Jewish Film Festival Scheduled July 10-18, 2016 Rochester, NY Welcome to the 16th year! The film committee has created a fantastic lineup of 26 international films to enlighten all ages. The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Rochester proudly presents comedies, political action, thrillers, biographies, history, romance, family, and coming of age stories. JCC is […]
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. Once again, America […]
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. David developed Post Traumatic Syndrome Disorder (PTSD) after surviving gay conversion therapy as a child and has found that many in the LGBT […]
Once again the nation mourns the loss of life at the hands of gun violence and an individual who harbored an unspeakable hate in his heart for some of his fellow human beings. We stand together with heavy hearts and remember those who died in Orlando – 50 LGBT individuals enjoying each other’s company and […]
Welcome to the June issue of Diversity Rules Magazine and “My Two Cents.” It’s hard to believe June is upon us and with it comes pride season! It’s always exciting to see the many different pride celebrations happening all across New York, the country and the world! There is a rather disturbing trend beginning with […]
Laila Ibrahim grew up in Whittier, California on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, and moved to Oakland, California to attend Mills College where she studied Psychology and Child Development. After getting a Master’s Degree in Human Development, she realized she wanted to do more hands on work with children, and opened up her […]
Diversity Rules Magazine welcomes Laila Ibrahim as its June feature interview. Laila Ibrahim is a critically acclaimed author, San Francisco based LGBTQ advocate and human development psychologist. Educated in psychology, human development and attachment theory, bestselling author Laila Ibrahim is compelled to write stories about loving across the differences society tells us to fear or discount. As […]
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. Where do little kids get their urgent […]
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. Tic-Toc. Tic-Toc. Tic-Toc. […]
Available At Your Favorite Bookstore May 17th Magnus Hastings’ new coffee-table book, Why Drag?, offers readers a rare glimpse at a generation in drag. Inspired by the photographer’s renowned New York art exhibition, Why Drag? began in the summer of 2014, when Hastings set out to travel through North America to shoot some of drag’s […]