BLUE WAVE<\/strong>. Democrats have flipped 33 House seats and could get 40 when all the votes are counted<\/a>: \u2018We\u2019re officially in \u201cblue wave\u201d territory. Even if Democrats didn\u2019t win any additional House seats, they\u2019ve already won the most number of seats since Watergate, when the party picked up 48 seats in 1974.\u2019<\/p>\n THE CROWN<\/strong>. Prince Charles says he\u2019ll stop being an activist when his mother finally gives him the crown<\/a>.<\/p>\n DISNEY<\/strong>. Tom Hiddleston to appear in Loki-centric mini-series<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2020<\/strong>. Billionaire resister Tom Steyer mulling bid for presidency<\/a>. And Rep. Eric Swalwell looking at run<\/a>. \u201cThis weekend, Swalwell will be the first potential presidential candidate to visit Iowa after the midterms with a trip to meet the Asian & Latino Coalition in Des Moines and Iowa Democratic Party chairs in Dubuque. The travel to Iowa was first reported by NBC News and confirmed by POLITICO.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n KANSAS<\/strong>. Governor-elect Laura Kelly vows to reinstate LGBTQ protections<\/a>: \u201cKansas\u2019 new Democratic governor-elect said Thursday that she will look to block enforcement of a new adoption law that she and LGBTQ-rights activists consider discriminatory, a sharp break with the state\u2019s two previous conservative Republican governors.\u201d<\/p>\n CINCINNATI<\/strong>. High school\u2019s name hacked on Google to identify it as gay nightclub<\/a>: \u2018Early in the day, a search of the school\u2019s address would bring up \u201cGay Night Club For Teens.\u201d The school worked with Google and the issue was resolved by 1 p.m. Thursday. Depending on how places and buildings are labeled on Google, it is possible for anyone to \u201cclaim\u201d ownership over a location. This would allow for it to be renamed and for other descriptors added in the Google system. It\u2019s unclear if that\u2019s what happened in this case.\u2019<\/p>\n RBG<\/strong>. \u201cUp and working\u201d after breaking ribs in fall at Court<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cThe last I heard she was up and working, of course, because what else would she be doing, and cracking jokes,\u201d he said. \u201cI can\u2019t promise they were good jokes but they were jokes.\u201d<\/p>\n PROTECT MUELLER<\/strong>. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to try and force vote:<\/p>\n When the Senate convenes next week, @ChrisCoons<\/a> and I will ask for unanimous consent to bring S.2644, the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act, to a vote on the Senate floor. After the firing of The AG, it is more important than ever to protect the Special Counsel.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) November 8, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n MISSISSIPPI<\/strong>. Deputies held South Carolina family unlawfully for hours because they are Latino<\/a>: \u2018Marcos and Stephanie Martinez were taking a vacation to Mexico with their three children, his mother, his sister and a family friend when Hancock County Deputy Milton A. Latschar pulled over their van on the afternoon of June 3, 2017. Stephanie Martinez and her children are U.S. citizens. Her husband, who is originally from Mexico, has status as a permanent U.S. resident. The van\u2019s other occupants also were legally in the United States. \u201cThis is a classic case of being arrested for \u2018driving while Latino,\u2019 \u201d said Rob McDuff of Jackson, who is serving as MCJ\u2019s attorney.<\/p>\n ROCKETMAN<\/strong>. Taron Egerton wraps production on Elton John biopic.<\/a><\/p>\n ON THE RAG<\/strong>. This week on the gay magazines<\/a>.<\/p>\n COLORADO<\/strong>. State to allow \u201cX\u201d as gender identifier on state IDs<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cIt is important Coloradans have a correct sex<\/a> identifier on their driver licenses and identification cards that reflects their true lived experience,\u201d said Colorado Department of Revenue Executive Director Michael S. Hartman in a Thursday news release. \u201cFurther, these rules are necessary to limit the [department\u2019s] legal exposure and to align our policies to be consistent with actions in recent court cases.\u201d<\/p>\n AARON YAN<\/strong>. Taiwanese heartthrob outed on social media by scorned ex<\/a>. \u201cPhotos and text messages concerning the 32-year-old actor-singer\u2019s\u00a0alleged three-timing were\u00a0exposed<\/a>\u00a0by one of the star\u2019s spurned boyfriends after finding out that he was not Yan\u2019s one-and-only, as he had been led to believe.<\/p>\n MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong>. \u201cAlways Remember Us This Way\u201d from A Star Is Born<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n THIRSTY TWEET READER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Troye Sivan.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n NEW TUNE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. \u201cIf Only\u201d by Andrea Bocelli featuring Dua Lipa.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n FRIDAY FACE<\/strong>. Cody.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The post Michelle Obama, Blue Wave, Tom Hiddleston, Aaron Yan, Taron Egerton, RBG, Andrea Bocelli: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n