Diversity Rules Magazine

2 Diversity Rules Magazine October 2014 My Two Cents By Jim Koury, Editor Inside is Issue (partial listing) Keep Up Now .................................................. Page 3 Feature Interview: Belo Cipriani .................... Page 4 Tarringo Vaughnl .............................................Page 7 Ripped and Stripped. ....................................... Page 8 Service ............................................................. Page 10 Amazon Trail ................................................... Page 11 inQUEERies ................................................... Page 14 Robert Saldarini .............................................. Page 16 History Made in Las Vegas ............................. Page 17 Remedies ......................................................... Page 19 Resources and Diversions .................................Page 22 Welcome to the October issue of Diversity Rules Magazine. I have to say this issue is probably one of the best! is month's feature interview is a story of remarkable courage and strength to move ahead with one's life after a devastating life event. Belo Cipriani's story, "Blind: A Memoir," chronicles his life after the attack that left him blind. He makes us all realize that what we all take for granted can be taken away from us very quickly. He has lost his gift of sight but he has adjust- ed and is carrying on with his life spreading his message. I know you will enjoy his interview as much as I did doing it. e October issue has a wide vari- ety of other great features. In addi- tion to the great monthly contrib- utors, there are book reviews and film features that you'll enjoy. If you are in the Woodstock, NY area you won't want to miss the Woodstock Film Festival as fea- tured on page 15. is year's fes- tival runs from October 15 - 19, and is packed full of great films, including a number of gay themed ones. It is an outstanding festival right here in upstate New York. With this issue I must make a somewhat sad announcement but one that is part of any magazine's evolution. Due to a number of fac- tors, the print edition of Diversity Rules will be going on hiatus until at least the November issue. An Indiegogo campaign is underway to facilitate the print copy's return as well as to provide funding for some other endeavors. For more information about the Indiegogo campaign go to page 21. I hope you all will spread the word about the campaign and help make it a successful one and help us reach our goal of $5000. With your help Diveristy Rules Magazine will be on track for a healthy long-term future! Diversity Rules Magazine PO Box 72 Oneonta, NY 13820 James R. Koury, Editor/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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