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2 Diversity Rules Magazine May 2018 Inside is Issue (partial listing) Strangers .................................................................. Page 3 Rebel Clown............................................................ Page 4 Celebrating Gay Pride .............................................. Page 7 Amazon Trail ........................................................... Page 11 Hopes and Dreams.................................................... Page 13 Morning Calm ......................................................... Page 14 Werq e World ...................................................... Page 19 Resources and Diversions ........................................ Page 22 Welcome to the May issue of Di- versity Rules Magazine. e year is chugging right along, with warmer weather around the corner. Hope- fully! It's been a tough April here in upstate NY. Old man winter just doesn't seem to want to give up his grip on us. Go away, old man. LOL. e May issue features a delight- ful person named Jamie Benson, a.k.a. e Rebel Clown. Jamie, proclaimed "one of the strongest, hottest contemporary dancers of his generation" by critic Lewis Segal, and "crazy" by e Dance Enthusiast's Christine Jowers, is a choreographer and Cornish Col- lege of the Arts drop out. Jamie is a comically inclined cho- reographer and is joining forces with Peoples Improv eater (PIT) to present Gay Stuff on May 15, 2018, from 10-11pm ($8 tickets). Benson, and his out- sider comedic team, that includes Christine Driscoll and Hannah Goldman, are debuting 3 sketches, 2 stand-up sets, and some sassy/ stupid walks for the PIT's Striker main stage. Gay Stuff will dissect internalized homophobia, oppres- sive bro prerogative, and margin- alizing gay cliches, but like, with dick jokes. I am sure you will love Jamie's interview. is isssue also features a guest commentary by Mark Segal, the Publisher of the Philadelphia Gay News. It's an insightful look into the homophobic Vice President, Mike Pence. ere are other great features included in this month's issue that I am sure you will enjoy Last, I have been alluding to some changes coming with Diversity Rules. Stay tuned for details com- ing soon., hopefully, if all goes as planned, in the June issue. See you in June my empowered brothers and sisters! Diversity Rules Magazine PO Box 72 Oneonta, NY 13820 James R. Koury, Editor/Publisher 607.435.1587 Website www.diversityrulesmagazine.com Blog diversityrulesmagazine.com/blog E-Mail diversityrulesmagazine@gmail.com Copyright 2018 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. Jim Koury Editor/Publisher Diversity Rules Magazine

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