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.

TEAM DIVA • IN HONOUR OF THE LEGENDARY ANNE LISTER, #TEAMDIVA REVEALS IF THEY’VE EVER KEPTA DIARY…

Diva

Editor’s letter

A letter from our publisher

Top LGBTQI haircuts of the 2020s

TikTokers to follow this month

Connect with your COMMUNITY

I’m a lesbian but…

We can’t wait

How to help LGBTQI Ukrainians

You said it…

Style inspo: Hayley Kiyoko • SHE CAN SING, ACT, DANCE AND SERVE UP LEWKS. WE DON’T CALL HER LESBIAN JESUS FOR NOTHING

DIVA Meets: Melanin Skate Gals & Pals • ARE YOU READY TO JOIN THE SKATING REVOLUTION?

Are you ready for this year’s DIVA Awards? • THIS LESBIAN VISIBILITY WEEK OUR ANNUAL CEREMONY IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER!

Queer body power • ESSIE DENNIS on no longer feeling lost in their body

Fetishised and furious • SHARAN DHALIWAL reflects on a date that was memorable for all the wrong reasons

My autism diary • CHAR BAILEY describes her experiences and feelings as an autistic woman

Look who’s back! It’s Gentleman Jack • AT LONG LAST, SEASON TWO OF YOUR FAVOURITE LESBIAN PERIOD DRAMA IS FINALLY HERE! TO CELEBRATE THIS GLORIOUS SAPPHIC NEWS, WE HAVE A HEART TO HEART WITH THE SHOW’S STARS, SURANNE JONES AND SOPHIE RUNDLE

Bringing “the first modern lesbian” to life • GENTLEMAN JACK CREATOR SALLY WAINWRIGHT OPENS UP ABOUT THE AUTHENTIC PORTRAYAL OF QUEER DESIRE ONSCREEN AND THE COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANNE LISTER AND ANN WALKER

Putting the “ick” in sapphic • WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST WLW DATING TURN-OFFS?

“I didn’t know I was gay because I didn’t know I could be gay” • AHEAD OF LESBIAN VISIBILITY WEEK, FAY BARRETT TALKS TO LGBTQI WOMEN FROM DIFFERENT GENERATIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF QUEER ERASURE

Let’s get spiritual • FROM TAROT ON TIKTOK TO SAPPHIC STAR SIGNS, MORE QUEER FOLKS THAN EVER ARE EMBRACING THEIR SPIRITUAL SIDE.

The DIVA Spirituality Survey

SAPPHIC STYLE: A HERSTORY LESSON • FROM TOP HATS TO SIGNET RINGS, LET’S LOOK BACK AT LESBIAN FASHION THROUGH THE AGES

The rise of the queer female gaze • IN RECENT YEARS FILMS AND TV SHOWS HAVE STARTED SHAKING UP THE STATUS QUO WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT WE, AS A SOCIETY, THINK SEX LOOKS LIKE. WE’RE ALL HERE FOR IT

SCREEN

MUSIC

Ravage the world with love • SINGER-SONGWRITER MOGLI TALKS EMPATHY, EMPOWERMENT AND GROWING UP WITH TWO MUMS

The current lesbiann anon, as it stands • JILL GUTOWITZ REVEALS THE MOST DEFINITIVELY LESBIANN HINGS OF ALL TIME INN NN XTRACT FROM HER BRILLIANT NEW BOOK, GIRLS CANN ISS NOW

BOOKS

IT’S POETRY MONTH! • Here’s some LGBTQI picks to add to your shelf

Queering history with Aminah Mae Safi • THE GROUNDBREAKING AUTHOR REFLECTS ON THE POWER OF STORYTELLING AND SHARES WORDS OF WISDOM...