The Advocate, Issue 581, July 16, 1991

Includes a lengthy interview with Burroughs by David Ehrenstein, pp. 38-43, "Burroughs: On Tear Gas, Queers, Naked Lunch, and the Ginsberg Affair". 

Also includes "How Naked Was My Lunch?" a discussion with James Grauerholz on the at-the-time unreleased Cronenberg film adaptation of Naked Lunch, p. 41.  

Also includes a brief excerpt from the book Naked Lunch, p. 43.

Published in Los Angeles, CA. by Liberation Publications in July, 1991.

Bibliographic Information:

• Shoaf IV.152
• Schottlaender v4.C614
• Raven 19910715TADV.0.581, b1

Contents: 

• general news and letters
• John Gallagher: 
• "Rights Issues Split Protestant Churches; More Battles Expected" (essay)
• "California Judge Makes Large Award in Shell Bias Case" (essay)
• "Oregonians Organize Against Initiative from Antigay Group" (essay)
• Rick Harding: 
• "Supreme Court Takes Minnesota Hate Case; Many Dread Fallout" (essay)
• "Nashville NAACP Head Stung by Backlash from Boycott Support" (essay)
• "D.C. Episcopal Bishop Speaks Out on Ordination of Lesbian" (essay)
• Chris Bull: 
• "Midway Bias Claim May Be First Test of Chicago Panel" (essay)
• "New Study Results Could Revitalize HIV Vaccine Work" (essay)
• "Two Gay Candidates Lock Horns in New York City Council Race" (essay)
• David Ehrenstein: 
• "Burroughs: On Tear Gas, Queers, Naked Lunch, and the Ginsberg Affair" (interview with Burroughs)
• "How Naked Was My Lunch?" (interview with Grauerholz)
• "Joe Eszterhas and His Basic Instinct" (interview)
• William S. Burroughs: excerpt from Naked Lunch
• David Lida: "Multinational Gay and Lesbian Conference Cancelled" (essay)
• Victoria A. Brownsworth: "Athletes Face HIV Testing in Olympics and Pros" (essay)
• Charles Fleming: "Adult Video Producers Organize for Free Speech and a New Image" (essay)
• Bruce Mirken: "Gay Teacher Trauma Racks 'Beautiful Downtown Burbank'" (essay)
• Sue Rochman: "Inmates with AIDS Plea for Services at First Prison Conference" (essay)
• Catherine Seipp: "Mr. Blackwell – SIngle Guy" (interview)
• Larry Waites, MD, MPH: "Aidsline" (Q&A)
• Dave Kinnick: "Avant-Guardians: Will 'Torch' Kollinz – Liberace 'Tributarian'" (profile)
• Ray O'Loughlin: "Avant-Guardians: Tea Schook  Political Activist" (profile)
• Liz Kotz: "Double Vision: Robert and Donald Kinney Use Video to Explore Taboo Themes" (review)
• Adam Block: "Block on Rock" (review of Morrissey)
• Ellen Spiro: "Keep Manhattan, Just Give Me That Countryside" (essay)
• Eric Latzky: "Gay and Lesbian Library Opens in New York City" (essay)
• Vicki McConnell: "No-Holds Barr" (on novelist James Barr)
• Richard Labonte: "Shelf Life" (on the Lambda Literary Awards)
• Michael Lane: "Pink Highways" (prose)
• R. Couri Hay: "Out and About" (gossip)
• Donelan: "It's a Gay Life" (comics)
• Rev. Sandra Robinson: "Vox Populi" (on gays and churches)

Publishing Information:

• Editor-in-Chief: Richard Rouilard
• Editor: Gerry Kroll
• Associate Editor: Devon Clayton
• News Features Editor: G. Luther Whitington
• National News Editor: Jim Schroeder
• Regional News Consultants: Chris Bull, Rick Harding, John Gallagher
• Features Senior Editor: Mark Thompson
• Features Editor: S. Bryn Austin, Doug Brantley
• Copy Editor: Arthur M. Gordon
• Assistant to the Editor: Ben Ferguson
• Editorial Interns: Shira Maguen, Bruce Mirken
• Executive Art Director: Randy Dunbar
• Associate Art Director: Michael Bohnet
• Design COnsultant: J.-C. Suares
• Typesetting: Steven Gertson, Trudihope Schlomowitz
• Columnists: Adam Block, Martin Delaney, David Ehrenstein, R. Couri Hay, Richard Labonte, J. V. McAuley, Micchael Lane, Larry Waites