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Planning Road Trip for Troy

Well boys you have done it again! Thanks for an awesome issue! (March '98). What a pleasant surprise to find an issue including my home state of Ohio!

I am from Akron, so it was great to see a few friends on your pages! However, the capper was your coverboy Troy! I am 32 years old and never thought I would be writing "fan mail" but this kid is spectacular! So of course I have to ask if there is any way to contact this puppy to find out when and where he's appearing! I, for one, am planning a road trip as of today for our capital to check this guy out! Any e-mail address or any info you could share would be appreciated! Mr. Thompson [the photographer], you most definitely have an eye! Where can I pick up an application for your job? Ha, ha. By the way, I pick my copy up monthly at Tear-EZ. Please keep them coming! And Troy, way to go kiddo!

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evofag2000@webtv.net

Akron, Ohio

Hey, DF2000, you weren't the only one to rave about Troy! Check out his toll-free number on that issue's table of contents page (where cover model info routinely appears).

We Spelled the Name Right....

As publisher and proud gay owner of The Indiana Word newspaper in Indianapolis (we also own the Ohio Word and Kentucky Word) it was a great pleasure to see that Dawn named us "Dreadful Gay Rag of the Month" in The Guide's March edition. We are very proud of what we do, and as a publisher it is always good to get national recognition as we received in The Guide.

We do appreciate all of Dawn's "knocks" of the newspaper (from our great British spellings to our excellent Civil Liberties column written by the local affiliate of the ACLU). As my dad taught me many years ago "every knock is a boost" so no matter what dawn's opinion, we appreciate the publicity!

For those wanting to see first-hand just how dreadful we are, please note we gladly accept mail subscriptions at $35 (in U.S. and $50 outside). Requests can go to us at The Word, 501 Madison Avenue, Suite 307, Indianapolis, IN 46225 or via e-mail at indword@iquest.net

Ted Fleischaker, Publisher

The Indiana Word

Indianapolis, Indiana

Your wise attitude is appreciated; you were also right to note [on the phone] that Dawn erred in suggesting that Indiana still has a sodomy law when, in fact, Hoosiers repealed their sodomy statute over two decades (!) ago.

Reach Out and Touch...

Last issue you had a letter from a reader upset by the Grand Cayman Island's refusal to allow gay cruise boats to dock. He suggested that folks call the Grand Cayman's tourist office at 800-346-3313 to voice their opinions.

I did that and was told to call the Minister of Tourism, Thomas Jefferson, at 345-949-7900. Thought your readers might want to know.

H.B.

Montreal, Quebec

Thanks for the additional info. When you call the Tourism Office, you're talking on their money (it's a toll free line). When you call Mr. Jefferson, you pay for the call.

The Crime? Love

Did you see that teacher in Washington State got sent back for seven-and-one half years (minimum five years before parole eligibility) for being with the boy (who seems studly in the partly obscured pics they showed) she had been convicted of having an affair with? She claimed to be in love with him-- a "typical delusion" of "sex offenders" according to Peter Jennings and the expert they interviewed. In love-- how outrageous!

Hopefully, the state will be able to cure her delusion and ruin her life (and that of her boyfriend and young child).

a reader

via the Internet

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Brooklyn, New York

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