Dear Friends,
Let the sun shine.
I’m excited to offer you the perfect summer read…
Equal Magazine has packed this issue with so many hot articles that you’ll need sunscreen when you open it. I recommend an SPF of at least 30!
Kierra Darshell graces our cover and looks sizzling as the one and only Diana Ross. We asked our resident Drag Queen Anna Steezia to interview Kierra about her supreme impersonation of Miss Ross (after all, who better to talk drag than another fabulous Queen?). I think you’ll agree that the article and accompanying photo spread by Mara Rago shine on page 26. You can bask in the glow of the genuine, real deal, Diana Ross and her remarkable career in a spotlighted article on page 16. We’ve got a rainbow of flavors in two features this month including a nutrition article that may add some color to your life on page 32. We encourage you to spend a little time outdoors dining alfresco with a feature on food trucks on page 44. Our junior writer explores back to school LGBT alliance groups at local colleges on page 38. You can show off your tan
while still wearing white, with helpful tips you may need while planning your out of town gay nuptials on page 42. Our favorite out lawyer Kate Paine is back. She too has a “supreme” contribution of sorts with more reaction to the Supreme Court DOMA ruling on page 36.
We invite you to take Equal Magazine away with it you on vacation this month and share it with a friend. We’d be happy to ship out of state to new subscribers queer and far so they can enjoy the warmth of our community and the bright stories that help keep us sunny and gay every month. As the sun sets on our summer there are still so many things to try and squeeze into these hot days and warm nights. Check out our calendar on pages 10, 11 and Rolling on Three Rivers on page 40 for some fun suggestions.
While you are enjoying a little gaycation our staff’s vacation is over and we are already
hard at work on the next issue of Equal Magazine.
Please take a little time to relax, enjoy this weather and the stories of OUR community.
We look forward to bringing you more Equal Magazine next month.
Happy summer, stay cool.
LGBT visibility everywhere.
With love
Joe King
Editor-in-Chief
