On the Rag, Vol. 490

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

Gay Times: Trans model, songwriter and Instagram sensation Laith Ashley serves it up

The Advocate: Transgender Americans named Person(s) of the Year

HotSpots: Tracy Young's annual Genesis party rings in 2018

Get Out!: What to do on New Year's Eve

Out in Jersey: Margaret Cho tells all

QX (London): Virginia Wright rings in 2018 in the only way she knows how – with booze and a naked man

Grab (Chicago): Martha Stewart and Snoop Dog's potluck dinner party

Echo: The Phoenix magazine celebrates its 700th issue and recognizes its pick for leaders of the year

POZ: 2017 POZ awards winners

Paper: Michael Musto speaks to ex-club personality Robi Martin on the Palladium, the World and her new life

We're From Joisey

To be a fly on the lawn at the Perfect Earth Project benefit in the Hamptons with two of my favorite blondes, Debbie Harry of Hawthorne and Martha Stewart of Nutley!

Behold Martha Stewart's Lifebuoy Soap Commercial

Hollywood's obsession with youth at its worst -- Martha Stewart was just 15 when she played a newlywed who smelled terrific, married to a guy who looks my age. Was this for the Southern market?!

One Angry Man

   I'm in the courthouse downtown today for jury duty -- I had to get up five hours earlier than ususal! -- so postings will be more erratic than usual. Hoping for a Martha Stewart "pic-with" -- or a sighting at the very least!