On the Rag, Vol. 543

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

Gay Times (U.K.): Anthony Bowens is the mag's hottest cover specimen yet

HotSpots (South Florida): He's pretty, but are you ready for an intimate evening with Deborah Cox?

Get Out!: Melissa Mark-Viverito is the first public advocate candidate to file petition signatures, transporting her to the top of the ballot

Metro Weekly (D.C.): Emërson Anicëto is Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2019 

QX (London): Meet your new favorite pan-Asian cabaret collective

Dallas Voice: Equip in style

Gay Cirque du Soleil performer David Rimmer's act has its ups and downs

Between the Lines: Youth activist at Detroit's REC awarded $10,000, trip to Creating Change conference

Grab: The ES Collection will heat up even a Windy City winter

Echo (Phoenix): How to enhance the relationships in your lie