by Darrin Johnson | Sep 11, 2017 | Events, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Spirituality, Travel
Can we talk here? Yes, I am channeling the one and only, and legendary Joan Rivers right about now. That’s the level of enthusiasm, gratitude, and pride I feel when I talk about the friends in my life, our collective journeys, and how we ended up where we are. A slew...
by Darrin Johnson | Sep 9, 2017 | Events, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Spirituality
Fellas, the rules have changed and if you’re committed to evolving as a conscious, relevant, out, and progressive gay man of color you have three choices. You can either go with the flow, if you can’t beat them, join them. There is also the choice of not participating...
by Darrin Johnson | Jun 29, 2017 | Events, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, News, Ruelon, Spirituality
Drones from every major news affiliate descended upon me capturing footage to relay back to family, friends, and my employer. As I nervously kept looked over my shoulder while walking up Christopher Street, I could see suspicious men dressed in all black immediately...
by Darrin Johnson | Jun 12, 2017 | Fashion, Fitness, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Sports/Entertainment, Travel
A long time ago in a suburb far away (Long Island), My dad once told me that when it comes to clothes, choose quality over quantity. He went on to add that every man should own a tailored suit, a pair of good black dress shoes, a subtle fragrance, and a good watch. If...
by Darrin Johnson | May 16, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Spirituality, Sports/Entertainment
If I see Todd Bridges on the streets, he’ll catch these hands for sure. That’s right, I’m still holding a grudge against the iconic 80’s sitcom actor from Different Strokes. Why do you ask? He put his grubby hands on my life long crush Charlene. For those of you who...
by Darrin Johnson | Apr 13, 2017 | Events, Fashion, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, 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 | Mar 26, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Spirituality
There is power in truth. That power introduced me to something I never knew was possible, Freedom. It is after all, what is responsible for allowing me to begin speaking on all aspects of my life with family and friends. It also gave me the courage to be vocal about...
by Darrin Johnson | Feb 27, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Spirituality
Ever since I was a child, I’ve been obsessed with the Vampire movie genre. Interview with the Vampire is one of my all time favorite films. An ex boyfriend once asked me, why do you love such wild stories about the undead so much? Although I could not provide an...
by Darrin Johnson | Jan 29, 2017 | Events, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, 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...
