By Jim Koury, EditorDiversity Rules Magazinewww.diversityrulesmagazine.com© 2011 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reserved. It’s Christmas time again!  The hustle and bustle of the commercialism of the holiday is over.  Christmas Day has come and will quickly be gone until next year.  Compassion for others and the focus on human needs many times is held in […]

By Jim Koury, Editor, Diversity Rules Magazinewww.diversityrulesmagazine.com © 2011 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reserved. Periodically, I get asked why I started Diversity Rules Magazine.  Of late, I seem to be getting asked the question more and more, so I thought I would devote a blog post to answer the question, “Why Diversity Rules?” Throughout […]

By Bill Pharr© Diversity Rules Magazine and Bill Pharrwww.diversityrulesmagazine.com In the spring of 2009 after the closure of CRAS (Catskill Rural AIDS Services), a person approached me to start another group to offer a place for infected individuals to have a place to meet and socialize in a safe environment. Positive Connections started to do […]

  I am looking for someone who would like to write an article for the January issue about bi-national families and DOMA.  Check out the magazine website for contact information for the editor.  www.diversityrulesmagazine.com. Diversity Rules Magazine – New York’s Premier Queer Monthly Publication!

By Terry Ludwig© 2011 Diversity Rules Magazine and Terry Ludwig.  All Rights Reservedwww.diversityrulesmagazine.com Terry’s brother Rob died of AIDS in 2004 and left her his writings of which Keep Up Now is the result.  Terry can be reached at keepupnow@gmail.com. Tis’ the season to be jolly… Yes, the holidays are upon us, once again.  The […]

By Lee Lynch© 2011 Diversity Rules Magazine and Lee Lynch.  All Rights Reserved Lee Lynch wrote the classic novels The Swashbuckler and Toothpick House. The most recent of her 14 books, Sweet Creek and Beggar of Love, were published by Bold Strokes Books. She lives in rural Florida with her wife and their furry ruffians. […]

By Parker AustinColumnist for Diversity Rules Magazine© 2011 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reserved to author and Diversity Rules Lost in the turning, and tossing of life, Parker grew up moving from one place to another; never really knowing where to call home.  The views always changed as did the people he knew and saw […]

By Milton WendlandColumnist for Diversity Rules Magazine© 2011 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All Rights Reserved for Milton Wendland and Diversity Rules Milton Wendland is a licensed attorney and a professor of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at the University of Kansas, where he teaches courses in LGBT cultures, sexuality and law, and queer theory. “Inqueeries” is […]

By Jim Koury, Editor, Diversity Rules Magazinewww.diversityrulesmagazine.com © 2011 Diversity Rules Magazine.  All rights reserved The December issue of Diversity Rules Magazine contained an excellent article entitled, “Femme Visibility.”  At the end of the article, definitions of butch and femme were placed, which were taken from a very reputable online source:  www.urbandictionary.com.  “Femme Visibility” appeared […]

Diversity Rules Magazine welcomes Imani as its feature cover interview for the January issue.  Imani the Misfit is an American rapper, record producer, singer- songwriter, keyboardist, drummer, actor and nude model from Maryland. Imani has been featured on Washington City Paper, Examiner.com, Adult Video Network (AVN), Bi-Social Network, Son of Baldwin, SGL Cafe and many […]