Editor’s Message and Welcome to July!

Welcome to the July issue of Diversity Rules Magazine. It is crazy that we are entering the 7th month of the year! Time is flying by, but it brings us one month closer to the Midterms and removing the cancer called the GOP from Congress. This month’s feature is an interview by Paul Sanchez with […]

Playing Around: Season 1 Releases June 25th

Cinephobia Releasing is proud to announce the North American release of the first season of the charming, coming-of-age LGBTQ+ comedy PLAYING AROUND: SEASON 1 from first-time director James Camargo de Alba, now available on VOD/streaming and arriving on DVD June 25, 2026. “Cinephobia is excited to introduce emerging filmmaker James Camargo de Alba to American […]

Hannah’s Call to Care

As wildlife around the world faces mounting threats from climate change, habitat loss and overexploitation, the late author and activist Claudia Clark leaves behind a powerful call to action for young readers. Through her heartfelt children’s book, Hannah’s Call to Care: How One Girl Discovered the Power of Protecting Wildlife, Clark inspires the next generation […]

Pride Journeys: Kalamazoo, MI

Joey Amato is the founder and publisher of Pride Journeys, anLGBTQ travel website and syndicated column. Tucked into the heart of southwest Michigan, Kalamazoo is a vibrant town that blends creativity, culture, and community in a way that feels both refreshingly unpretentious and quietly progressive. Long known for its craft beverage scene and artistic spirit, […]

Closed for 40 Years, A Nightclub That Was a Mecca for LGBTQ Energy Is Suddenly Trending – Thanks to Soft Cell, Madonna, and a Streaming DJ in a New Jersey Basement

Danceteria, a globally renowned nightspot in Manhattan that opened in 1979, lost its lease at 30 W. 21st Street and went out of business in 1986. “Danceteria was a utopia,” Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon told V Magazine in 2022. “There were five floors within the structure, and each one had a different feel to […]