OutBoise Magazine January 2015 | Page 5

NEWS   |  OutBoise Magazine  |  5 January 2015 | Issue 3.2 | OutBoise.com Welcome Back We’re proud to bring you the first issue of OutBoise Magazine for 205! This project has been such an amazing journey, and we have a lot of great people involved. 2014 was filled with many ups and downs, but we ended the year on a high note with the ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. We still have a long battle ahead, though, with the governor still spending as much time as he can defending a law he believes is right. We need to stand together and show, not only that we deserve equal rights, but that we are a solid community, as well. This magazine may be new to the community, but we stand behind the idea that our community deserves better. And we don’t discriminate against anyone. We’re heading into a new year, which means resolution time. My best recommendation for all of you is not to get rid of something in your life. Instead, work on adding something. Try new things. Don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself or someone else. Do the right thing without expecting somehing in return. Don’t be afraid to make new friends. Join a community organization, or volunteer your time where an organization needs help. Find a cause that helps everyone, and stick with it. Dump the negativity from your life, and we can all work to help make Boise, the Treasure Valley, and the entire state of Idaho a better place to live. Now that we have that out of the way, I hope you enjoy this edition of OutBoise Magazine. If this is the first edition you’ve come across, we would recommend stopping by our website or our mobile app to read our other editions. Thank you, Gary Simpson Publisher Contributors Gary Simpson - Publisher/Writer Editing Assistant - Bonnie Davidson Eteve Molina - Health & Fitness Robert Collins - Health Desi Slowe - Community News Special Thanks: Rodney Busbee - Boise Pridefest Niccole Blaze - Blaze & Kelly Justin Buckles - Caravan of GLAM