John Oliver, Sinclair Media, Drag Queen Drop, Transgender Fish, Gus Kenworthy, Panama: HOT LINKS

SINCLAIR MEDIA. John Oliver explains how Sinclair Broadcast Group is taking Trump’s ideology local.

GERMANY. Opposition party hopes to stop gay marriage in court: “AfD’s internet site features on its front page a death notice, saying “In deep sorrow, we say good-bye to the German family, whose constitutional protection was buried by the ‘representatives of the people’ at the German parliament.”

TIM NOLAN. GOP former judge who campaigned for Trump faces multiple felony sex abuse charges.

PALACE QUEEN. Miami drag queen leaps off double-decker bus, lands doing splits.

SWITZERLAND. Hopes rise for marriage equality: “Gay marriage is not legal in Switzerland, though same-sex couples can enter into a civil partnership after the move was approved in a 2005 referendum. Friday’s decision by the German parliament met with approval from Swiss gay rights campaigners and politicians on Friday.The liberal political movement Operation Libero tweeted, “Let’s do this Switzerland” and called on followers to sign a petition to parliament.”

OCEAN WATCH. Birth control chemicals giving rise to transgender fish.

CZECH REPUBLIC. New campaign for marriage equality launched: “Czech homosexuals and lesbians, associated in the Coalition for Marriage (KZM), have launched a campaign We Are Fair in support of same-sex marriages, KZM activist Adela Horakova told journalists on Friday. They want to set in motion a debate on whether two men and two women can enter into the traditional marital union.”

MILKING IT. Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black pose in London.

PANAMA. First Lady marches Pride parade, tweets video of march.

Today is a historical day in #Panama. @PrimeraDamaPma participated in the LGBT Pride Parade, calling 4 #zerodiscrimination. #Pride2017 pic.twitter.com/vjuRW2s2Ar

— ONUSIDA Latina (@OnusidaLatina) July 2, 2017