Page 1 Roundup (08/03)

Daily News:  Tell me again how people carry guns for "self-defense" 

KUTV: 'They said it was because we are gay': Victims of Utah hate-crime investigation speak out

Instagram: Valerie Cherish at 81? (Mickey's been working out!) 

Metrosource: The lyrical life of Johnny Mathis

Axios: Senate eyes changes to gay marriage bill to win 10 Republicans

Back2Stonewall: Gay Rugby League hunk Keegan Hirst to come out of retirement after Manly's pride jersey saga

New York Post:  “I talked to my son with the cops. My son is just saying that he gotta do what he gotta do and the [victim] came after him and whatever happened, happened,’’ she said.

Her 97-square-foot Paris apartment makes NYC feel huge

Sad to hear that Edie McClurg -- who will always be Mrs. Marv Mendenhall to me -- is suffering from dementia and possibly elder abuse

The Randy Report: California and Illinois governors declare monkeypox state of emergency

Washington Blade: Ukraine president asks government to study legalizing same-sex marriages

News: Would you still love your children if they were straight?

The Gay Curmudgeon: How to have a Fire Island vacation in two days

The New York Times: Biden names White House coordinator for monkeypox; the appointment of Robert Fenton, a veteran emergency response official, came as New York, California and Illinois declared states of emergency

Can I ditch my roommate so I can live with a friend?

The Washington Post: Monkeypox is rousing old fears -- and ways gay men care for each other

The Wall Street Journal: College essay prompts get absurd. ‘So where is Waldo, really?’

Kansans reject amendment to eliminate abortion rights from state constitution

Hot Cat of the Day: And companies really expect us to come into the office twice a week?