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<\/p>\nDon Lemon, Tom Arnold, Brandon Teena, Sam Smith, Gay Hooters, Instacouples, Steve Grand, Paul McCartney: HOT LINKS<\/b>
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DON LEMON<\/strong>. The CNN anchor sat down with Stephen Colbert to talk about covering Trump.<\/p>\n MIDTERMS<\/strong>. What\u2019s at stake in November<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n BREAKFAST<\/strong>. Sam Smith accused of fat-shaming woman in L.A.<\/a><\/p>\n CYNTHIA NIXON<\/strong>. ICE is a terrorist organization<\/a>: \u201cICE has strayed so far away from its mission.\u00a0It is supposed to be here to keep Americans safe but what it has turned into, frankly, is a terrorist organization of its own that is terrorizing people who are coming to this country.\u201d<\/p>\n NYT<\/strong>. NYC\u2019s gay sports bar Boxers is the \u201cgay Hooters.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n 42 PERCENT<\/strong>. The number of Americans that support impeaching Trump, according to a new CNN poll<\/a>. \u2018Where does that 42% stand in historical context? It\u2019s a lot higher than support for impeaching Bill Clinton, which hovered around 29% through most of 1998, when he was impeached by the House of Representatives. It\u2019s higher than the number who supported impeaching either Barack Obama or George W. Bush (around 29%-30% supported impeaching them, suggesting that 30% is roughly a baseline of pro-impeachment sentiment for a modern president).\u2019<\/p>\n DSW<\/strong>. Adam Rippon is now hawking footwear<\/a>.<\/p>\n GQ<\/strong>. Rise of the thirsty gay Instacouples who are making bank off their selfies<\/a>.<\/p>\n KIRSTJEN NIELSEN<\/strong>. Protesters play sounds of children crying outside DHS secretary\u2019s home.<\/p>\n Protestors are outside of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen\u2019s Alexandria townhouse, playing audio of the detained children. She appears to be still be home. pic.twitter.com\/akIcxOcM3q<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 22, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n TOM ARNOLD<\/strong>. On the hunt for unflattering videos of Trump<\/a>: \u201cPresident Donald Trump\u2019s embattled personal attorney, Michael Cohen, retweeted a photo of himself with comedian Tom Arnold \u2014 who happens to be working on a show with Vice that features him hunting for unflattering video<\/a> of Trump. Arnold told NBC News early Friday that Cohen \u2015 who is under investigation by federal prosecutors \u2015 talked to him for the show, which is expected to air later this year.\u201d<\/p>\n I love New York pic.twitter.com\/J7AJg1HiHo<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) June 22, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n NATIONAL ENQUIRER<\/strong>. Tabloid sent stories about Trump to Michael Cohen before publication<\/a>: \u201cDuring the presidential campaign, National Enquirer executives sent digital copies of the tabloid\u2019s articles and cover images related to Donald Trump and his political opponents to Trump\u2019s attorney Michael Cohen in advance of publication, according to three people with knowledge of the matter \u2014 an unusual practice that speaks to the close relationship between Trump and David Pecker, chief executive of American Media Inc., the Enquirer\u2019s parent company.\u201d<\/p>\n THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY OF THE DAY<\/strong>. A tornado hits The Weather Channel.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n PREVIEW OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Steve Grand gonna be in Ptown.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n NEW TUNE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. \u201cPalo Santo\u201d by Years & Years.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n CARPOOL KARAOKE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Paul McCartney.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n ABBA TRACK OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Start your weekend with Cher and Andy Garcia from Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n FRIDAY FLASH<\/strong>. Berlin Sun.<\/p>\n The post Don Lemon, Tom Arnold, Brandon Teena, Sam Smith, Gay Hooters, Instacouples, Steve Grand, Paul McCartney: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1994_0419_25_Minkowitz_Brandon_T_OP-1.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
BRANDON TEENA<\/strong>. Author of the 1994 Village Voice story that inspired the film Boys Don\u2019t Cry reflects on her original reporting and now calls it transphobic<\/a>: \u2018For years, I have wanted to apologize for what I now understand, with some shame, was the article\u2019s implicit anti-trans<\/a> framing. Without spelling it out, the article cast Brandon as a lesbian<\/a> who hated \u201cher\u201d body because of prior experiences of childhood sexual abuse and rape.\u00a0(One of Brandon\u2019s acquaintances had told me he\u2019d said he was \u201cdisgusted by lesbians<\/a>,\u201d and several friends said Brandon had said, \u201cI can\u2019t be with a woman<\/a> as a woman<\/a>. That\u2019s gross.\u201d) I saw this youngster\u2019s decision to lead a life as a straight man<\/a> as\u00a0<\/strong>incredibly bold \u2014 but also assumed it was a choice made in fear, motivated by internalized homophobia.\u2019<\/p>\n\n
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