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 • IF #TEAMDIVA DID STRICTLY, HERE’S WHAT WE’D BE DANCING TO

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.

DIVA meets: girli • SHARING QUEER STORIES IN MUSIC

Hers & Hers Lookbook • LOOKING FOR AUTUMNAL STYLE INSPIRATION? HERE ARE SOME CUTE SEASONAL COUPLES’ OUTFITS TO SEE YOU THROUGH THE COLDER MONTHS

Stop telling “straight” girls not to kiss each other • As a bisexual, I think we still have archaic notions of two women kissing, says RACHEL ROBERTS

This calls for the Gay-Team… • CARRIE MARSHALL wonders how different coming out would have been with a van full of queer elders by her side

How kink set me free • Kink allows me to own my body and sexual desires, writes NAOMI CLARKE

Seeing the beauty in difference • ANNIE CALLAHAN reflects on the parallels between their gender identity and vitiligo

Let’s go girls • HOW STRICTLY’SJAYDEADAMSANDKARENHAUER ARE USING DANCE TO MAKEPEOPLEFEELBRAVE

“Cate Blanchett’s cheekbones could cut me, and I would sincerely say thank you” • DIVA IN- VESTIGATES HOW QUEER CULTURE IS CELEBRATING THE SEXINESS OF THE MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN

SWIPE RIGHT • FROM PENNING A FLAWLESS BIO TO STARTING THE CONVERSATION, NIC CROSARA INVESTIGATES THE GAY-B-CS OF CREATING THE PERFECT DATING PROFILE

The L Word and the power lesbian: from Bette Porter to Dani Núñez • AHEAD OF THE NEW SEASON OF GEN Q, ELEANOR NOYCE EXPLORES HOW THE L WORD PUTS POWER LESBIANS ON THE MAP

The ultimate L Word: Generation Q survey • EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE CALIFORNIAN QUEERS ARE RETURNING TO OUR SCREENS. WE ASKED DIVA READERS WHAT YOU’RE HOPING TO SEE. YOU SURE HAD A LOT OF FEELINGS

I wanna be like him • WHY DO SOME QUEER WOMEN AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE HAVE MALE ROLE MODELS?

House Of The Dragon • THE PILOT OF THE GAME OF THRONES PREQUEL HAD LGBTQIA VIEWERS HOPING FOR SOME SAPPHIC REPRESEN- TATION. BUT WHY DO WE QUEERS LOVE THE WORLD OF WESTEROS SO MUCH?

SCREEN

Afterlove • AWARD- WINNING AUTHOR TANYA BYRNE TALKS ABOUT HER WLW NOVEL TURNED TIKTOK SENSATION

BOOKS

MUSIC

QUEER JOY IS A PROTEST • HATE HAS NO PLACE – JOIN US AT HOMOTOPIA FESTIVAL

Queer Sydney city guide • LOOKING FOR SOME SUPER FUN, SUN- SOAKED QUEER ADVENTURES IN THE STUNNING CITY OF SYDNEY? KATE WICKETT, CEO OF SYDNEY WORLDPRIDE, OFFERS UP HER TOP TIPS FOR THE ULTIMATE LGBTQIA TRIP

Keeping the faith • LGBTQIA CHRISTIANS ON RECONCILING THEIR RELIGION WITH THEIR IDENTITY

What’s it like to be in therapy as an LGBTQIA person right now? • FINDING THE RIGHT THERAPIST CAN BE LIFE-CHANGING

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