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2 Diversity Rules Magazine August 2014 My Two Cents By Jim Koury, Editor Inside is Issue (partial listing) Keep Up Now .................................................. Page 3 Feature Interview: BeBe Zahara Benet ........... Page 4 Gay, Gay Metal ................................................Page 6 dr.a.g. ............................................................... Page 8 Queen of Clubs ............................................... Page 10 Amazon Trail ................................................... Page 11 inQUEERies ................................................... Page 14 Place Your Bets ................................................ Page 16 Visiting Las Vegas ........................................... Page 17 Remedies ......................................................... Page 19 Resources and Diversions .................................Page 22 Welcome to the August issue of Diversity Rules Magazine. It's hard to believe we are in the 8th month of the year already. It is flying by, as the years usually do. is month's feature is BeBe Zahara Benet. Diversity Rules is honored to have her grace the cover and be the month's feature interview. Many thanks to Project Publicity for sending her our way. BeBe was the first winner of Ru- Paul's Drag Race. Her newest proj- ect is her one woman show called "Reveal" and it premiered at Man- hattan's Triad eatre on July 21st with a subsequent performance on July 24th. Following her recent critically acclaimed off-Broadway show "Creature," Reveal showcases a more intimate, vulnerable side to the Cameroon-born drag enter- tainer. rough song and never- before-told stories, the l ive show will explore the Bebe be- neath the colorful wigs and make- up by delving into her fantasies as a child, her relationships with men today, the community and family she has built since being named America's Next Drag SuperStar and how spirituality has helped BeBe Zahara Benet navigate the fame and remain true to her self. e August issue also contains, as usual, a nice mix of articles of in- terest that pique all pallets in this big rainbow community. ere are book and music reviews and com- pelling articles addressing topics we don't normally think about. As usual, Diveristy Rules is only possible with your financial sup- port. Consider subscribing and/or advertising or just be a benefactor and invest some money. Be well. Be strong. Persevere. Diversity Rules Magazine PO Box 72 Oneonta, NY 13820 James R. Koury, Publisher 607.435.1587 Website www.diversityrulesmagazine.com Blog www.diversityrulesmagazine.blogspot.com E-Mail generalinfo@diversityrulesmagazine.com Copyright 2014 Diversity Rules Magazine All Rights Reserved Disclaimers If you have a question 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 sub- mission are always welcome too! All submissions become the property of Diversity Rules Magazine. However, origi- nating authors reserve all rights to their creative 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 advertise 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 notify Diversity Rules Magazine immedi- ately. Materials in this publication may not be reproduced in any form without writ- ten permission from the publisher.

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