Remains of the Day (08/14)

Greg in Hollywood: Brian Vahaly (left with hubby Bill), closeted while playing on men’s tennis tour, is now out and proud and sharing his story

Towleroad: School closed after parents declare "hunting season" on 12-year-old transgender student: "A good sharp knife will do"

The New York Times: Muslim candidate carries on Detroit's civil rights heritage

Instagram: Move over, Lucky Vanous

The Gay Almanac: Happy birthday to drag legend and Wigstock founder Lady Bunny

The Washington Post: More than 300 accused priests listed in Pennsylvania report on Catholic Church sex abuse

Compass: To my local-news-starved readers in the Knoxville area, please check out a new subscription newsletter and website that my friend and former NYT colleague Jesse Fox Mayshark is co-launching

Back2Stonewall: Twenty years ago, the Bay Area Reporter printed no obituaries for AIDS victims for the first time

The Daily News: Georgia congressional candidate who touted tougher gun laws arrested for murdering campaign treasurer

Brooklyn Vegan: Lindsey Buckingham, who is said to have been kicked out of Fleetwood Mac for not wanting to tour, announces solo tour

Curbed: What $3,300 rents in New York City right now

HuffPost: Florida House GOP candidate finally admits she faked college diploma after bashing the media and demanding a retraction for first reporting what she'd done (where on earth would she have gotten the idea to do that?)

Page Six: "Southern Charm" star Craig Conover off the hook for allegedly hitting a biker

NewNowNext: Birthday girl Madonna's 20 most essential magazine covers

Hunk du Jour: Kellan Lutz was the sexiest thing about the aughts

Metrosource: I had a horrible gay breakup and couldn't stop losing weight

Washington Blade: New Trump administration memo on Obama order alarms LGBT advocates

Tennis Life: New ATP Player Council member Vasek Pospisil wants to be a force for change

Hot Cat of the Day: This kitty is lucky someone knows what's best for him!

Didn't We Almost Have It All?

From HERE.

For a moment there it really seemed like everything was going in the right direction. Now it seems the American Dream is dead on arrival. 

Tennis Tuesday

Colombian hunk Robert Farah heats up the practice court in Cincinnati. Couple more HERE.

Song of the Day: 'Human' by Go West

The '80s synth duo are all grown up -- and do the Killers right. 

Page 1 Roundup (08/14)

The Daily News: Sean Young insists she's no cat burglar, says accusations of theft a 'publicity' ploy

Angry subway riders beat conductor on Brooklyn train after they miss their stop

Trump is calling Omarosa a 'dog" now

New York Post: Lunch lady sisters accused of stealing $500,000 from schools

The New York Times: Turkey’s lira crisis tests Erdogan’s authoritarian approach

What happens to #MeToo when a feminist lesbian is accused by a gay male student?

The Wall Street Journal: The tyranny of the exclamation point is causing email and text anxiety

Morning Wood

Tiafoe, Verdasco and Thiem Work Up a Sweat in Cincy

 

Photos by @CCSMOOTH13.

Looks like practice didn't make perfect for Tiafoe and Verdasco, who were both knocked out in the first round.