Diversity Rules Magazine

2 Diversity Rules Magazine May 2016 Inside is Issue (partial listing) A PTSD Memoir .............................................. Page 3 Why Drag? ........................................................ Page 4 Tic Toc, Tic Toc ................................................ Page 6 New Sex App .................................................... Page 8 Diary of a Black Man ....................................... Page 10 Amazon Trail .................................................... Page 11 Dark of My Mind Released .............................. Page 16 Anniversary Specials ......................................... Page 17 Resources and Diversions .................................. Page 22 Welcome to the May issue of Di- versity Rules Magazine. is is- sue is particularly special and very meaningful for me since it cel- ebrates the 10th anniversary of Di- versity Rules Magazine. Diversity Rules Magazine was con- ceived in 2006 because there was no gay voice in the Central New York area at the time. I wanted to create a publication that offered some sort of reassurance to clos- eted gay, bi and transgender indi- viduals that there were others like them and that they did not have to feel alone and abandoned in a somewhat conservative part of up- state New York. Since its inception in 2006 it has undergone many changes and iterations. It began as a bi- monthly publication serving what was known as the Central Leath- erstocking Region of New York, now coined "Central New York." It was initially distributed to loca- tions within Broome, Chenango, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego and Schoharie Counties, as well as Delaware County. Its origi- nal mission was to focus on issues of sexual identiy, gender, race rela- tions, diversity and equality. Diversity Rules Magazine eventu- ally grew and was distributed to lo- cations beyond the counties men- tioned above and eventually was being read throughout New York State and available at over 150 lo- cations. It was the largest gay pub- lication serving the state. A posi- tion I did not take lightly. Due to personal and economic circumstances, the magazine went into hiatus for a bit in 2009. It re-emerged as a subscription only print and digital publication in 2013. ere were some other bumpy patches which has resulted in its current form in the digital realm. My Two Cents - Con't on page 13 Diversity Rules Magazine PO Box 72 Oneonta, NY 13820 James R. Koury, Editor/Publisher 607.435.1587 Website www.diversityrulesmagazine.com Blog www.diversityrulesmagazine.blogspot.com E-Mail generalinfo@diversityrulesmagazine.com Copyright 2016 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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