Bette Midler, Spitting on Eric Trump, Madrid, Larry Kramer, Damron Guide, Jack Falahee: WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n
BETTE MIDLER<\/strong>. The Divine Miss M will be performing at one of the major NYC Pride events this Saturday at the Javits Center<\/a>: \u2018In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, she\u2019ll perform a song accompanied by composer Marc Shaiman, of \u201cHairspray\u201d and \u201cMary Poppins Returns\u201d fame. Her stage time is set for 11 p.m.\u2019<\/p>\n FORGOTTEN HISTORY<\/strong>. Gay entrapment<\/a>.<\/p>\n HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT.<\/strong> The gay Jewish matador from Brooklyn<\/a>.<\/p>\n DEFENDING KEVIN SPACEY<\/strong>. Dame Judi Dench<\/a>. \u201cYou cannot deny somebody a talent. You might as well never look at a Caravaggio painting. You might as well never have gone to see Noel Coward.\u201d<\/p>\n THE DAMRON GUIDE<\/strong>. The U.S. guide essential to every gay man before the internet came along may not publish another issue<\/a>: \u2018For 45 years\u00a0The Address Book<\/em>, later renamed\u00a0Damron Men\u2019s Travel Guide<\/em>, steered LGBTQ people from coast to cocktail lounge. It started before you could kiss on the beach on your Los Angeles vacation. In 1965, gay<\/a> sex<\/a> was a crime everywhere but Illinois. The Stonewall uprising, a turning point in modern gay<\/a> history, was still four years away. Damron\u2019s pastel book told you where in Allentown, Pennsylvania, you could get a beer without getting being beat up. If you lived in Covington, Kentucky, you\u2019d learn that Joche Bo\u2019s was a good a weekend-only spot. In Los Angeles alone, you\u2019d find more than a dozen bars and bathhouses.\u2019<\/p>\n LAS VEGAS<\/strong>. Long-running gay bar Bastille on 3rd closes<\/a>.<\/p>\n CHECHNYA<\/strong>. Gay man describes abduction, beatings, electrocution<\/a>: \u201cThese police officers are accustomed to torturing people \u2026 Some men<\/a> I know told me that some were left hanging from the ceiling, had been suffocated with a plastic bag or even raped with the police bat. This kind of torture can last for weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n QUEEN<\/strong>. Harry Tarre screenplay based on Corey Rae\u2019s article, \u201cHow I Became the World\u2019s First Transgender Prom Queen \u2014 A Personal Essay,\u201d is being developed into a film by Red Crown Productions<\/a>: \u201cAs the title of the article suggests, the screenplay is based on the true story of Rae\u2019s real-life high school transition process and how she became the world\u2019s first openly transgender prom queen.\u201d<\/p>\n JUSSIE SMOLLETT<\/strong>. The Empire<\/em> actor googled himself a lot after the alleged attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n MADRID<\/strong>. New city government accused of censoring Pride messages<\/a>: \u2018Among the slated slogans were: \u201cTo those who remember the repression\u201d, \u201cTo those who stood firm\u201d and \u201cTo those who were there when we were not\u201d. However, a new local government led by the conservative Popular Party (PP) has replaced that of Carmena following local elections in May. M\u00e1s Madrid says that the new administration has eliminated from the Gay Pride publicity the messages that harked back to the past campaign for gay<\/a> rights. Instead, a blanket slogan has been used: \u201cOur greatest pride.\u201d \u201cI think it\u2019s indecent to censor messages that refer back to the achievements of those people, and the memory of those people, who have allowed us to enjoy the rights which, 30 years ago, were unthinkable,\u201d said Rita Maestre<\/a>, spokeswoman for M\u00e1s Madrid.\u2019<\/p>\n CHICAGO<\/strong>. Woman spits on Eric Trump at popular upscale bar<\/a>.<\/p>\n LARRY KRAMER<\/strong>. The View<\/em> salutes the longtime AIDS activist.<\/p>\n FOOD TRY OF THE DAY<\/strong>. A peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich.<\/p>\n TEASER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Bond 25.<\/p>\n 21 SONGS<\/strong>. Every gay<\/a> man<\/a> knows.<\/p>\n TRAILER OF THE DAY. Orange Is The New Black<\/em> Season 7.<\/p>\n HUMP DAY HAIRY<\/strong>. Jack Falahee.<\/p>\n\n