Diversity Rules Magazine

2 Diversity Rules Magazine September 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 September issue of Diversity Rules Magazine. It is very hard to believe that fall is upon us. Where did summer go? This month's cover feature interview is with Christopher Daniels, a.k.a. "Mr. International Escort" for 2013! The interview with Chris is a fun and nice diversion away from all the seriousness we face every day as queer folk Some may ask why in heavens is there an escort/porn star on the cover? My reply is that there is nothing inherently wrong with porn... it is what it is. If people like it, they like it. Who's to say whether it's bad or not for someone. I am very tired of all the self-righteous people out there trying to make and force their moral decisions/opinions on others. It's only sex people. Of course there are those with sexual addiction who just progress further into their addiction with porn, but you know that's no different than alcohol or other forms of addic- tion. They tried to ban booze once and that clearly didn't work. It's not going to work with porn either. Additionally, like it or not, escorting and porn are a big part of the queer tent and that's what Diversity Rules is all about -- DIVERSITY and people being free to be whomever and whatever they want. So while there may be some out there that think featuring an escort/porn star is totally disgusting, over the top, off base or whatever term they wish to use, it is in fact, a reality of our time; one which I have no grave issue with. I feature Chris proudly. Diversity Rules Magazine is a quality publication and will continue to evolve and grow to satisfy the very diverse range of interests in the queer community. My suggestion is to take what you want, leave what you dont' want, and have an open mind to consider worlds and ideas outside your comfort zone. Be free to be and let others be too! Inside This Issue Keep Up Now .................................................. Page 3 Feature Interview: Christopher Daniels .......... Page 4 QueerToons ..................................................... Page 10 Amazon Trail ................................................... Page 11 inQUEERies ................................................... Page 14 Raven's Porn Corner ........................................ Page 15 Ithaca, NY ....................................................... Page 16 Visiting Montreal ............................................ Page 17 Shades of Gay . ................................................ Page 19 Events Listing ................................................. Page 20 Resources and Diversions .................................Page 22

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