On the Rag, Vol. 581

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

MetroWeekly: Brian Sims is outspoken, determined, and unwilling to censor himself 

HotSpots: Power couple Raul and Jason talk upcoming nuptials

POZ: Celebrating transgender, gender-nonconforming and nonbinary advocates

Get Out!: The king of New York nightlife: Jake Resnicow

Q Salt Lake: ‘Hedwig’ creator John Cameron Mitchell talks new podcast and the power of crowd-surfing

Between the Lines: County Executive Dave Coulter: A new day for Oakland County

Dallas Voice: Holiday gift guide 2019

QX (London): Are you ready to 'Escape From Planet Trash'?

Lavender: Holiday entertainment guide

The Advocate: Does 'The L Word' appeal to queer audiences today?

Remains of the Day (04/08)

Twitter: Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims was not amused by how I captioned this other photo of him with Mayor Pete Buttigieg

Daily News Journal: Bar patron who brutalized gay man and bragged about it in bloody selfies on social media pleads guilty

Instagram: Is this Speedo-clad twink the identity of today's Morning Wood?

Dlisted: Open post and site announcement hosted by a woman proving that you should never throw an axe at the floor

The Hill: Top Republican calls on Nadler to have Mueller testify

The Randy Report: Mayor Pete wows the crowd at LGBTQ Victory Fund brunch

ICYMI: Larry Kramer is on the mend following surgery for a broken hip

Variety: Human remains found in search for missing gay Mouseketeer

Towleroad: Cock tease Shawn Mendes gets mad when people speculate that he's gay "because you hurt so many other people"

Instagram: Your afternoon workout with hunky Jordan Morello

The New York Times: Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago had cash, additional electronics and a hidden-camera detector, prosecutors say

Boy Culture: Trust me, you're gonna want to see what happens to the men of NYC when the temperature jumps 40 degrees!

The WoW Report: Marc Jacobs weds Charly Defrancesco in New York City, followed by a star-studded reception

TPM: Felicity Huffman, 12 other parents will plead guilty in college bribery scheme

Instagram: Miss Aaron Schock is back at Barry's Bootcamp

Back2Stonewall: Beverly Hills hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei -- whose gay son I had already outed was just outed again by Perez Hilton -- lose major charity functions

NewNowNext: Don Lemon gets engaged to his real-estate agent love, Tim Malone

Greg in Hollywood: South Africa rugby player Pierre Spies might have the hottest body I've ever seen

Hot Cat of the Day: Barsik's body type is what we call "more to love" in the world of online adoptions!

On the Rag, Vol. 519

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

Metrosource: How TV host Karl Schmid turned being HIV-positive into a plus

Gloss (San Francisco): Up Your AlXXXy Street Fair issue

HotSpots (Florida): Dan Reynolds talks journey from devout Mormon to LGBT youth champion

Attitude (U.K.): Dominic Cooper says Hollywood is making 'slow changes' in their attitude toward gay actors

Get Out!: Sugarland country star Jennifer Nettles sings to support LGBTQ youth

Echo (Phoenix): Grooms' love of travel sets the stage for a modern destination wedding

Lavender: Get a whiff of Minnesota Leather Pride Weekend

QX (London): Meet Ryan Lanji, curator of kaleidoscopic queer Asian club night Hungama

Dallas Voice: Documentary ‘McQueen’ reveals the sad true life of the fashion icon

Metro Weekly (D.C.): Monumental Theatre puts a decidedly Millennial spin on the classic Stephen Schwartz musical 'Pippin'

Q Salt Lake: Little Lee and his big ambition

Out: The cast of 'Pose' takes center stage and makes history

The Advocate: Brian Sims says young people will save the Democratic Party

GCN: Conor O'Brien, the voice behind the Villagers, talks about the band's new album and what it's like being an out gay man in the business

Ambush (New Orleans) 30th annual gay appreciation awards gala

Page 1 Roundup (06/20)

The Daily News: Donald Trump is still Donald Trump

Protesters crash Homeland Security boss Kirstjen Nielsen's dinner at Mexican eatery

Rachel Maddow breaks down in tears during live report on 'tender age' shelters for immigrant babies

Towleroad: Out Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Sims welcomes Mike Pence to Philly with middle finger: ‘Get bent, then get 0ut’

New York Post: Family of bullied girl who killed self sues school district

Immigrant babies, toddlers separated from parents being sent to ‘tender age’ shelters

The immigration debate reached a boiling point Tuesday night when Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski mocked a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome

The New York Times: GOP moves to end Trump’s family separation policy, but (SURPRISE!) can’t agree how

Criticism of Fox News comes from within Murdoch empire

The Washington Post: In latest embarrassing move, U.S. withdraws from U.N. Human Rights Council

TPM: Michael Cohen hires new attorney to represent him in New York probe

The Wall Street Journal: Surfers vs. skateboarders: The fight for the soul of California

Pa. Rep. Brian Sims Calls Out Yuengling for Supporting Trump

Might be time for a boycott, guys. The beer is made in my dad's hometown of Pottsville, Pa., but now I see why Dad was a Mount Carbon fan -- what a Dick! Read HERE.

Robbie Rogers Goes Shirtless for the Out 100

See the mag's latest honorees -- inclueding soccer star Robbie Rogers, boy genius Jack Andraka and Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Sims -- HERE.

Brian Sims: I'm From Bloomsburg, PA

Gay rights advocate and policy lawyer Brian Sims -- who is currently running to be the first openly gay member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives -- tells his moving story of coming out ... to his college football teammates. (Part of the ongoing I'm From Driftwood series.) Check it out: