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<\/p>\nLarry Kramer, Croatia, Kathy Griffin, RuPaul, Arizona, Colton Haynes, Papa Johns, Hawaii, Asbestos: HOT LINKS<\/b>
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FIRST VIDEO<\/strong>. Thai boys<\/a> rescued from cave recovering in hospital.<\/p>\n PILOT TIME<\/strong>. RuPaul explores daytime talk show<\/a>.<\/p>\n LARRY KRAMER<\/strong>. For gays, the worst is yet to come, again<\/a>: \u201cWe\u2019ve come a certain distance from such a blanket suffocation. But by the time a modicum of acceptance by the outside world starts to arrive, we are visited with a plague. It is a plague of disease, and with our new president it continues to be a plague of hate. There is not one cabinet member who has supportive or welcoming words for us. Every week, it seems, Mr. Trump appoints another judge who is on record as hating us. They will serve for many years. A new Supreme Court will further echo this disdain.\u201d<\/p>\n CARCINOGEN<\/strong>. Russian mining company puts Trump\u2019s face on pallets of asbestos<\/a>. \u2018Uralasbest, one of the world\u2019s largest producers and sellers of asbestos, has taken to adorning pallets of its product with a seal of Trump\u2019s face, along with the words \u201cApproved by\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>, 45th president of the United States\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n ARIZONA<\/strong>. Christian extremist law firm challenges Phoenix nondiscrimination ordinance<\/a>: \u2018In new legal filings, attorneys for Alliance Defending Freedom are telling the Arizona Supreme Court that the U.S. Constitution protects not only the right of individuals to speak but also their right to not be compelled to say things they do not believe. In this case, they contend that a Phoenix anti-discrimination ordinance is effectively telling Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, the owners of Brush & Nib Studio, that they have to design wedding invitations for customers that \u201ccelebrate\u201d same-sex<\/a> marriages. And that, the legal papers argue, violates the religious beliefs of the \u201cChristian artists.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n HAWAII<\/strong>. Supreme Court rejects Christian extremist law firm\u2019s appeal\u00a0of a lower court ruling that the business had violated Hawaii\u2019s anti-discrimination statute when it denied a room to a lesbian couple because of their sexual orientation<\/a>.<\/p>\n OH CANADA<\/strong>. Colton Haynes has arrived in Vancouver<\/a>.<\/p>\n PAPA JOHNS<\/strong>. Founder used N-word in conference call<\/a>: \u2018John Schnatter\u2014the founder, chairman and public face of pizza chain Papa John\u2019s\u2014used the N-word on a conference call<\/a> in May, a source with knowledge of the event told\u00a0Forbes<\/em>. The call<\/a> was arranged between Papa John\u2019s executives and marketing agency Laundry Service. It was designed as a role-playing exercise for Schnatter in an effort to prevent future public-relations snafus. Schnatter caused an uproar in November 2017 when he waded into the debate over national anthem protests in the NFL and partly blamed the league for slowing sales at Papa John\u2019s.\u2019<\/p>\n I JUST WON\u2019T GO DOWN<\/strong>. Nightline interviews Kathy Griffin.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n WORLD CUP VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Croatian firefighters can\u2019t watch last penalty.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n HUMP DAY HOTTIE<\/strong>. Eddie Cheng.<\/p>\n The post Larry Kramer, Croatia, Kathy Griffin, RuPaul, Arizona, Colton Haynes, Papa Johns, Hawaii, Asbestos: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n