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<\/a>CLOSER<\/strong>. Grand jury issues subpoenas in Russia probe<\/a>: \u201cA grand jury has issued subpoenas in connection with a June 2016 meeting that included President Donald Trump\u2019s son, his son-in-law and a Russian lawyer, two sources told Reuters on Thursday, signaling an investigation is gathering pace into suspected Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.\u201d<\/p>\nLENA DUNHAM<\/strong>. American Airlines flight attendants used transphobic talk<\/a>.<\/p>\n EYES ON MIKE PENCE<\/strong>. Is he making the moves?<\/a><\/p>\n TRANSGENDER MILITARY<\/strong>. Trump\u2019s tweet plunged the military into chaos<\/a>: \u201cA team of military lawyers has been pulled together to deal with the matter, Adm. Paul Zukunft, the Coast Guard commandant, said at the Center For Strategic and International Studies this week. These lawyers are working with the White House to flesh out some of the issues, and they\u2019re bolstered by a Pentagon working group that had initially been set up to advance the implementation of the Obama administration\u2019s year-old repeal of a transgender ban. Now, they must deal with whatever new post-tweet policy emerges, according to the officials, who weren\u2019t authorized to speak publicly on the matter and requested anonymity.<\/p>\n SUSTAINABLE<\/strong>. Justin Bieber explains to fans why he canceled tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n DOUG MANCHESTER<\/strong>. San Diego hotelier says he regrets donations opposing marriage equality<\/a>: \u201cManchester, the former owner of The San Diego Union-Tribune, said he should not have given $125,000 to support\u00a0Proposition 8<\/a>, a 2008 ballot measure that prohibited same-sex<\/a> marriage that passed with 52 percent of the vote.\u201d<\/p>\n JAMES WOODS<\/strong>. It\u2019s civil war if Trump is removed.<\/p>\n If the #Democrats<\/a> manage to reverse this election with their usual dirty tricks, there will be #CivilWar<\/a>. This is not going to end well.<\/p>\n \u2014 James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) August 4, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I’ve never witnessed such hatred for a man<\/a> who is willing to work for free to make his beloved country a better place. It is pathological.<\/p>\n \u2014 James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) August 4, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And there are few if any #Republicans<\/a> who are any better than the #Democrats<\/a> in accepting the results of OUR constitutional process and laws<\/p>\n \u2014 James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) August 4, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n LONDON<\/strong>. Gay couple attacked by gang over brightly colored shoes<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cThen they started calling us poofs and saying, \u2018Is this your boyfriend?\u2019 and \u2018F*****g hell, what are you wearing?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n GAY PURGE<\/strong>. Justice Department ordered to release documents<\/a>: \u201cThe Justice Department must search for and release historical records pertaining to a \u201cpurge\u201d of gay<\/a> and lesbian<\/a> federal employees by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under J. Edgar Hoover, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia\u00a0ruled last week<\/a>. The documents are related to President Dwight Eisenhower\u2019s Executive Order 10450, which ostensibly gave the heads of federal agencies the power to investigate and dismiss government workers if they posed a national security risk.\u201d<\/p>\n NYC<\/strong>. Frank Ocean joins Tyler the Creator on stage at Webster Hall.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n CASTING<\/strong>. Scream<\/em> reboot seeks\u00a0actor for gay role. Michael Ausiello<\/a>: \u2018Here\u2019s an interesting little casting scoop: MTV is currently looking to fill the role of Manny, an openly gay<\/a> senior who\u2019s \u201csmart as hell,\u201d even if he hasn\u2019t quite found his place in life yet. Unfortunately, the outsider\u2019s quest to find himself \u2014 as well as his desire to keep the few friends he has \u2014 will land him \u201cin the crosshairs of a killer.\u201d (But, hey, doesn\u2019t everyone end up there eventually?)\u2019<\/p>\n PHOTO ESSAY<\/strong>. Match day with the world\u2019s only gay cricket club<\/a>.<\/p>\n MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Ed Sheeran \u201cBibia Be Ye Ye\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n FRIDAY FLASH<\/strong>. Bigbeerpoll.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Sam Smith, Mike Pence, Lena Dunham, James Woods, Russia Subpoenas, Ed Sheeran, Chechnya: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"sam](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/smith.png?resize=195%2C195\")
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<\/a>CHECHNYA<\/strong>. Only five countries are helping gay Chechens leave Russia<\/a>: \u201cBut France, Germany and Lithuania were the only EU countries that agreed to work with the network on the relocation of victims of the anti-gay<\/a> purge. One source close to the Lithuanian government told EUobserver in May that Canada was also working with Lithuania and the Russian LGBT network on the evacuation.In recent weeks, one more country, which wants to remain anonymous, has teamed up with the Russian LGBT network \u2013 a step that has been welcomed by its representative, Tatiana Vinnichenko.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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