DIVA

DIVA is Europe’s best-selling and most authoritative lifestyle magazine for lesbian and bisexual women. Our aim is simple – to bring you the latest trends and talent at the cutting edge of popular lesbian and bisexual culture. Each month you will find in-depth interviews, engaging features and photo shoots with some of the most influential and admired women from our community. On top of this we cram in page-after-page of news, opinion, entertainment and the arts, humour, travel and much more besides. The digital edition packs an extra special punch - look out for exclusive photo galleries and behind-the-scenes videos that you won’t find anywhere else. Whether you prefer to read DIVA on a smartphone, tablet or laptop you’ll never have to leave home without it. For best results, download when connected to a wifi hotspot. With so much going on, it’s no surprise that DIVA magazine is THE trusted source of information for lesbian and bisexual women the world over.

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Editor’s letter

A letter from our publisher

TRENDING

YOUR SHOUT • Opinions expressed by correspondents and contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors of DIVA magazine or its publishers.

Get the look: Maribel • IN THE STYLE SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH, IT’S TRENDSETTING TRAILBLAZER JILLIAN MERCADO FROM THE L WORD: GENERATION Q

Stepping into my power • For singer-songwriter ABISHA, learning to stay true to herself made her more creative than ever

The enduring allure of Anne Lister • LAURA KAY talks history, lesbians and why she would absolutely date the original fuckboi

Remembrance and reflection • VALENTINO VECCHIETTI on the importance of coming together on Intersex Day of Remembrance

No correct way to be queer • ELLA DEVEREUX is throwing off the shackles of heteronormativity

JACK UNFILTERED MONROE • IN AN UNFLINCHING PERSONAL ESSAY PENNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR DIVA, THE WRITER, COOK AND CAMPAIGNER SHARES THEIR POWERFUL STORY. THIS IS THE REAL, RAW, REMARKABLE JACK MONROE, IN THEIR OWN WORDS, AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE

QUEEN OF HEARTS • DRAG RACE TRAILBLAZER VICTORIA SCONE SPILLS THE AFTERNOON T IN THIS JAM-PACKED AND EVER-SO-JUICY INTERVIEW WITH DIVA. CATEGORY IS… CELESBIAN ROYALTY!

The Bi Word • ELEANOR NOYCE EXPLORES THE L WORD’S COMPLICATED HISTORY WITH BI-SEXUALITY AND FINALLY FINDS A HOME IN ALICE’S NEW GEN Q STORYLINE

AREWEWHITEWASHING THETRANSEXPERIENCE? • NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOUR FACE ADDITIONAL OBSTACLES WHEN SEEKING HEALTHCARE. THE NEED FOR CHANGE IS URGENT.

DATING OVER • WHAT’S IT LIKE NAVIGATING THE SCENE WHEN YOU’RE OLDER? FAY BARRETT MEETS SOME BRILLIANT WOMEN WHO ARE DOING JUST THAT

Dear Ali… • THIS MONTH, ALI TACKLES SETTING BOUNDARIES AND MAKING CHANGE

Bi and proud with Pearl Mackie • THE STAR OF DOCTOR WHO AND THE LONG CALL OPENS UP ABOUT BI REPRESENTATION, THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND HER COMING OUT JOURNEY

SCREEN

CONNECTIVITY • SINGER-SONGWRITER GRACE PETRIE TALKS MAKING MUSIC, BEING BUTCH AND FALLING IN LOVE

MUSIC

BOOKS

MUST-READS BY TRANS AND NON-BINARY AUTHORS

SEX PEG THE PATRIARCHY • FOR FEMINIST PLEASURE EDUCATOR LUNA MATATAS, THE REVOLUTION WILL BE SEXUAL

My secret sex diary • WHEN KATIE HOOKED UP WITH HER BFF, SHE THOUGHT SHE’D HIT THE JACKPOT. THAT IS UNTIL HER WHOLE WORLD FELL APART

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