On the Rag, Vol. 407

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

Frontiers: L.A. Pride wants you to own your own pride / Read HERE.

Nyle DiMarco Makes ‘Dancing with the Stars’ History with Same-Sex Dance / Read HERE.

Drag Queen World Series pits Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence against WeHo Cheerleaders / Read HERE. 

Next: Taking a bite out of Bad Apple Boylesque / Read HERE. 

Get Out!: La Voix’s Diva Breakdown / Read HERE. 

Next (South Florida): The votes are in and the winners of the sixth annual Dancing With The South Florida Stars are ... Read HERE. 

QX (London): Eurovision is taking over Stockholm this weekend, so here's our salute to Sweden / Online edition HERE.  

Metro Weekly (D.C.): When his high school offered Gavin Grimm a modified broom closet as a restroom, he not only refused to use it, he sued the school board. Meet the new face of the transgender movement / Read HERE.  

Lavender (Twin Cities): It's almost summer! Time to start thinking about crossing things off the honey-do list! Read HERE.  

Perhaps to make amends for ruining "Will & Grace," Harry Connick Jr. wants you to know it's OK to be different / Read HERE.

Gloss (SF): Are you ready for XOXO's Main Event? / Online edition HERE.

Flame (Detroit): Meet the Grenadier's Crew / Online edition HERE.

Rico, Kristen and Vince

Q (Salt Lake City): First Harvey Milk Boulevard and now Belinda Carlisle's headlining the Utah Pride Festival? It might be time to cruise some Mormons on Grindr! Read HERE.

Ten around-the-world pride celebrations worth the trip HERE.

Fun Couples: Frieda Laye and Quinn Cummings

Family time at RuPaul's DragConv

So jealous that my good friend Frieda Laye attended RuPaul's DragCon in Los Angeles and got to worship at the altar of Quinn Cummings, who was nominated for an Academy Award for "The Goodbye Girl" at age 10 and then joined the cast of "Family" as Annie Cooper. (She didn't win the Oscar, but Richard Dreyfuss did for best actor, making him the youngest person to that point to ever win that top award ...at age 30!)

"Family" was always my mom's and my favorite show to watch together. Although she swears she didn't know I was gay, she always used to tell me that Willie (Gary Frank) reminded her of my brother Billy and that I reminded her of Buddy (Kristy McNichol) -- as if I were ever that butch!