NYC<\/strong>. Melissa McCarthy\u2019s Sean Spicer seen tooling down 59th street on his podium<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2020<\/strong>. Dwayne Johnson for president?<\/a> \u201cSo, after all that consideration, Johnson doesn\u2019t hesitate when I ask him whether he honestly might one day give up his life as the highest-paid movie star on earth\u2014which is unquestionably easier, more fun, and more lucrative than being president of the United States\u2014in order to run for office. \u2018I think that it\u2019s a real possibility,\u2019 he says solemnly.\u201d<\/p>\n NEW CHAIR<\/strong>. Kelly Clarkson joining The Voice<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n DYNASTY<\/strong>. The reboot is coming<\/a>.<\/p>\n DAILY SHOW<\/strong>. The reunion<\/a>.<\/p>\n CONNECTICUT<\/strong>. Governor Malloy signs legislation banning gay conversion therapy<\/a>.<\/p>\n HONG KONG<\/strong>.\u00a0Court backs marriage rights for gay civil servants<\/a>: \u201cA High Court judge has ruled that civil servants from Hong Kong who travel overseas to marry their same sex<\/a> partners are entitled to claim the same rights and benefits as their heterosexual married colleagues.The landmark ruling was made by the territory\u2019s Court of First Instance on 2 May in a case brought by senior immigration officer Leung Chun-kwong, who married his partner Scott Adams in New Zealand in April 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n GARTH GREENWELL<\/strong>. 5 books that explore the vibrancy and diversity of gay male life today<\/a>.<\/p>\n MELBOURNE<\/strong>. Iconic gay pub demolished<\/a>: \u201cCrews started dragging down the 164-year-old Greyhound Hotel on Thursday, starting from the rear of the building. The Port Phillip Council lobbied hard for the pub to be heritage protected but the application was refused by state Planning Minister Richard Wynne last week.\u201d<\/p>\n MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Kissing Strangers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n FRIDAY FLASH<\/strong>. C. Tuck.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Melissa McCarthy, Dwayne Johnson, Bermuda, FBI, Kissing Strangers, Garth Greenwell: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Trump](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mouth_Trump.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
NO STANDING OVATION<\/strong>. Trump cancels trip to the FBI after Comey firing<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cMy sense is most FBI employees feel a loyalty to Comey,\u201d one person who works at headquarters told NBC News. \u201cAnd whether they agree or disagree with the way he handled the email case, like and respect him \u2026 Trump would not be well-received at headquarters.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/baywatch-03212017-1490106539-640x427.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
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NO-TALENT GUY<\/strong>. Trump slams Colbert<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cYou see a no-talent guy<\/a> like Colbert.\u00a0There\u2019s nothing funny about what he says. And what he says is filthy. And you have kids watching. And it only builds up my base. It only helps me, people like him. The guy<\/a> was dying. By the way they were going to take him off television, then he started attacking me and he started doing better. But his show was dying.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Bowling](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/bgm_conway.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
SEXIST<\/strong>? Kellyanne Conway claims Anderson Cooper\u2019s eyeroll \u00a0was sexist<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cCould you imagine \u2026 having a male<\/a> anchor on the network roll eyes at Hillary Clinton [or at] a female<\/a> spokesperson for President Obama or President Bill Clinton? I think not.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Texas.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
TEXAS<\/strong>. Lambda Legal urges \u2018no\u2019 vote on anti-LGBTQ child welfare bill<\/a>: \u201cThe Texas House of Representatives today passed HB 3859, a discriminatory bill that would allow child placement agencies in the state foster care system \u2013 including agencies receiving state and federal funding \u2013 to prioritize their religious beliefs above the needs of children in its care. The bill would prevent the state from sanctioning or revoking the licenses of child-placement agencies that discriminate against LGBT youth and families, including foster and adoptive parents.\u00a0 The bill now goes to the Texas State Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Bermuda](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/bermuda.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
BERMUDA<\/a>. Government won\u2019t appeal ruling legalizing same-sex marriage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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