High School ReunionBy Lee Lynch© 2013 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reserved.  www.diversityrulesmagazine.com Lee Lynch wrote the classic novels The Swashbuckler and Toothpick House. She lives in rural Florida with her wife and their furry ruffians. It’s here: my 50th high school reunion. Fifty years was an unimaginable amount of time when I was 17 […]

A Book By Fire De Ville© Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reserved.www.diversityrulesmagazine.com Fire De Ville is a captivating new voice on the LGBT writing scene. Her love of freedom, coupled with her passionate concern for the environment as well as her dedication to the civil rights of the LGBT community, ignites her writing with her […]

By Susan K. Thomas© 2013 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reserved.www.diversityrulesmagazine.com Susan K. Thomas is a lecturer in English at the University of Kansas where she spreads the good gay word through LGBT literature and first year composition courses. She is currently researching the impact of HIV/AIDS on the LGBT community in Kansas. She has […]

An Interview with Nick Moretti – Part 2© 2013 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reserved.www.diversityrulesmagazine.com The following is Part II of Raven’s interview with Nick Moretti.  Part I appeared in the June issue.  RE:    What are your thoughts on AB-332?  The California state bill that would require “protective barriers” in all adult films produced in […]

Deadline for Submissions is September 1, 2013© 2013 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reserved.www.diversityrulesmagazine.com The ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST, the world’s largest screenplay contest dedicated to the positive portrayal of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, trangender and queer individuals in film, celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2013.  This is one of the longest running screenplay contests […]

Putting Forth EffortBy Donny Winter© 2013 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reserved.www.diversityrulesmagazine.com Donny Winter is a gay rights activist on YouTube and recently graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in English and Anthropology. He’s aiming to publish a manuscript of LGBTQ-themed poetry and write a memoir of his high school days where he […]

By Jim Koury, Editor/Publisher, Diversity Rules Magazine© 2013 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reservedwww.diversityrulesmagazine.com On this 4th of July, I once again reflect upon “courage.”  Courage comes in many forms and means different things to each individual. America was born with a force of courage that overcame the oppression of the British Empire.  The colonialists […]

July Feature:  JC Calciano – The Force Behind Cinema 175www.diversityrulesmagazine.com The July issue of Diversity Rules Magazine has been released featuring JC Calciano.  In addition to JC’s interview, the following is a partial listing of what’s coming up as well in July: Keep Up Now: Terry Ludwig talks about relationships. Donna Mae DePola:  Author of […]

Donna Mae DePola, Founder/CEO, Resource Training CenterAuthor, “The Twelve Tins”© 2013 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reservedwww.diversityrulesmagazine.com Donna Mae DePola is a lesbian, substance abuse counselor, author and founder of the Resource Training Center. From ages five to seventeen she was raped and molested on a daily basis by her father. When her father passed […]

By James R. Koury, Edtior/Publisher© 2013 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reservedwww.diversityrulesmagazine.com America took a great stride toward fulfilling its inherent commitment to equality. On June 26th, the United States Supreme Court issued two very important gay rights rulings that nullified the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8. The court found DOMA unconstitutional […]