Remains of the Day (05/04)

THR: If you're old enough to remember Valerie Perrine ("Lenny," "Superman") then you’ll want to read this

RFERL: Noted Russian LGBT activist fined for 'gay propaganda'

BBC: Four Proud Boys guilty of seditious conspiracy over Crazy Donald's Capitol riot

Villager: Teenage boy in NYC's Chelsea neighborhood beaten by mob who shouted anti-gay slurs

Thursday Ad Watch: You had me at 6 foot 2, 220 pounds

Side Dish: NYC’s deported ‘King of Clubs’ Peter Gatien (Limelight, Palladium, the Tunnel, and ClubUSA) gets stunning apology from city’s nightlife czar

Instinct: How one gay couple found love, meets challenges, helps each be their best

Matthew's Island: 15 underwear models

Reuters: Seoul's LGBT festival blocked by Christian concert outside city hall, organizers say

Deadline: My faith in the jury system just took another hit: I'd never heard any music by Ed Sheeran before today -- YouTube Music pointed me to 'Shape of You' and, wow, is that truly awful -- but I went ahead and listened to the side-by-side audio of his "Thinking Out Loud" and Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" to see if the former ripped off the latter, as was alleged in a copyright suit. The jury ruled in Sheeran's favor -- which I believe is the correct verdict -- but did it for the entirely wrong reason. The defense argued that songwriters don't own certain chord progressions and that while "Thinking Out Loud" shares some similarities with "Let's Get It On," the latter also sounds like songs that came before it. But apropos of nothing, the jury decided they don't sound alike at all -- huh??? -- thus proving that even when U.S. juries are right they're wrong. Again: They DO sound similar, just not similar enough to successfully sue! 

NYP: Brooklyn's iconic, 95-year-old Kellogg’s Diner goes bankrupt, seeks buyer to fork over hefty $2.5 million

The Randy Report: Meet John Casey, senior editor and lead columnist for the Advocate

Dlisted: The feud between the daughter and siblings of Carrie Fisher -- who got her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today -- makes me sad

USA Today: Now it turns out GOP donor Harlan Crow paid private tuition for a grandnephew of Clarence Thomas the Supreme Court justice raised as a son

Sun: After international attention, Solvang approves Pride banner proposal and adjusts banner policies

Hot Cat of the Day: Damian and I watched "Judy Blume Forever" on Prime Video and haven't stopped smiling yet! What a lovely human being she is -- on top of being a great writer.