Belo Cipriani is a disability advocate, a freelance journalist, the award-winning author of Blind: A Memoir and Midday Dreams, the spokesperson for Guide Dogs for the Blind and the national spokesman for 100 Percent Wine — a premium winery that donates 100 percent of proceeds to nonprofits that help people with disabilities find work. Learn […]
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Caitlyn’s Evolution
Tony Guadagnino is a marketing consultant. Located in New Jersey, his clients are based across the country, focusing on social media to build their presence on the internet. He studied creative writing in college and is currently working his first novel on the subject of bullying. He lives with his partner Mark. If I were […]
A PTSD Memoir: What I Learned From Dark Shadows
David-Elijah Nahmod is a film critic and reporter in San Francisco. His articles appear regularly in The Bay Area Reporter and SF Weekly. You can also find him on Facebook and Twitter. So I’ve been nominated for an award. I’m nominated in the Best Columnist category at this year’s Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Film Awards […]
Coming Up In May: Davis Mallory
Davis Mallory is a singer-songwriter, DJ, actor, and former reality TV star. Born and raised in Marietta, GA, Davis grew up in a musical family and sang in his church choir starting at the age of 5. His uncle John Mallory is a songwriter who has written songs recorded by Sixpence None the Richer and Wynona […]
Hypnosis Misunderstood
Tony Guadagnino is a marketing consultant. Located in New Jersey, his clients are based across the country, focusing on social media to build their presence on the internet. He studied creative writing in college and is currently working his first novel on the subject of bullying. He lives with his partner Mark. With this month’s […]
The Amazon Trail
Her most recent book, An American Queer, a collection of “The Amazon Trail” columns, was presented with the 2015 Golden Crown Literary Society Award in Anthology/Collection Creative Non-Fiction. This, and her award-winning fiction, including The Raid, The Swashbuckler, and Beggar of Love, can be found at http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/Author-Lee-Lynch.html. Okay, I give in, it’s depression. I might […]
How Moonlight Changed The Game For LGBT Movies
For years now, film fans have grown used to the idea of LGBT representation at the Oscars. It’s typical for the Academy to highlight issues (such as LGBT rights) that are viewed as being progressive, even if there have been some problems regarding the Oscars’ lack of diversity over the years. But while those in […]
CMI Survey Released
Community Marketing and Insights (CMI) is conducting its 11th Annual LGBT Survey. Diversity Rules Magazine has agreed, once again, to be a partner in its dissemination. It is a survey to garner your opinions and preferences, from an LGBT perspective. There’s power in our Pride! Participating in this study helps open doors and minds around […]
Confessions Of A Puppy
The Story Of A Child Prostitute… The April issue’s feature interview is with “John Smith,” whose real name was changed to protect his privacy and identity, now that he is an adult, far removed from the world in which he grew up. While this interview will certainly make some readers uncomfortable, it is, nonetheless, part […]