by Darrin Johnson | May 23, 2017 | Ruelon, Events, Lifestyle, News, Sports/Entertainment
It’s Thursday night in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in 2016. I’m stepping over my luggage that I’ve yet to unpack as I anxiously prepare my attire for the evening. Once I’ve assembled the right look complete with the right hat, I can’t help but feel as if something...
by Darrin Johnson | Apr 13, 2017 | Ruelon, Events, Fashion, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Travel
Circuit events or “Prides” as it’s affectionately called in the black gay community, was something I avoided like the plague in the past. My perception of these events was that they were a ridiculous opportunity for individuals who led a vapid existence to have...
by Darrin Johnson | Jan 29, 2017 | Ruelon, Events, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Spirituality
On a hot summer day in June 2013, I stood in an old pay phone booth in New York City. I was to have a conversation that I would remember for the rest of my life. It was on this day that I told my African American father from the rural south that I was gay. I didn’t...
