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Beyonc\u00e9, Gavin Grimm, Russian Flags, CPAC, Moonlight, Mariah Carey, Steve Bannon: HOT LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n

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STUMPED<\/strong>. Should Laverne Cox use the men\u2019s room?<\/a> \u201cOn last night\u2019s episode of MSNBC\u2019s Hardball<\/em>, Weber appeared (via satellite) alongside two trans<\/a> women<\/a>: activist\/actress\/icon Laverne Cox and Mara Keisling<\/a>, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. The show\u2019s host Chris Matthews asked Weber, point blank, if Cox should use the men<\/a>\u2019s room.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"GavinGAVIN GRIMM<\/strong>. Transgender teen moves forward with SCOTUS case<\/a>: \u201cLawyers for Gavin Grimm, a transgender teen<\/a> who is barred from using the boys<\/a>\u2019 bathroom at his Virginia high school, told the Supreme Court Thursday that his challenge to the school board policy should go forward, arguing that the restrooms \u2018must be equally available to all boys<\/a> and all girls<\/a>, including boys<\/a> and girls<\/a> who are transgender.’\u201d<\/p>\n

CELEBS REACT<\/strong>. To Trump\u2019s anti-trans action<\/a>.<\/p>\n

GOVERNORS STEP UP<\/strong>. To protect transgender students<\/a>: \u201cBoth New York governor Andrew Cuomo<\/a> and Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy<\/a> have taken steps to protect the rights of transgender students in their states.\u201d<\/p>\n

COACHELLA. Beyonc\u00e9 out<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW LEAK<\/strong>. Draft bill for GOP Obamacare replacement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ZACHARY QUINTO<\/strong>. Actor uses Oscar Wilde Award speech to call out Trump<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cI feel like as far as we\u2019ve come in the last 120 years, there are protests going on tonight about the reversal of protections for transgender children in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

BANNON ADMITS<\/strong>. Cabinet members selected to destroy their agencies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A MILITARY OPERATION<\/strong>. Trump did not mean the actual military<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

RUSSIAN FLAGS<\/strong>. Confiscated at CPAC<\/a>. \u201cPeople attending the Conservative Political Action Conference could be seen waving small Russian flags emblazoned with the word \u201cTrump\u201d during President Trump\u2019s speech.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Someone handed out Trump Russian flags on the #CPAC2017<\/a> floor before Trump’s speech pic.twitter.com\/uf1ADMt6ZL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) February 24, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"kids_trump\"XXPENSIVE<\/strong>. Trump\u2019s family costs taxpayers in one month as much as the Obama family cost in a year<\/a>. \u201cThe president\u2019s three trips have probably cost the federal Treasury about $10 million, the Washington Post estimates<\/a>, based\u00a0on an October\u00a02016\u00a0Government Accountability Office analysis<\/a> of White House travel. By comparison, Barack Obama\u2019s travel expenses averaged just $12.1 million during each year of his presidency. In total, Obama\u2019s eight year travel bill came to $97 million and unbelievably, Donald Trump is on pace to outspend him in less than one year.\u201d<\/p>\n

PORTLAND<\/strong>. Man says he was beaten for being gay<\/a>: \u201cThe man<\/a> says he remembers going to happy hour at a local bar, where he believes he was drugged. He says he was escorted out of the bar and from there his memory is fuzzy.\u201d<\/p>\n

NEW HAMPSHIRE<\/strong>. State Senate passes ban on gay conversion therapy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"BrianFAKE NEWS?<\/strong> NOM claims that the recent study that revealed LGBT suicides have dropped with the rise of marriage equality is fake news<\/a>: \u201cBut like much of the\u00a0fake news\u00a0coverage this study has generated, the study itself leads people to a fake conclusion:\u00a0that somehow the enactment of same-sex<\/a> \u2018marriage\u2019 results in reduced teen<\/a> suicide attempts, especially for LGBT teens<\/a>. In fact, the study proves nothing of the sort. Indeed, some data in the report suggest the opposite may be true in states that have had experience with same-sex<\/a> marriage the longest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Moonlight\"MOONLIGHT<\/strong>. Secrets from the most suspenseful scene<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DANCING WITH THE HAS BEENS<\/strong>. Hillary said no<\/a>. \u201cFor Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton<\/b><\/a>, the mirrorball trophy is no consolation prize. In the new issue of Us Weekly,<\/i> a Dancing With the Stars<\/i> source reveals producers asked the 69-year-old politician if she would be interested in strutting her stuff on season 24 of the ABC ballroom competition. Says the source: \u2018She said no.’\u201d<\/p>\n

BEY KIND<\/strong>. Beyonc\u00e9 voices support for LGBTQ students.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

MARIAH CAREY<\/strong>. She performed \u201cOne More Try\u201d as a tribute to George Michael, in Dubai..<\/p>\n

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.@MariahCarey<\/a> paying tribute to @GeorgeMichael<\/a> in #Dubai<\/a> ? I also lost it ??? #MariahCarey<\/a> #MariahInDubai<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pSxYV6a7ut<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MichaeL JeffreY (@MyCooL03) February 23, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

LAKE RESCUE<\/strong>. Icy pooch saved, but not before buff dude gets an ice bath.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

CHINA<\/strong>. Siberian tigers take down a drone.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

FRIDAY FLASH<\/strong>. Sean\u00a0Samuels.<\/p>\n

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