▁with ▁post - tra um atic ▁stress ▁dis order ▁during ▁this ▁era . ▁According ▁to ▁White kn ife , ▁Ice is ▁Rain ▁helped ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁more ▁secure ▁and ▁confident ▁in ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁business ▁career , ▁and ▁to ▁he al ▁from ▁his ▁child hood ▁emot ional ▁tra um as . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁launched ▁the ▁I CE IS ▁Group , ▁now ▁a ▁mult im ill ion - d ollar ▁company ▁with ▁interests ▁in ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁training ▁and ▁environment ally ▁friendly ▁industrial ▁clean ing ▁products . ▁He ▁built ▁his ▁business ▁by ▁telling ▁people ▁that ▁" You ▁can ▁turn ▁me ▁away ▁if ▁I ▁don ' t ▁do ▁a ▁good ▁job , ▁you ▁can ▁throw ▁me ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁but ▁if ▁you ▁don ’ t ▁give ▁me ▁a ▁chance ▁because ▁of ▁my ▁sexual ity , ▁well , ▁that ▁just ▁doesn ’ t ▁make ▁sense . ▁That ▁way , ▁if ▁I ▁don ’ t ▁do ▁the ▁job , ▁then ▁you ▁can ▁say ▁at ▁least ▁you ▁gave ▁me ▁a ▁shot ." ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁phil anth rop ic ▁vent ures , ▁including ▁as ▁an ▁anti - bul lying ▁activ ist ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁career ▁pla cement ▁and ▁ment oring ▁program ▁for ▁First ▁Nations ▁people . ▁ ▁With ▁few ▁conventional ▁gay ▁social ▁ven ues ▁in ▁Fort ▁Mc M ur ray , ▁White kn ife ▁began ▁going ▁out ▁to ▁k ara oke ▁bars ▁to ▁perform ▁as ▁I CE IS ▁Rain . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3