UGH<\/strong>. More Duggar spawn<\/a>.<\/p>\n UTAH<\/strong>. Gay couple challenges state\u2019s surrogacy law at Supreme Court<\/a>. \u201cThe Utah law that governs gestational surrogacy agreements should apply equally to all married couples<\/a>, or be deemed unconstitutional because it bars gay<\/a> men<\/a> from having a biological child.\u201d<\/p>\n TWITTER FOUNDER<\/strong>. On Trump and his presidency<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cThe much bigger issue is not Donald Trump using Twitter that got him elected, even if he says so; it is the quality of the information we consume that is reinforcing dangerous beliefs and isolating people and limiting people\u2019s open-mindedness and respect for truth.\u201d<\/p>\n $3.6 MILLION<\/strong>. Rebel Wilson wins defamation lawsuit<\/a>.<\/p>\n NYT<\/strong>. Maureen Dowd profiles gay Irish PM Leo Varadkar<\/a>.<\/p>\n EMMA BLACKERY<\/strong>. Apple makes indie artist instant international star by featuring album during music presentation<\/a>. \u201cBlackery\u2019s cover suddenly reached millions of people across the globe, catapulting her from unsigned artist to household name. \u201d<\/p>\n WHAT THE FUCK JUST FUCKING HAPPENED pic.twitter.com\/RUGwTyt23Y<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Emma Blackery (@emmablackery) September 12, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I AM FUCKING SHOOK<\/p>\n OH MY GOD<\/p>\n NO I DIDNT KNOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN#AppleEvent<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Emma Blackery (@emmablackery) September 12, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n ON GENDER AT AIRPORTS<\/strong>. Security checks traumatizing some passengers<\/a>. \u201cWe receive many complaints from people who have experienced harassment and discrimination because their presenting gender doesn\u2019t correspond with their passport details,\u201d says Zhan Chiam, gender identity and expression programme officer at ILGA, a federation of international organisations that campaign on\u00a0LGBT rights. \u201cPolicing of gender needs to stop, and security staff sensitised to people\u2019s needs.\u201d<\/p>\n BRANDON FLOWERS<\/strong>. Does Bowie.<\/p>\n Plot twist!@TheKillers<\/a> jump from ‘The Man’ into David Bowie’s ‘Fame’ and it sounds SO great \u2014 BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) September 13, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n DC<\/strong>. National Cathedral removes Confederate windows<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n REMIX OF THE DAY<\/strong>. The xx \u201cOn Hold\u201d (Jamie xx Remix).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Fergie feat. Nicki Minaj \u201cYou Already Know\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n HUMP DAY HOTTIE<\/strong>. Arish Ghaswala.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Fergie, National Cathedral, The xx, Emma Blackery, Roy Moore, Chuck Schumer: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Chuck](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/schumer.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
<\/a>DINNER DATE<\/strong>. Trump having dinner with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi at the White House<\/a>: \u201cThe meeting comes after Trump shocked Republicans last week by cutting a short-term debt extension deal with Democrats. GOP leadership had wanted a longer-term extension instead. Schumer, while not mentioning the dinner, on Wednesday praised comments from White House legislative director Marc Short that Trump wouldn\u2019t require border wall funding to be included in a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"jeff](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sessions.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
<\/a>MARK JOSEPH STERN<\/strong>. On the DOJ\u2019s ridiculous and bigoted amicus brief in the anti-gay baker case<\/a>: \u201cIn its brief, the DOJ implicitly raises all of these questions without answering them because it can\u2019t\u00a0<\/em>answer them\u2014not honestly, at least. The reality is that the courts cannot, with any logical coherence or consistency, deny civil rights protections to some groups but not others. Either nondiscrimination laws are constitutional or they aren\u2019t. The First Amendment does not grant greater rights to homophobic bakers than racist or sexist ones. Plenty of bigoted business owners wish they could assert a constitutional privilege not to associate with specific groups. If the courts open the door to one, they\u2019ll open the door to all. Shopkeepers do not have a special right to turn away gays<\/a> from their stores.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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