On the Rag, Vol. 530

A weekly look at what's making news in the gay magazines:

Gloss (San Francisco): I'll listen to whatever Erik Vilar is spinning

HotSpots (Florida): Fantasy Fest, Wicked Manors 2018 and SAVE's annual Halloween ball

Lavender (Minnesota): Scoring a goal for the LGBT community

Metro Weekly (D.C.): Wanda Sykes on quitting "Roseanne," Louis C.K. and boycotting the NFL

Attitude (U.K.): LGBT heroes Adam Rippon,  Jess Glynne(?), Boy George and George Takei lead our new November Awards issue!

Get Out!: Bartender Thomas talks about Monster mashing

Cybersocket: Scary good sex toys for men

QX (London): How to catch a Krampus

Ambush (New Orleans): Trick or treat?

Gloss: Cher talk about her legacy, ABBA and Meryl Streep

The Fight: Who says Pride season is over?

Between the Lines (Detroit): Ada Vox to perform at Necto on Nov. 16

Grab (Chicago): Happy Halloween from Peter Berlin & Co.

Dallas Voice: Get your scare on

Gay Times (U.K.): Garrett Clayton opens up about coming out: “I just felt like, ‘OK, I’m finally ready to do this’”

Q Salt Lake: Troye Sivan blooms

Echo (Phoenix): Oshun Onyx wins first-ever international female bear title

Rage Monthly: Lots of costume ideas for you naughty boys

A&U: Using fiber as one of his media, queer artist Ben Cuevas takes a softer route in his art practice to deliver hard-to-swallow concepts on HIV/AIDS & more

Flame (New Orleans): I don't know what is happening here, but I wish it would stop

San Francisco Bay Times: LGBTQ community on Warriors ground