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man hold him back from
realising his ambitions. You
have to admire that sort of
determination.
There’s a lot of talk about
good and bad role models
on the gay scene, with
many complaining that
mainstream TV only likes to
promote camp guys as the
I love J Alexander. His acceptable face of gayness.
all-too-brief appearances J Alexander hasn’t set out
on America’s Next Top to represent anyone but
Model are one of the best himself, but his simple and PAGE 20
reasons for watching the dignifi ed decision to live J ALEXANDER
show. Rarely has a gay man life on his own terms is an
strutted across our scenes inspiration to us all. It was
seemingly caring less what a pleasure to chat with him
anyone thinks about him. for Out In The City.
Even in the often ridiculous Elsewhere this issue,
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up in a poor suburb of New heap of exciting events
York, he decided to reinvent coming to the capital this
himself as a Paris couture April, and bring you a taster PAGE 04 PAGE 30
model… and wasn’t of this year’s biggest Pride LETTERS ANNIE LENNOX
going to allow the fact festivals. Enjoy. Send your As she launched a new
that he was a 6’4” black hudson@outmag.co.uk correspondence to documentary about
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Africa, we share an
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