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Diversity Rules Magazine
September 2015
Vietnam - Con't from page 16
please be mindful of the host's customs by avoiding
reveling clothing, shorts and graphic tee shirts specifi-
cally when visiting pagodas. Any public displays of af-
fection, either straight or gay, are frowned upon and
are bound to elicit disapproving looks from the locals.
As with all tourist destinations, be mindful of theft
crime, as Vietnam is certainly not a country where
poverty is a stranger.
If you have any comments, suggestions or recommenda-
tions, please feel free to email me at RSnj@aol.com.
QAD - Con't from page 9
"I feel exhilarated that you might actually accept me
as a sexual being; that you might see the deliciousness
that is my disability." —Andrew Morrison-Gurza
Deafened at eight months old in a small town in Mich-
igan's Upper Peninsula, the editor Raymond Luczak
grew up feeling different and being treated as such.
But it wasn't until he went to Gallaudet University in
Washington, D.C., that he began to explore the ques-
tion of being Deaf and gay. After graduation, he moved
to New York City and soon met Cook Friedman, the
facilitator of a disabled gay group. More than a quarter-
century later, Luczak pays tribute to his friend, who'd
taught him somuch, with a stunning anthology wholly
unthinkable back in the fall of 1988. QDA is a gather-
ing ofpeople with the transformative—and political—
power of love that transcends gender and ability.
Finally, Jennifer Bartlett, co-editor of Beauty Is a Verb:
e New Poetry of Disability, has this to say about
QDA: "An anthology often creates a community. In
this respect, QDA is truly groundbreaking because it
brings two wonderful communities together. ere is
not a single style, genre, or opinion inthe book, but an
orchestra of voices. eir seminal works mirror—and
do not mirror—each other.
Taken together, they light a brilliant path of honesty."
Contributors to this anthology include both new and
established voices: D. Allen, Bex, Jax Jacki Brown,
Lydia Brown, Larry Connolly, David Cummer, Bren-
na Cyr, Meg Day, Christopher Dempsey, Carl Wayne
Denney, Arthur Durkee, Mark Ellis, Monique Flynn,
Allison Fradkin, Kenny Fries, Joel Gates, Beatrice
Hale, Tak Hallus, Stephanie Heit, Sara Ibraham, Ja-
son T. Ingram, Cyrée Jarelle Johnson, John R. Killacky,
Petra Kuppers, Travis Chi Wing Lau, Katharina Love,
Toranse Lowell, Raymond Luczak, Liv Mammone,
Kit Mead, Donna Minkowitz, Andrew Morrison-
Gurza, Zak Plum, Marika Prokosh, Kristen Ringman,
Michael Russell, Barbara Ruth, Lucas Scheelk, James
Schwartz, Maverick Smith, e Poet Spiel, Whittier
Strong, John Whittier Treat, Gregory Villa, Ashley Vo-
lion, Nola Weber, Quintan Ana Wikswo, Donna Wil-
liams, and Kathi Wolfe.
Vietnam Travel Resources
www.vietnam-travel-guide.net
travel.org.vn
www.myvietnamvisa.com
www.raymondluczak.com
