear in the film, convinced by a "terrific" script and Jolie. "Although," Mitchell says with a laugh, "when I first saw her, I said, 'No way am I going to be naked next to that!' Angelina is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."

Jolie met Tommy Lee Miller on the set of 1995's "Hackers," her first film. She and the hot young British actor ("Afterglow") quickly became involved. "That was my choice; I hadn't had sex in quite a while," she says. Neither wanted to get serious, yet a year later, when Jolie was 20, they married. Miller wore leather. She wore rubber pants and a white shirt festooned with his name written in her blood. True to form, their union is less than conventional. While they often live apart, she avows they have a loving commitment and are best friends.

BI CAFE ON INTERNET
BUSINESS WIRE, January 29, 1998
Cyberspace Gives Birth to First Interactive Site for Bisexuals
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

The BiCafe is the First Bisexual Meeting Place of its Kind

Amidst the growing surge in bisexual awareness, a new forum for the bisexual has arrived. Located at http://www.BiCafe.com, the BiCafe is now providing an alternative face to face meeting place for bisexuals on-line.

"Previously, bisexuals had very few options for meeting other bisexuals," says founder Michael Page. "At the BiCafe, they can now meet each other as friends first, in a safe, comfortable environment. What we've done is eliminate the frustrations of trying to meet other invisible bisexuals in the usual ways."

This frustration is what motivated Michael to create the BiCafe. "Without seeing a symbol for bisexuality, it is not possible to visually identify like minded individuals," Michael states. "If I go to a gay bar, people assume that I am gay. If I go to a straight bar, people assume I am straight. I feel I have no where to go."

Other features of the BiCafe include erotic works of art, and an ever changing editorial section open to member submissions. "Any bi-related editorials will be accepted," says Michael Page. "Our members can post in an uncensored fashion, anonymously if they wish. This is intended to be a very interactive site." Members can also chat it up in the BiChat room, or check out the continually changing adult erotic photo gallery. "We've included some very sexual photos in this site, because I felt it was important to visually support a sex positive atmosphere," Michael continues. "Erotic photos give people permission to explore all sexual possibilities. Some people assume all pornography is tasteless, but our photos show that it doesn't have to be. Tasteful erotic images help people to relax their sexual parameters without pressure or rejection."

Currently, people can sign on at no charge until at least March of 1998. Credit cards are taken for age verification. Each adult member is required to complete a personal data sheet that includes a personality profile and the highly acclaimed Klein Sexual Orientation Grid (KSOG). To ensure integrity, each member is strictly required to post two classy, clothed photos of themselves within seven days of sign up. Member information is only accessible to other screened members, and each member has the ability to correspond with other members without divulging their real E-mail address.

Sure to provide a well traveled highway into the next sexual revolution, The BiCafe promises to be a state-of-the-art communications tool for the bisexual. "Four months ago, I personally knew only one bisexual person, and as a result, felt very isolated and misunderstood," says Michael. "Today I am thrilled to know over 40 other openly identifying bisexuals, many of whom surfaced at The BiCafe."

For additional information go to http://www.BiCafe.com CONTACT: CyberAgency George Gordon 954/677-9327 Phone, 954/677-9205 Fax email: ggordon@pcnetguide.com

AGOG NEW COLLABORATIVE FORMED TO ADDRESS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER WORKPLACE ISSUES

SAN FRANCISCO, Three Bay Area organizations that provide support and advocacy services for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in the workplace announced today the formation of a nonprofit partnership called The Pride Collaborative.

The partnership, which receives support from The United Way, includes Building Bridges, AGOG (A Group of Groups) and Progress, three groups previously formed to advocate for safe and equitable working environments for the LGBT community and to foster leadership, volunteerism and philanthropy among LGBT people wherever they work.

Executive Director of The Pride Collaborative, Selisse Berry, said "This collaboration is about visibility in the workplace, it's about safety, and it's about basic civil rights. We are excited that The United Way is taking the leadership to support a program that provides workplace sensitivity training and advocacy for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender employees of Bay Area companies."

