BABY CAN I HOLD YOU<\/strong>. Tracy Chapman says Nicki Minaj stole her song<\/a>.<\/p>\n WORLD SERIES<\/strong>. Boston and L.A. Gay Men\u2019s Choruses make bet<\/a>: \u2018If the Boston Red Sox defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fall classic, the LA Chorus will perform\u00a0Neil Diamond\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0\u201cSweet Caroline,\u201d a tradition at Fenway Park. If the Dodgers are victorious, BGMC will perform\u00a0Randy Newman\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0\u201cI Love LA\u201d and make it available online. The winner will also make a donation to GALA Choruses, the North American association serving the LGBTQ choral moving, for its work supporting emerging LGBTQ choruses.\u2019<\/p>\n SANDRA DAY O\u2019CONNOR<\/strong>. Former SCOTUS justice retires from public life<\/a>: \u201cO\u2019Connor, the first woman<\/a> to serve on the Supreme Court, announced Tuesday that she had been diagnosed with the beginning stages of dementia \u201csome time ago,\u201d and likely has Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n HERE WE GO AGAIN<\/strong>. Trump to meet with Putin in Paris<\/a>: \u201cPresident\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0will meet with his Russian counterpart\u00a0Vladimir Putin\u00a0in Paris sometime in November \u2014 National Security AdviserJohn Boltonconfirmed to reporters on Tuesday. The meeting will be the second one-on-one between the two leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n National Security Advisor John Bolton just confirmed that @realDonaldTrump<\/a> and Vladimir Putin will meet again in Paris around the November 11th WWI anniversary celebrations<\/p>\n \u2014 John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) October 23, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n CARL BERNSTEIN<\/strong>. Trump may declare midterms \u201cillegitimate\u201d if Democrats take House<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cI talked to people\u2026in touch with the White House on Friday who believe that if the congressional midterms are very close and the Democrats were to win by five or seven seats, that Trump was already talking about how to throw legal challenges into the courts, sow confusion, declare a victory, actually, and say that the election\u2019s been illegitimate.\u201d<\/p>\n “We have had presidents in the past who have lied \u2026 but what we have never had is a President of the United States who uses lying and untruth as a basic method to promote his policies,” says @CarlBernstein<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dL09dVsYMF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) October 21, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n BOMB<\/strong>. Explosive device found near home of George Soros<\/a>: \u2018An explosive device was left in the mailbox of a Bedford, New York, residence owned by billionaire George Soros, a top donor to liberal causes who is often targeted by right-wing groups. Police responded to a call<\/a> from an employee of the residence who found a suspicious package in the mailbox and opened it, revealing what appeared to be an explosive device, The New York Times reported Monday.\u2019<\/p>\n ENDANGERED SPECIES<\/strong>. Justice Dept. wants<\/a> \u201cU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to withhold or delay releasing records sought in Freedom of Information Act requests regarding implementation of the Endangered Species Act.\u201d<\/p>\n MERCH<\/strong>. Trump website still selling LGBTQ t-shirt<\/a>. \u2018The \u201cTrump Pride Tee\u201d is a basic white crewneck shirt emblazoned with watercolor stripes of the colors of the rainbow, over which the words \u201cLGBTQ for TRUMP\u201d are printed. \u201cShow your pride and your support for Trump with this exclusive equality tee,\u201d reads the garment\u2019s description on the site. \u2018<\/p>\n GRAB EM BY THE\u2026<\/strong> Man touches woman\u2019s breast twice on airline flight, says Trump said it\u2019s ok<\/a>. \u2018Bruce Alexander was on a Houston-to-Albuquerque flight on Sunday when he twice leaned forward and touched the breast of a woman<\/a> sitting in front of him, court records show. The woman<\/a>, who wasn\u2019t identified, told authorities she thought the first of two touchings may have been accidental, while the second clearly wasn\u2019t.\u2019<\/p>\n WON\u2019T BE ERASED<\/strong>. Does Caitlyn Jenner regret her Trump vote yet<\/a>?<\/p>\n FOX NEWS<\/strong>. Network apologizes after using photo of Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) on story about murder suspect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n DANCING PRINCE<\/strong>. Prince George is really into his ballet<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cGeorge is doing dancing as well, he loves it. And it\u2019s kind of\u2026my mother always used to dance, she loved dancing.\u00a0And if it\u2019s something you love, you do what you love. Don\u2019t let anyone else tell you otherwise. Keep at it.\u201d<\/p>\n CHISELED<\/strong>. Chris Hemsworth peeled off his wetsuit<\/a>.<\/p>\n PAPER<\/strong>. Holland is making waves for queer visibility in K-Pop<\/a>. \u2018In January, the 22-year-old singer-songwriter (n\u00e9e Go Tae-seop) premiered as Korea\u2019s first openly gay<\/a> pop star. With no agency backing him (unlike so many other mainstream K-idols), he debuted\u00a0\u201cNeverland,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0a jazzy mid-tempo pop track with lyrics describing his desire for a safe space for queer longing \u2014 a metaphor of pure escapism compounded by the single\u2019s fictional title utopia. Even more notable was the music video<\/a> for the song, which featured Holland and a male<\/a> love interest being intimate and kissing on screen, a first for K-pop\u2019s typical heteronormative visual paradigm. The song quickly shot to the Top 5 of\u00a0Billboard<\/em>\u2018s World Digital Sales chart.<\/p>\n RYAN MURPHY<\/strong>. American Horror Story and Glee creator makes $10 million donation to Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles after son\u2019s cancer treatment.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n COVER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Ty Herndon \u201d I Wanna Dance With Somebody\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n ADVOCACY OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Ellen Pompeo talks to Ellen DeGeneres about GLSEN and Gay-Straight alliances.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n NEW TUNE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Normani X Calvin Harris \u201cSlow Down\u201d and \u201cChecklist\u201d featuring WizKid.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n PODCAST PREVIEW OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Rachel Maddow\u2019s BagMan.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n THIRSTY TUESDAY<\/strong>. Steve Grand.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The post World Series, Normani, Prince George, Ryan Murphy, Holland, Chris Hemsworth, Sandra Day O\u2019Connor: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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