Out February 2011

<b>CONTENTS</b><br>
10 CONTRIBUTORS & INFLUENCES<br>
12 EDITOR'S LETTER<br>
<b>FOREGROUND</b><br>
15 MOVIES IN HIS MIND<br>
Don't be fooled by his boyish good looks. Writer-director Christopher Landon has
a twisted sense of humor.<br>
17 YOUTH IN REVOLT<br>
The U.K: s racy teen series Skins makes its splash stateside.<br>
18 LIVE THE LIFE<br>
Saluting the King's tropical side<br>
20 MUMBAI CURIOUS<br>
Fueled by a flourishing film industry and a spirited queer media, the city may
be India's great gay hope.<br>
22 WEDDING MARCH<br>
Gay destinations for the marriage-minded<br>
24 LIQUIDITY<br>
Go small (batch) or go home.<br>
26 GLAM ROCK<br>
Diamond Rings: Toronto's latest indie gem<br>
31 BATTLE OF THE BANDS<br>
Timepieces for playful types<br>
<b>SYMPOSIUM</b><br>
Dispatches from the front lines of contemporary culture<br>
33 THE SILENCED ACTIVIST<br>
While Tyler Clementi galvanized a movement, his story remains a mystery.<br>
35 REVENGE OF THE NERDS<br>
The growing allure of the gay geek<br>
36 FIRED UP<br>
When the Smithsonian acquiesced to requests from the Catholic League, did it turn
its back on freedom of speech?<br>
38 KATHMAN-"I DO'S"<br>
Could Nepal be the next gay nuptial hotspot?<br>
<b>FEATURES</b><br>
40 PRINTED MATTERS<br>
At only seven issues, Didier Lestrade's Magazine influenced an entire generation.
Now its archive hits the web.<br>
BY TIM MURPHY<br>
42 OUTS ULTIMATE SEX AND LOVE SURVEY<br>
We asked; you answered. Find out the titillating details of our first-ever poll
of the nation's state of personal affairs.<br>
48 HOW THEY MET<br>
Our favorite couples—including Tom Ford and Richard Buckley—share
their stories.<br>
70 FLICKR LOVE<br>
The scrapbook gets a very public makeover.<br>
BY VINCE ALETTI<br>
<b>FASHION</b><br>
72 A CLASS APART<br>
With a nod to the book of photos and letters culled from the archive of Montague
Glover, we explore fashion's obsession with working men.<br>
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUNO STAUB<br>
<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br>
83 STORE INFO<br>
85 SURVEILLANCE<br>
Our guide to the finer things in life: the Valentine's Day edition<br>
88 MODEL CITIZEN<br>
Martin Landgreve keeps it brief.<br>
<b>THIS MONTH ON OUT.COM</b><br>
THE 100 HOTTEST GAY BACHERLORS<br>
Celebrities, designers, media moguls—they're all here, and they're all available,
just in time for Valentine's Day. Take your pick and then vote for your favorite<br>
bachelor to be crowned the most eligible.<br>
I WANT MY OUT TV<br>
Catch intimate soundcheck performances and video interviews with Duran Duran,
Cut Copy, Twin Shadow, Glasser, Girl in a Coma, and more. Also: Head into the
studios of some of your favorite designers including Chris Benz and Gilbert &
Lewis.