Remains of the Day (05/02)

NYT: Was saddened to hear about the death of Gordon Lightfoot, whose music brought my brothers and me together in more ways than one, including one of our final outings before our Billy died. As my brother's widow put it, Gordon "was everything to Bill," so his passing feels personal. Thank you Gord, for all that Gold.

ABC News: Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of draconian anti-gay bill -- and hardly anyone seems to realize that these efforts are being championed by American rightwingers 

Back2Stonewall: Studio 54 opened this week in 1977

WSJ: In California, a John Marsh Davis-designed home comes up for sale for the very first time

Various: The person of interest in the murder of a gay neurosurgeon in Detroit has been released, which already has me worried that the crime could go unsolved. The victim's house was broken into over the weekend, which adds another similarity to the Robert Wone case. 

Various: Horrifying to think that the new wave classic "Valley Girl" came out 40 years ago. Seeing it in the summer of 1983 was a seminal moment in my youth -- and it's fun to see Josie Cotton with director Martha Coolidge at a recent screening in Los Angeles!

AC: I appreciate a muscle midget or any pocket gay, but heightism is a thing in the gay community

Washington Blade: Judge dismisses gay D.C. cop’s bias lawsuit

Rich Cohen: The glory days of the American mall

CBS News: Imagine being so depraved that you pretended someone tried to kidnap your own children just to get attention on social media

Team Starrfucker: Support AIDS/LifeCycle by shopping from the Beefcake Collection 

Greg in Hollywood: Lest you forgot that Robert Buckley is one of the cutest men alive

NYP: Retired baseball stud David Wright surprises bartender rocking his Mets jersey

Socialite Life: Matthew Lawrence fired from agency after refusing to strip for Oscar-winning director offering a Marvel role

Queerty: Hallmark’s cowboy drama just had its first gay kiss -- meet the hunky actor bringing the heat to ‘Ride’

Hot Cat of the Day: Claws out!