The Pride Collaborative hopes to build on The United Way*s commitment to the LGBT community and strong history of building healthy and safe communities. "We are very excited to be moving forward with this significant endeavor in support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender issues in the workplace," said Thomas A. Ruppanner, President and CEO of The United Way.

The Pride Collaborative is located at 50 California Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA, 94111. For more information, call 415-439-4272.

Contact: Selisse Berry
The Pride Collaborative
415-439-4272

BISEXUAL SW CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS REQUEST

Request for Workshop Proposals

We are seeking individuals, teams and / or organizations to facilitate workshops during the Southwestern Conference on Bisexuality. Our goal is to offer a variety of information to participants who include bisexuals and their families, friends and allies, and the community at large. Your information should fall with on of the general tracts. Please respond to the following items and return your responses by March 9, 1998.

1. Name, address, phone (day and evening), employer or affiliation, if applicable.

2. If more that one person is presenting, please list the above information for each presenter.

3. On a separate piece of paper, no more that 250 works, please write an abstract of the workshop you would like to present. Also include a brief description, no more than 50 words, about your workshop.

4. What format will you likely be using (i.e. lecture, video presentation, small group discussions, etc.)?

5. What equipment will you need? We cannot accommodate requests the day of the event.

6. Will you participate in media interviews or have information about yourself and / or your organization available for press packets?

7. Please attach a short bio (no more than 100 words) on each presenter.

You will receive notification of your proposal status by March 23, 1998. Each workshop will be 75 minutes (1 hour, 15 minutes). Please allow time for discussion and presentation of written materials.

Please send your proposals via mail, fax or e-mail to:
ASU Prevention Research Center
ATTN: Kathe Morton
P.O. Box 871108
Tempe, AZ 85287-1108
Fax: (602) 965-5430
e-mail: kathe.morton@asu.edu

BI PORN? Two books by Mickey Skee include large sections about Bisexuals. The BEST OF 1998, MICKEY SKEE'S DIRTY DOZENS has a bisexual section of the best 12 bi videos of the year, and the FILMS OF KEN RYKER is about a now-retired bisexual porn star. Mickey will be signing books at gay bookstores in Boston during the Bi Conference along with bi pornstar Cole Tucker, and may have his books at the conference...Info about books below...COMPANION Press Releases Mickey Skee's New Book: "The Best of Gay Adult Video 1998"

Save time and money with this annual erotic guidebook to the BEST : Overall Videos ... Overseas Videos ... Ethnic Videos ... Uniform Videos ... Solo Videos ... Bisexual Videos ... Romantic Videos ... Entertainment Videos ... Leather Videos ... Sequel Videos ... Special Interest Videos ... Porn Moments

"The Best of Gay Adult Video 1998" is Mickey Skee's first edition of this handy -- and much needed -- porn annual. With more than 600 gay adult videos produced and released each year, this one-of-a-kind video guidebook is designed to save buyers and renters time and money by selecting -- what the author believes to be -- the BEST gay adult videos of the year. It's not simply a directory of everything that happens to be available.

"The Best of Gay Adult Video 1998" is written by Adult Video News editor, the author of the best-selling "Films of Ken Ryker" and porn industry insider, Mickey Skee -- with a little input from his friends -- some of the most well- respected reviewers from around the world. It's a fun read and packed with more than 100 black and white nude photos of the hottest guys in gay porn.

But best of all are the behind-the-scenes secrets revealed by Mickey, who managed to get invited to many of the sets and "undressing" rooms. Besides a brief description of each video, Mickey reveals the intimate details about what takes place off camera! This is the "dirt" you won't find in any other book. The hottest men are willingly stripped bare inside the 204 hot pages of this guide, in a handy 5x8 format. For easy reference, the book is divided into 12 categories including:

1 BEST OVERALL Videos
2 BEST OVERSEAS Videos
3 BEST ETHNIC Videos
4 BEST UNIFORM Videos
5 BEST SOLO Videos
6 BEST BISEXUAL Videos
7 BEST ROMANTIC Videos
8 BEST ENTERTAINMENT Videos
9 BEST LEATHER Videos
10 BEST SEQUEL Videos
11 BEST SPECIAL-INTEREST Videos
12 BEST Porn Moments

All videos are also alphabetically indexed. And, as an extra bonus, readers interested in purchasing or renting any of the videos listed, can easily locate them using a handy 'Video Buyers and Renters Guide' at the back of the book.

