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Via the Chicago Tribune: TLC is officially canceling “19 Kids and Counting.” The hit reality show “will no longer appear on the air,” the network told The Associated Press on Thursday. The show featuring the Duggar family had been in limbo since May after revelations that 27-year-old Josh Duggar molested five children including four of his sisters. TLC also announced …

If you’re in Provincetown, tonight my pal Wayne Hoffman will be reading from his new book, An Older Man, which I read on the train ride up here. Recommended!

Buzzfeed reports: Ireland’s parliament adopted one of the world’s most progressive gender identity laws on Wednesday, following the country’s historic popular vote for marriage equality in May. In June, Ireland’s cabinet announced that it had agreed to change a draft gender identity law first unveiled in December last year to remove a provision that would require a doctor to sign …

Folks stop by our neighbor’s house all day to snap a photo of the man in the window.

Ted Cruz appears to be worried that he won’t qualify for the first presidential debate. Per the rules announced by Fox News, only the ten highest-polling candidates will be invited. In a memo sent to fellow GOP campaigns on Wednesday, Chris Wilson, who serves as director of research and analytics for the Cruz campaign, called Fox News’ standards for deciding …

Apple has given Siri new instructions: Siri is as witty as she is intelligent. The voice that lives inside your iPhone will now subtly correct your improper use of “Bruce” when you ask about Caitlyn Jenner. Apple’s virtual assistant has been updated to make sure it won’t misuse Jenner’s correct name and gender when asked for more information on the …

Via the Salt Lake Tribune: A federal judge said Wednesday that Utah must recognize the rights of a married lesbian couple by issuing a birth certificate for their infant daughter that lists both of the women as legal parents. “The state has failed to show any legitimate reason, actually any reason at all, for not treating a female spouse in …

According to Radar, Jenner demanded the award in return for giving her story to ABC. ESPN has come under fire for awarding Caitlyn Jenner the prestigious Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs Wednesday night. But RadarOnline.com has learned, it wasn’t initially their idea! According to an insider, Jenner’s reps approached the network suggesting she receive the award — and …

Via the Austin American-Statesman: As he was waiting with family and staff to board a flight back to Austin on Tuesday night after two days promoting Texas in New York City, Gov. Greg Abbott was approached by another passenger who shook his hand and then loudly and profanely expressed his unhappiness with the governor’s opposition to gay marriage. “I hope …

“I am proud of what we have accomplished together and the work will not stop over the next 10 months or the decades ahead. Our community deserves our best efforts, addressing the discrimination, violence, and inequality we still face. I plan to keep us moving forward until my last day at Lambda Legal and I have every confidence in the …

Via press release: The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, released the following statement after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign refused to answer a question from a Washington Post columnist about whether Walker “thought children needed to be protected from gay men.” According to the story, Walker’s spokesperson “did not …

“An important new book has been published today that we highly recommend to you. Authored by Ryan Anderson, a great friend of NOM’s and a scholar at The Heritage Foundation, the book ‘Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom’ is a tour-de-force examination of the issues in the marriage debate and an enlightening reflection on what is at …

“Don’t say it’s unbelievable. Of course it’s believable. This is the world we live in today under American leadership that would surrender Israel’s security and our own. Don’t say it’s unbelievable. When Barack Obama warned voters he would “fundamentally transform America” and they voted for him anyway – twice – what was once the most powerful office in the world …