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<\/p>\nLuke Evans, Nikki Haley, Sean Spicer, Ryan Lochte, Hocus Pocus, Criminalizing Gay Sex, Voltron, Henry Cavill: HOT LINKS<\/b>
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ADAM SCHIFF<\/strong>. A disturbing number of Trump campaign members met with Russians and lied about it.<\/p>\n OOPS<\/strong>. Ryan Lochte banned from swimming for using IV after posting photo on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n OF COURSE<\/strong>. White House used China-made silverware at yesterday\u2019s Made in America showcase<\/a>.<\/p>\n QATAR<\/strong>. New York Times\u2019 LGBT coverage censored<\/a>. \u2018In several pictures shared with ABC News, entire articles published from April to July were excised from the Doha edition of the New York Times International Edition, leaving in their places large swaths of empty newspaper and a small note explaining that the offending pieces had been \u201cexceptionally removed.\u201d<\/p>\n MICHELANGELO SIGNORILE<\/strong>. The religious right appears intent on criminalizing gay sex again<\/a>. \u2018The reality of that may sound crazy and horrifying, but just a year and a half ago, many things sounded crazy and horrifying. The U.S. is separating children from their parents at the border (and\u00a0dragging its feet on reuniting them<\/a>, even under court order) and the president of the United States publicly sided with a longtime adversary<\/a> over American intelligence, which he continues to attack. And it appears Roe v. Wade will be overturned<\/a>. So anything can happen.\u2019<\/p>\n POOL BOYS<\/strong>. Luke Evans and rumored boyfriend Victor Turpin hang get wet in Italy<\/a>.<\/p>\n SHIRO<\/strong>. Voltron: Legendary Defender Paladin is gay<\/a>. \u201cThe revelation on the panel is significant for a few reasons. First, it establishes the leader of the Voltron paladins as an LGBT character, a rarity in sci-fi or genre programming. Shiro is almost universally beloved by his fellow paladins and is a respected war veteran and pilot even before the series began.\u201d<\/p>\n HOCUS POCUS<\/strong>. Disney sequel is a lesbian love story<\/a>? \u201cLast week Disney released a\u00a0novelized version of\u00a0Hocus Pocus<\/em><\/a>. The first third of the book is just a retelling of the movie; the second is a whole new story, which is rumored to be the basis for the\u00a0new\u00a0Hocus Pocus<\/em>\u00a0Disney Channel movie<\/a>. AND IT IS GAAAAAAY.\u201d<\/p>\n LIQUOR DAY OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Happy National Tequila Day.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MELTDOWN OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Andy Cohen at LaGuardia.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n ENGLISH SLANG OF THE DAY.<\/strong> From Henry Cavill and Simon Pegg.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY<\/strong>. Maxs Souza.<\/p>\n The post Luke Evans, Nikki Haley, Sean Spicer, Ryan Lochte, Hocus Pocus, Criminalizing Gay Sex, Voltron, Henry Cavill: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"sean](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/oh_spicer.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
SEAN SPICER<\/strong>. New book \u201criddled with inaccuracies.\u201d\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u201cMr. Spicer has not been well served by the book\u2019s fact checkers and copy editors,\u201d Karl wrote. \u201cHe refers to the author of the infamous Trump dossier as \u2018Michael Steele,\u2019 who is in truth the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, not the British ex-spy Christopher Steele.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Heather](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/nauert.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
LIFE AFTER SARAH<\/strong>. White House looks at replacements for Sarah Huckabee Sanders<\/a>: \u201cAt the top of the list is Heather Nauert, the current State Department spokeswoman and former Fox News host. Nauert has impressed White House aides with her steady performances in Foggy Bottom. Multiple people close to the White House pointed out that Nauert remained in Trump\u2019s good graces even when the president soured on former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Nikki](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/haley.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
NIKKI HALEY TO YOUNG CONSERVATIVES<\/strong>. Stop the online \u201cown the libs\u201d mentality<\/a>: \u201cI know that it\u2019s fun and that it can feel good, but step back and think about what you\u2019re accomplishing when you do this \u2014 are you persuading anyone? Who are you persuading?\u00a0We\u2019ve all been guilty of it at some point or another, but this kind of speech isn\u2019t leadership \u2014 it\u2019s the exact opposite.\u00a0Real leadership is about persuasion, it\u2019s about movement, it\u2019s bringing people around to your point of view.\u00a0Not by shouting them down, but by showing them how it is in their best interest to see things the way you do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n