INSTAGRAM FOUNDERS<\/strong>. Co-founders resign from company without explanation, will Facebook now ruin it<\/a>? \u201cThe departures raise questions about Instagram\u2019s future at a time when Facebook faces its most sustained set of crises in its 14-year history. For much of the past two years, critics have railed against Facebook for being\u00a0careless with user data<\/a>\u00a0and for\u00a0not preventing foreign interference<\/a>\u00a0across its network of more than two billion people\u2026.The departures of Mr. Systrom and Mr. Krieger create uncertainty around the app. It is unclear who will lead the company on the founders\u2019 departures, and if that person can continue Instagram\u2019s longstanding success streak.\u201d<\/p>\n TRUMPIAN<\/strong>. Andy Cohen is feuding with Carole Radziwill<\/a>.<\/p>\n BETO O\u2019ROURKE<\/strong>. Ted Cruz<\/a>\u2018s challenger getting down to The Who.\u00a0The clip is part of a\u00a045-minute long live video<\/a>\u00a0he shared on Facebook Live.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n FASHION<\/strong>. Michael Kors may buy Versace<\/a>. \u201cMichael Kors Holdings Ltd. is close to a deal to buy Italian fashion house Gianni Versace SpA for about \u20ac2 billion ($2.35 billion), people familiar with the matter said Monday, in a move that would put one of the glitziest names in high fashion in the hands of a budding U.S. conglomerate better known for affordable luxury.\u201d<\/p>\n STONEWALL<\/strong>. Sharice Davids to fundraise at iconic landmark<\/a>: \u2018The event for Davids, a Democrat and openly gay<\/a> Native American, will be at The Stonewall Inn, with tickets starting at $100. Davids, an attorney, is running against Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder in the November election for Kansas\u2019 3rd district congressional seat. The bar is famous for the riots of 1969, which the\u00a0National Park Service<\/a>\u00a0describes as \u201cthe scene of an uprising against police repression that led to a key turning point in the struggle for the civil rights of lesbian<\/a>, gay<\/a>, bisexual<\/a>, and transgender (LGBT) Americans.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n NON-VOTER THERAPY SESSION OF THE DAY<\/strong>. With Billy Eichner.<\/p>\n LISTEN UP! Watch what happens when MANDY MOORE, KUMAIL NANJIANI, DARREN CRISS and RANDALL PARK attend my therapy session for non-voters. I’M A VERY GOOD THERAPIST. pic.twitter.com\/mbSvq645aU<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 billy eichner (@billyeichner) September 24, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n ZIMBABWE<\/strong>. Deputy headmaster praised for coming out as gay<\/a>: \u201cDr Neal Hovelmeier teaches at St John\u2019s College\u201a one of the country\u2019s elite schools. He made the announcement to pupils at the school last week. Hovelmeier said in a statement that he had decided to lead by example because of some of his former students\u2019 experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n LGBTQ PROHIBITION LIFTED<\/strong>. Evangelical college Azusa Pacific lifts ban<\/a>: \u2018Effective this fall 2018 semester, Azusa Pacific removed language from its student standard of conduct agreement that prohibited public LGBTQ+ relationships for students on campus. As an evangelical institution, APU still adheres to the Biblical principles of\u00a0human sexuality<\/a>\u2014the belief that \u201csexual union is intended by God to take place only within the marriage covenant between a man<\/a> and a woman<\/a>\u201d and it remains a cornerstone of the university\u2019s foundation.\u2019<\/p>\n DRUG EXPERIMENT OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Scientists gave Molly to octopuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n TRACKLIST OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Robyn\u2019s new album Honey.<\/a><\/p>\n PALM SPRINGS<\/strong>. Sheriff candidate accused of anti-gay remarks<\/a>: \u2018The assertion by Kurylowicz, who is actually a captain with the Riverside County Sheriff\u2019s Department which provides contracted police service to the community of Moreno Valley,\u00a0stems from conversations he said he had with Bianco, where he said Bianco used homophobic language and threatened retaliation against LGBTQ department employees. Kurylowicz has no evidence to back up his story, other than his own recollection. Bianco denied the allegations in an interview with The Desert Sun, but Palm Springs city council members have pledged to investigate further.\u2019<\/p>\n SHIRTLESS AT THE DISCO<\/strong>. Brendon Urie is very happy<\/a>.<\/p>\n TRAILER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Fantastic Beasts.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MERGER ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Ryan Reynolds and Richard Branson get together.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY<\/strong>. Edwin Hung.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The post Instagram Founders, Michael Kors, Beto O\u2019Rourke, Azusa Pacific, Sharice Davids, Andy Cohen, Robyn: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n