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LETTERS

THANK YOU

My name is Olivia and I’m a non-binary lesbian from Uganda. I am an asylum seeker in the UK, and reading DIVA has kept me so alive and happy. Every one of us in my group, Rainbow Sisters, has a painful and sad story behind the happy faces. But DIVA magazine has shown us so much hope and happiness because we are not alone. There are so, so many of us out there. Thank you so much. Your stories give us so much hope.

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