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Contents

Vol. 6, No. 18

FEATURES

Issue 156

HAITI: THE GREAT AIDS COVER-UP Only now are Haitians beginning to assess the damage wreaked by "Baby Doc" Duvalier during his reign of terror. Nowhere is this more evident than with AIDS, as much a political issue now as ever. Part One of a twopart report. By Anne-christine d'Adesky.... THE PROMISE OF COMPOUND S

A true wonder drug for AIDS? Added infections may trigger fast viral replication. The TAT. gene's novel activity. More new "AIDS viruses''? By Ann Giudici Fettner.. NATIVE HEALTH & FITNESS

CHARIOT OF FIRE

Tom Waddell is determined to give the gay world a new direction.

By Mike Hippler.

SPORT IS THE ANSWER One man's prescription for a healthier, stronger community. The second of a two-part series.

By Hugh Murray..

WHEN A FRIEND

SURVIVING AS A

GAY TRANSSEXUAL For Jean Hall, the toughest part is being a woman in a man's world.

By Arthur S. Lazere.. TAYLOR MADE Paul Taylor has given Kate Johnson both stardom

and freedom.

By Otis Stuart..

NEWS

NATIONAL NEWS..

NEWS

By Barry Adkins, Charles L.

Ortleb, Allen Barnett,

and Peg Byron.

CAUSING TROUBLE

Bill Cullum

April 14, 1986

Foreman, and Sarah Schulman....38

VIDEODROME

By Laura Cottingham.

CITY BOY

By Douglas Sadownick.

.23

SEX

.34

Edited by Boyd McDonald.... BOOKS

.36

By Edward Swift, Martin

FILM

.43

By Ed Sikov, Mark Halleck,

and Robert Hilferty.

By Ed Sikov...

THEATER

By Terry Helbing, Michael

Sommers, and Barry Adkins. . . .

.41

DANCE

10 By Otis Stuart

and Robert Sandla..

.44

COLUMNS

RECORDS

By Bill Berkson..

.45

PUBLISHER.

MUSIC

LETTERS

By Barry Adkins..

.46

CARBON COPIES.

CABARETS

CITY DESK

By Michael Shepherd.

.47

.26

By Barry Adkins...

CLASSIFIEDS

THE LAW

SECOND SECTION.

.54

By Arthur S. Leonard.

FOR LOVERS ONLY

.57

STONEWALLING

THE PERSONALS.

.59

By Thomas J. Jackson.. GERTRUDE'S FOLLIES

CROSS COUNTRY.

.61

By Tom Hachtman.

COCKTAIL ASTROLOGY By Michael Jay.

.25

HAS AIDS

How to be a true friend

in need.

By Dixie Beckham,

Luis Palacios, Vincent Patti,

and Michael Shernoff.

THE PSYCHOLOGY

OF AIDS

Working together, we can

conquer our worst enemy.

By Neil Kaminsky, CSW, ACSW..31

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