\n
![\"titus](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fauntleroy.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
<\/p>\nThe Queen, Garrett Baldwin, Gay Panic, Downton Abbey, Olly Alexander, Zachary Quinto, Jockstrap, Ellen\u2019s Robot: HOT LINKS<\/b>
\n<\/p>\n
WINDSOR CASTLE<\/strong>. Trump and Melania meet The Queen.<\/p>\n PUTIN SUMMIT<\/strong>. Trump should cancel it, says Chuck Schumer<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cTrump should cancel his meeting with Vladimir Putin until Russia takes demonstrable and transparent steps to prove that they won\u2019t interfere in future elections,\u201d Schumer said in a statement. \u201cGlad-handing with Vladimir Putin on the heels of these indictments would be an insult to our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n HENRY CAVILL<\/strong>. Sorry for his comments about #MeToo<\/a>.<\/p>\n GARRETT BALDWIN<\/strong>. Gay teen looks to unseat Ohio lawmaker<\/a>: \u201cThe teenage<\/a> high school athlete has been upset by actions and statements of Nino Vitale, the current representative of the 85th district, including his sponsorship of a bill designed to undermine marriage equality.\u201d<\/p>\n MERGER CHALLENGE<\/strong>. DOJ to appeal AT&T Time Warner merger<\/a>.<\/p>\n GAY PANIC<\/strong>.\u00a0Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass.) in the U.S. House and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) in the U.S. Senate introduce bill to ban \u2018gay panic\u2019 defense nationally<\/a>. \u2018In a statement to the Washington Blade \u2014 which has learned exclusively about the legislation \u2014 Kennedy said an admission of committing a violent crime against someone because they\u2019re LGBT \u201cis not a defense, it is a hate crime.\u201d \u201cLegal loopholes written into our laws that seek to justify violent attacks against our gay<\/a>, lesbian<\/a>, bisexual<\/a> and transgender neighbors should never have existed in the first place,\u201d Kennedy said.\u2019<\/p>\n DOWNTON ABBEY<\/strong>. Feature film confirmed<\/a>: \u2018The \u201coriginal principal cast\u201d will begin production later this summer, the film\u2019s producers said. The show\u2019s creator Julian Fellowes has written the film\u2019s screenplay, and he is also going to co-produce as well\u2026Brian Percival, who directed The Book Thief, About a Girl and the Downton Abbey pilot, will direct the film.\u2019<\/p>\n SCOTLAND<\/strong>. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to lead LGBTQ Pride march in Glasgow as Trump visits<\/a>. \u2018The Pride organisers have named her honorary Grand Marshal in recognition of her long-standing support for LGBTI equality, including the delivery of same-sex<\/a> marriage. Although Ms\u00a0Sturgeon<\/a>\u00a0addressed the march last year, but this is the first time she has had such a prominent role. leading it alongside 200 LGBTI young people from across Scotland.\u2019<\/p>\n ZACHARY QUINTO<\/strong>. On straight actors playing gay roles<\/a>: \u201cPart of the nature of being an actor is to step outside of ourselves and have experiences that aren\u2019t in line with who we are. But the political climate, and the race for equality, has kind of shifted the ground around that notion and I think we have to be patient and see how things settle.\u201d<\/p>\n COVER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Years & Years does Ariana Grande.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n WONDER MATERIAL OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Graphene.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n SCARE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Ellen\u2019s robot.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n SMELLY JOCKSTRAP COMMERCIAL OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Gain.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n FRIDAY FLASH<\/strong>. Titus Fauntleroy.<\/p>\n The post The Queen, Garrett Baldwin, Gay Panic, Downton Abbey, Olly Alexander, Zachary Quinto, Jockstrap, Ellen\u2019s Robot: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cover_grand.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
ON THE RAG<\/strong>. This week on gay magazines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n