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2 Diversity Rules Magazine August 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 generalinfo@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 August issue of Diversity Rules Magazine. The summer is quickly progressing and before we know it, the fall shall be upon us. This issue features Donna Mae DePola. She has an incredible story to tell and I would encourage you to read her interview and share it with as many people as you can. It is a powerful story; one characterized by amazing strength and the ability to overcome an immensely traumatic childhood experience. From ages five to seventeen she was raped and molested on a daily basis by her father. When her father passed away, she discovered twelve film canisters documenting the abuse. The trauma prompted her to write a book about the experience called "The Twelve Tins." Almost from the beginning she turned to alcohol and drugs to deal with the pain, becoming at its worst a four thousand dollar a week substance abuse problem. She has been clean for over twenty five years and is determined to end the stigma associated with addiction so that people are no longer ashamed or embarrassed to get help. She is passionate about giving those who want help a second chance. Donna Mae is certainly an inspiration for us all and a stark reminder that we can overcome any obstacles in our path, if the will is there to do so. The August issue also contains some other great information and articles of interest. I hope you enjoy the many features contained in the issue. If you are a subscriber and/or advertiser, please feel free to promote Diversity Rules to others and encourage them to subscribe and/or advertise. The power to change the world is grounded in education and that is the main mission of Diversity Rules Magazine. By subscribing and/or advertising you can be part of that mission. Inside This Issue Keep Up Now .................................................. Page 3 Feature Interview: Donna Mae DePola .......... Page 4 QueerToons ..................................................... Page 10 Amazon Trail ................................................... Page 11 inQUEERies ................................................... Page 14 Raven's Porn Corner ........................................ Page 15 Rehoboth Beach, DE ...................................... Page 16 Visiting Montreal ............................................ Page 17 Remedies ......................................................... Page 19 Events Listing ................................................. Page 20 Resources and Diversions .................................Page 22

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