Following Your Instincts (Art and Photos)

www.advocate.com/art/2016/9/01/following-your-instincts-art-and-photos

Dear 'Drag Race': It's Time to Let Kings Compete

The addition of drag kings would make RuPaul’s Drag Race a better and more inclusive show, says performer Landon Cider.

www.advocate.com/television/2016/9/01/dear-drag-race-its-time-let-kings-compete

Trump Tries Scaring Up Some Votes in Speech on Mexican Immigrants

The portrait of Mexicans painted by Donald Trump got more outlandish on Wednesday.

www.advocate.com/election/2016/8/31/trump-tries-scaring-some-votes-speech-mexican-immigrants

What LGBTs Are Saying About NFL Dissenter Colin Kaepernick

The San Francisco 49er refused to stand for the National Anthem and a firestorm ensued.

www.advocate.com/comedy/2016/8/31/what-lgbts-are-saying-about-nfl-dissenter-colin-kaepernick

The Best LGBT Sitcom Characters of All Time

www.advocate.com/television/2016/8/31/best-lgbt-sitcom-characters

Colton Haynes, Scream Queens, Gus Kenworthy, Bermuda, North Carolina, Stranger Things: HOT LINKS

TELEVISION. Get your first look at season 2 of Scream Queens.

JUMPING FOR…? Tim Tebow now has a jumping meme. 

SPORTS. Kareem Abdul-Jabar defends QB Colin Kaepernick.

CASTING. Colton Haynes cast in Rock That Body: “The movie revolves around five friends who get a beach house in Miami for a wild bachelorette weekend that goes completely off the rails.”

PRO TIPS. How to talk about climate change with Republicans.

BUILD THE WALL. Former Mexican President Felipe Calderón didn’t care for Donald Trump’s speech in Mexico City on Wednesday: “He’s lying.”

Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Donald Trump: “He’s lying” t.co/Ij6puDnPpN t.co/wXfJgy2q3Y

— CNN (@CNN) August 31, 2016

TWITTER. Rob Reiner shades Trump’s visit to Mexico.

Clearly we’re not sending our best to Mexico. We’re sending liars. We’re sending narcissists. We’re sending sociopaths.

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) August 31, 2016

SQUAD GOALS. Taylor Swift donates to hospital that saved Jaime King’s son.

SUPREME COURT. Justices deadlock over North Carolina’s strict voter ID law, temporarily upholding a lower court ruling that overturned it: “The court said Wednesday it would not stay a ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that found the law unconstitutional. The court was not ruling on the merits of the law but instead on an emergency request filed by Gov. Pat McCrory (R) to use the law as the state had in previous elections.”

BINGE. Netflix has renewed Stranger Things for a second season.

EQUALITY. California legislature approves bill to protect LGBT students from discrimination at private universities. 

SMOOCH. Gus Kenworthy kisses a cute Australian.

I’ve always wanted to kiss a cute Australian! pic.twitter.com/tiWr1OYhsn

— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) August 31, 2016

NATIVE ADVERTISING. You might be gobsmacked by how much celebrities, YouTube personalities and ‘influencers’ get paid to advertise products.

BERMUDA. Gay couple will argue for right to marry in front of country’s Supreme Court: “Winston Godwin and Greg DeRoche, who live in Toronto, had their application to marry rejected by the Registrar-General last month and their lawyer Mark Pettingill sought leave to apply for a judicial review of the decision.”

HUMP DAY HOTTIE. D. Arnez.

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White Lives Matter Now an Official Hate Group

The Southern Poverty Law Center places the organization alongside the nation’s most racist and homophobic groups.

www.advocate.com/race/2016/8/31/white-lives-matter-now-official-hate-group