"The Best of Gay Adult Video 1998" is available at gay bookstores, adult bookstores, adult video stores, online through a variety of gay websites and directly from the publisher by sending $12.95 plus $3.00 postage ($6.00 postage for Canada. $20.00 postage for overseas) to:

The Best of Gay Adult Video 1998 Author: Micky Skee ISBN: 1-889138-10-X

COMPANION Press Post Office Box 2575 Laguna Hills, California 92654, USA

For credit card orders ONLY:

FAX: (714) 362-4489 Website: http://www.gayweb.com/700 E-mail: stewarts@nakedcinema.com

This one's SEXY, NASTY & FUN to read No matter what your orientation

The life, legend & career of porn superstar Ken Ryker revealed in new book

NOVEMBER 1997 - Ken Ryker has created the biggest splash in the gay porn industry since Jeff Stryker, sparked the most buzz in the business since Joey Stefano and sells more videos than Ryan Idol. He has picked up more awards in a shorter time than any other pornstar before him. He's so famous, even notable Hollywood celebrities want to meet him.

The Films of Ken Ryker by award-winning author, industry insider and friend of the actor, Mickey Skee, is a tribute to this super sex symbol-to his popular videos and to the industry that created him.

Find out the truth about whether Ken Ryker has ever bottomed, what kind of guys he really likes and what pornstar boyfriends he's had in the industry? Also, when did he first discover he had an appendage that both men and women envied. And how big is that thing, really? Included are interviews with every director, every agent, every reviewer, Hollywood celebrities and practically every co-star Ryker has ever worked with. Recollections come from around the world-Australia, Paris, Toronto, Denver, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and even prison.

Author Mickey Skee is the Gay & Bi Editor of Adult Video News, the main resource for all adult videos produced worldwide. He founded Urge magazine, is now editor-in-chief of Gay Film Magazine and is widely quoted in both Joey Stefano's and Chi Chi LaRue's recent biographies.

His work also has appeared in First Hand's anthologies, Fresh Men, Manshots, Blueboy, Advocate Men, Jock, Obsessions, Infinity and Skinflicks, to name just a few. Having visited more than 100 porn sets of all kinds in the past 15 years, he has interviewed nearly every big name in adult video. In addition to a candid biographical peek into the world of one of the most famous gay pornstars ever, readers will also find inside:

A REVIEW OF EACH FILM-Each of Ken Ryker's videos is reviewed and included are behind-the-scenes interviews with co-stars, directors, the studios, agents and the actor himself.

A VIDEO BUYERS' GUIDE-Readers interested in purchasing any of the videos listed can easily locate them using a handy buyers' guide at the back of the book.

EROTIC PHOTOS-Nearly 100 nude photos-many never before published.

"Ken Ryker is a legend, the epitome of masculinity. Ken Ryker is every gay man's fantasy. A true physical Adonis." Adult Video Director Crystal Crawford.

"If he had stayed in the business he could have overrun Idol and given Stryker a run for the money." Porn Agent Dan Byers.

The FILMS OF KEN RYKER is available at gay bookstores, adult bookstores, adult video stores, online through a variety of websites and directly from the publisher by sending $18.95 plus $3 postage ($6 postage for Canada. $20 postage for overseas) to COMPANION PRESS, P.O.Box 2575, Laguna Hills, CA 92654.

For an interview with the author of The FILMS OF KEN RYKER, a head shot or additional information, call COMPANION PRESS at 714/362-9726. For a complimentary review copy of The FILMS OF KEN RYKER, fax your name, publication name, address and telephone number to 714/362-4489 and we'll rush you a copy.

The FILMS OF KEN RYKER
By Mickey Skee
8-1/2 x 11" perfect bound.
Nearly 100 photos, 156 pages $18.95 U.S.
ISBN# 1-889138-08-8
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