FEAR<\/strong>. Bob Woodward book breaks sales record<\/a>: \u2018Bob Woodward\u2019s in-depth and unflattering look at President\u00a0Donald Trump\u2019s White House just broke a 94-year sales record. The celebrated Watergate reporter\u2019s new book, \u201cFear: Trump in the White House,\u201d boasted higher pre-order sales than any other title in the history of its publisher, Simon & Schuster, the company said Wednesday. The tell-all book, released Sept. 11, sold more than 750,000 copies in its first day on sale, according to a press release from the company.\u2019<\/p>\n ROYAL MYSTERY<\/strong>. Does Meghan Markle pick up dog poop<\/a>?<\/p>\n MANAFORT PLEA DEAL<\/strong>. Giuliani claims Trump sees no danger in it<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cWe can see a reason why he might want to do that. What\u2019s the need for another trial?\u201d Giuliani said in an interview late Wednesday. \u201cThey\u2019ve got enough to put him in jail. His lawyer is going to argue they shouldn\u2019t. The judge should decide this. Not Mueller. I think it\u2019s pretty clear if they were going to get anything from him they\u2019d have gotten it already.\u00a0What\u2019s the point of further harassing him?\u201d<\/p>\n TRANSGENDER PASSPORTS<\/strong>. State Department makes ominous change to website<\/a>: \u2018In its place is a\u00a0new website<\/a>\u2014entitled \u201cSex Designation Change\u201d\u2014that uses the outmoded term \u201csex<\/a> change\u201d rather than \u201cgender transition,\u201d goes out of its way to highlight the exclusion of\u00a0non-binary people<\/a>, and removes links to major medical associations that support\u00a0transition-related health care<\/a>. What doesn\u2019t appear to have changed is the substance of the policy: Transgender people can still change the gender markers on their passports without surgery. Which begs the question: Why mess with the website?<\/p>\n CARDINAL DOLAN<\/strong>. Gay priests are not the \u201csole root\u201d of the church\u2019s sexual abuse crisis.<\/p>\n NY Archbishop Cardinal Dolan tells @camanpour<\/a> that gay<\/a> priests are not the sole root of the issue when it comes to sex<\/a> abuse in the church: \u201cThis isn\u2019t about gay<\/a> or straight. This is about right and wrong \u2026 you don\u2019t abuse a minor. You don\u2019t do that\u201d t.co\/MHOmqguVr8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/AlThI8Wh1J<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CNN International (@cnni) September 13, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n TRIPLED IN SIZE<\/strong>. Trump administration will triple the size of its child prison camp<\/a>.<\/p>\n LAST EVER PRESIDENT<\/strong>. Michael Moore talks to Chris Hayes<\/a>: \u201cI think that we have someone in the White House who has no respect for the rule of law, who dislikes democracy by an incredible degree, which doesn\u2019t make him really any that much different from other billionaires or CEOs because their businesses are not democracies. They rule by fiat. They decide, they make the calls<\/a> and they don\u2019t like anybody else having a say. They also like to take home the bulk of the money, with them. So this is \u2014 putting somebody like that in charge of a democracy is a very dangerous thing, and especially, it\u2019s more dangerous with him because he has a complete lack of ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n SEPTEMBER 20<\/strong>. Vote on Brett Kavanaugh scheduled<\/a>: \u201cSenate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley set up a final committee vote for President Donald Trump\u2019s high court pick for a Sept. 20 panel vote. The full Senate will vote on Kavanaugh shortly after, as soon as the last week of September.Senate Democrats tried to delay committee business in a last-ditch bid to stall the Supreme Court nominee, but Grassley seized control of the committee upon its opening and immediately moved to tee up a vote on Kavanaugh next week.\u201d<\/p>\n HENRY CAVILL<\/strong>. Cryptic Superman video<\/a>.<\/p>\n RUSSIA<\/strong>. Pussy Riot activist treated for possible poisoning<\/a>: \u201cEkho Moskvy radio and online news portal Meduza reported Wednesday that Pyotr Verzilov has been in emergency care since late Tuesday. They quoted a fellow Pussy Riot member, Veronika Nikulshina, as saying Verzilov\u2019s symptoms included losing his eyesight and ability to speak.\u201d<\/p>\n TEL AVIV<\/strong>. The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 city!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n BURIED BEEF OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Christina Aguilera said she\u2019d do a duet with Britney Spears.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TRAILER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Amazon Prime\u2019s The Romanoffs<\/em>, from the creator of Mad Men<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n THIRSTY THURSDAY<\/strong>. Rakeem.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Eurovision, Henry Cavill, Bob Woodward, Cardinal Dolan, Jon Tester, Michael Moore, Transgender Passports, The Romanoffs, Xtina: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n