On the Rag, Vol. 566

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

HotSpots (South Florida): Six tons-of-fun alternatives to your traditional gay getaway

Metro Weekly (D.C.): The (new) shape of comedy

DNA (Australia): Cover boy Barratt Pall on beach patrol

Get Out!: Kristine W returns to the dance floor

QX (London): The dashing doctor talks representation and unlikely hangover cures

Gay Times: Meet British beauty expert Chris Appleton

Lavender (Minneapolis): Pride pictures part 3

Gloss (San Francisco): Cazwell is back with a new single, podcast

Between the Lines: Music wordplayer K. Flay talks queerness in her music: ‘I did not want to capitalize on this identity’

A&U: Advocate Matthew Hodson of the U.K. helps map HIV info so we can find our way forward

Grab: Your guide to Chicago's Market Days

The Fight: Owning yourself

San Francisco Bay Times: The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation commemorates 25 years of supporting the community

Dallas Voice: An open-door policy