Diversity Rules Magazine

2 Diversity Rules Magazine May 2013 My Two Cents By Jim Koury, Editor Diversity Rules Magazine PO Box 72 Oneonta, NY 13820 James R. Koury, Publisher 607.432.1179 Website www.diversityrulesmagazine.com Blog www.diversityrulesmagazine.blogspot.com E-Mail info@diversityrulesmagazine.com Copyright 2013 Diversity Rules Magazine All Rights Reserved Disclaimers If you have a question or comment regarding this issue or future issues of Diversity Rules Magazine, the publisher would love to hear from you! Feel free to contact Diversity 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, originating 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 knowingly 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 typographical errors. If any errors are found, please notify Diversity Rules Magazine immediately. Materials in this publication may not be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Welcome to the May issue of Diversity Rules Magazine! The momentum is building with each month's issue! I am very gratified at the warm welcome Diversity Rules has received since its return to print in March. It is an honor to welcome Tonia "Tonie" Snell as the feature cover interview. Tonie is no stranger to hard work and she epitomizes the foundation of overcoming obstacles, no matter the size! Her tenacious personality coupled with her ability to achieve and think outside the box led her on a path of becoming an entrepreneur and setting new trends in the LGBT community. She is currently the CEO of 925HIRE, a full service staffing firm dedicated to an equitable workplace. 925HIRE is a provider of skilled professional and diversity training expertise throughout the US. This month's issue has some new features that I am excited about. Diversity Rules welcomes Soul Dancer and a review of his book, "Pay Me What I'm Worth" and LeNair Xavier debuts his poetic skills with "Seeing Me Before I." This month's issue also contains an insightful article on queer adolescents and their needs, and what is impactng them. I would also like to welcome Susan Thomas, who has taken over the inQUEERies column from Milton Wendland. The inQUEERies column will be as insightful and informative and written from a lesbian perspective. Many thanks to Fran Kramer, Kathy Ballantine and Lauren Hering for providing pictures for the NY, NY travel article by Robert Saldaini. I hope you enjoy this month's issue. As always I enourage you to consider subscribing and advertising to support the mission of Diversity Rules. Peace and health! Inside This Issue Keep Up Now .................................................. Page 3 Feature Interview: Tonia Snell ........................ Page 4 QueerToons ..................................................... Page 10 Amazon Trail ................................................... Page 11 inQUEERies ................................................... Page 14 Raven's Porn Corner ........................................ Page 15 New York, NY ................................................. Page 16 OUT Artist Review ........................................ Page 18 Remedies ......................................................... Page 19 Events Listing ................................................. Page 20 Resources and Diversions .................................Page 22

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