Diversity Rules Magazine

May 2019

Diversity Rules Magazine - _lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning_

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2 Diversity Rules Magazine May 2019 Inside is Issue (partial listing) Pride Journeys: Phoenix/Tempe .............................. Page 3 Mr. No Days Off ..................................................... Page 4 Give Out Day ........................................................... Page 8 A Fall In Autumn ..................................................... Page 9 Amazon Trail ........................................................... Page 11 Comeback ................................................................ Page 13 Gay Icons ................................................................. Page 14 Resources and Diversions ........................................ Page 22 Welcome to the May issue of Di- versity Rules Magazine. It's hard to believe the year is chugging along so quickly. Summer will be upon us soon, and that is a good thing! This month's feature is with WWE Veteran Superstar Fred Rosser, otherwise known as Dar- ren Young -- "Mr. No Days Off." I am thrilled to feature Fred in this month's issue, as his journey out of the closet carried with it many risks, which he was willing to take to be himself, in a profession that could be very homophobic. "Mr. No Days Off" hails from Union, New Jersey. In an inter- view on August 2013, Young dis- cussed being gay, making him the first WWE wrestler to come out publicly while s ll signed with the company. Since his announce- ment, Young has been ac vely par cipa ng in various organiza- ons such as GLAAD, NOH8, and AthleteAlly to take on a posi ve stance against discrimina on to- ward the LGBT community. Young served as a mo va onal speaker for WWE's an -bullying cam- paign, Be a STAR, visi ng schools na onwide and talking about the damaging effects of bullying and how we can reverse the trend. He has been featured on the El- len DeGeneres Show, People Magazine, and the Huffington Post for his courage to come out as the first ever gay WWE Super- star which led him to take part in last year's Pride Parade in NY and LA. Fred Rosser now wrestles in the independent circuit around the world, while s ll serving as an advocate for the LGBT com- munity. I hope you enjoy Fred's interview and a er reading it, feel empow- ered to be who you truly are! See you next month when we will be celebra ng the 50th anni- versary of the Stonewall Riots! Diversity Rules Magazine PO Box 72 Oneonta, NY 13820 James R. Koury, Editor/Pub- lisher 607.435.1587 Website www.diversityrulesmagazine.com Blog diversityrulesmagazine.com/blog E-Mail diversityrulesmagazine@gmail.com Copyright 2019 Diversity Rules Magazine All Rights Reserved Disclaimers If you have a ques on or comment regard- ing this issue or future issues of Diversity Rules Magazine, the publisher would love to hear from you! Feel free to contact Di- versity Rules using the e-mail above or mailing address listed above. Content submission are always welcome too! All submissions become the property of Diversity Rules Magazine. However, origi- na ng authors reserve all rights to their crea ve works. Diversity Rules Magazine's physical offices are located at 189 River Street, Oneonta, NY 13820. Diversity Rules Magazine will not know- ingly publish or adver se text which is fraudulent or misleading. The publisher reserves the right to edit, limit, revise, or reject any text without cause. Diversity Rules Magazine does not assume any fnancial responsibility for typographi- cal errors. If any errors are found, please no fy Diversity Rules Magazine immedi- ately. Materials in this publica on may not be reproduced in any form without writ- ten permission from the publisher. Jim Koury Editor/Publisher Diversity Rules Magazine

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