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.

#TEAMDIVA SHARES THEIR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

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Editor’s letter

A letter from our publisher

TRENDING

Person of the Month Akwaeke Emezi

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

SADIE SINNER’S GUIDE TO BLACK QUEER JOY • THE PERFORMER, PRODUCER AND CURATOR OF THE COCOA BUTTER CLUB SHARES WORDS OF WISDOM

Embracing my butchness • ELEANOR MARGOLIS writes about the long and short of lesbian haircuts

I wanna know what love is • ALEX BRUGMAN on the queer joy of coming out

A new dawn, a new day • VALENTINO VECCHIETTI reflects on the highs and lows of the last 12 months

Let the credits roll • JADE WINTERS shares her journey into filmmaking and invites us all to join

THE AMAZING ROSIE JONES • IN THIS EXCLUSIVE HEART-TO-HEART WITH ROXY BOURDILLON, THE NORTHERN COMEDIAN OPENS UP ABOUT DATING, COMING OUT AND WHY BEING A PROUD, DISABLED LESBIAN BRINGS HER SO MUCH QUEER JOY

5 THINGS THAT BRING ROSIE QUEER JOY

Gendereuphoria • NIC CROSARA LOOKS BACK ON THEIR JOURNEY TO EMBRACING THEIR GENDER

The DIVA gender euphoria survey • DIVA READERS SHARE THEIR WORDS OF TRANS JOY

LGBTQI folk are logging back into Tumblr to reminisce on their younger queer joy • JOIN ME IN SCROLLING THROUGH YOUR QUEER TUMBLR ARCHIVE

Is 2022 the year of the drag king? Hell yeah! • THERE’S MORE TO DRAG THAN JUST QUEENS. MUCH MORE…

The Harry Potter dilemma • THE HARRY POTTER 20TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION SPECIAL AIRS THIS MONTH, BUT HOW DOES THE LGBTQI COMMUNITY REALLY FEEL ABOUT THE FRANCHISE?

The Ariana DeBose story • ARIANA DEBOSE TALKS COMING OUT, QUEER STORIES ONSCREEN AND WORKING WITH STEVEN SPIELBERG

The power of Raylla • MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM’S AMALIA HOLM ON OUR LATEST TV LOVE AFFAIR

QUEERING THE MATRIX • KEANU REEVES, CARRIE-ANNE MOSS, JADA PINKETT SMITH AND PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS DISCUSS THE TRANS ALLEGORY, WORKING WITH LANA WACHOWSKI AND REPRESENTATION IN THE LEGENDARY FRANCHISE

PICK OF THE MONTH

LGBTQI films and TV shows with a happy ending

Pick of the Month

BOOKS

Copper Lady • READ THIS REVEALING AND UNIQUE HISTORICAL MEMOIR, SAYS BARONESS BARKER

I came out as a lesbian, and then realised I was bi. Here’s why that’s okay • ELEANOR NOYCE SHARES HER JOURNEY TO BEING MORE THAN “QUEER ENOUGH”

Dear Ali… • THIS MONTH, ALI EXPLAINS WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP STATUS IS “IT’S COMPLICATED”

LGBTQI representation in sport

Cyber sex • FED UP WITH AWKWARD STRAP-ONS, ENTREPRENEUR GLENISE KINARD-MOORE INVENTED A BRAND NEW PRODUCT THAT PROMISES TO REVOLUTIONISE YOUR SEX LIFE

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