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<\/p>\nDuncan Hunter, Adam Rippon, Rocketman, Catholic Church, Kim Petras, Bad Lip Reading, Montana Misgendering, Nick Jonas: HOT LINKS<\/b>
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BAD LIP READING OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the White House press briefing.<\/p>\n FIT FOR A QUEEN<\/strong>. The line-up of performers for Aretha Franklin\u2019s funeral<\/a>.<\/p>\n DUNCAN HUNTER<\/strong>. Anti-gay<\/a> GOP Rep. blames wife for misused campaign expenses: \u201cShe was also the campaign manager, so whatever she did that\u2019ll be looked at too, I\u2019m sure.\u00a0But I didn\u2019t do it. I didn\u2019t spend any money illegally.\u00a0My campaign did make mistakes. There was money spent on things not by me but by the campaign, and I paid that back before my last election.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MONTANA<\/strong>. GOP state House candidate misgenders Democratic primary winner<\/a>:\u00a0 \u2018In\u00a0a recent interview<\/a>\u00a0with the\u00a0Missoula Independent<\/em>, Rodney Garcia, the Republican candidate for Montana\u2019s 52nd State House District, repeatedly misgendered Democratic primary winner\u00a0Amelia Marquez<\/a>, a Latina transgender woman<\/a> affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America. According to\u00a0Indy<\/em>\u00a0reporters<\/a>\u00a0Derek Brouwer and Susan Elizabeth Shepard, Garcia \u201crepeatedly referred to Marquez by her birth name,\u201d claiming\u2014in his own words\u2014that he did so as a display of \u201crespect and courtesy.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n NEW JERSEY<\/strong>. Monmouth Freeholders accuse\u00a0John Curley of using homophobic slur<\/a>.<\/p>\n ROCKETMAN. Elton John biopic release date pushed back by two weeks<\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cParamount\u00a0said today that\u00a0Rocketman<\/em>\u00a0now will launch on May 31, two weeks later than originally scheduled. In its new slot, the\u00a0Elton John biopic starring Taron Egerton will go up against Warner Bros.\u00a0Godzilla: King of the Monsters<\/em>\u00a0and an Untitled Blumhouse Project from Universal.\u201d<\/p>\n GUEST STARS<\/strong>. Matt Bomer and Adam Rippon to guest star on Will & Grace<\/a>.<\/p>\n MELBOURNE<\/strong>. Man admits extorting\u00a0$1300 from a Grindr user as blackmail for not telling his girlfriend<\/a>: \u201cTimothy Ruge, 34, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday, where he pleaded guilty to making an unwarranted demand for money with menaces.\u201d<\/p>\n CATHOLIC CONFERENCE<\/strong>. Church hears plea from priest to welcome gay members<\/a>: \u201cAt the first major speech on the issue at the World Meeting of Families, which is organized by the Vatican every three years and is being held in Dublin this year, U.S. Jesuit priest James Martin told delegates that excluding lesbian<\/a>, gay<\/a>, bisexual<\/a> and transgender Catholics violated the teachings of Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n NEW TUNES OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Nick Jonas, Kim Petras, and Jason Derulo + David Guetta.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n FRIDAY FLASH<\/strong>. Chaniel Andran.<\/p>\n The post Duncan Hunter, Adam Rippon, Rocketman, Catholic Church, Kim Petras, Bad Lip Reading, Montana Misgendering, Nick Jonas: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/gay-times.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
ON THE RAG<\/strong>. This week on the gay magazines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n