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It’s the Monday after Pride weekend in London, and

YOUR SHOUT

Thank you Jane Czyzselska and DIVA magazine. The feature

In case you missed it…

MONTHLY NEWS ROUNDUP BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUTNEWS GLOBAL

VOICES

MEDIAWATCH

PICK’N’MIX

It’s about time sweets took a political stance. £9.24

SHE SAID

NOTABLE QUOTABLES SELECTED BY ROXY BOURDILLON

The confabulation

NADIA HUQ LIVES IN LONDON AND WORKS IN DIGITAL FOR THE GOVERNMENT

A love letter to Canada

JANE HILL EXPLAINS WHY SHE AND WIFE SARA CHOSE CANADA FOR THEIR HONEYMOON

Diversity on our doorstep

YOU DON’T NEED TO TRAVEL FAR TO FIND CULTURE, SAYS REETA LOI

Abortion access is our issue, too

ABORTION RIGHTS SHOULD MATTER TO ALL QUEER PEOPLE, SAYS CERIAN JENKINS

Gal pals on tour

ELEANOR MARGOLIS GOES TRAVELLING WITH HER “FRIEND”

HOUSE OF ORANGE

TAYLOR SCHILLING ON SEXUALITY, SISTERHOOD, AND WHY ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK IS STILL WOWING AUDIENCES FIVE SEASONS IN

WHY WE FIGHT

AS THE NUMBER OF WOMEN BOXERS IN THE UK SKYROCKETS, MICKEY CARROLL FINDS OUT WHY LGBT WOMEN KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE

MAKE MINE A PINT!

LESBIANS AND BI WOMEN ARE LEADING THE NEW BEER REVOLUTION. BEER WRITER AND BROADCASTER EMMA INCH INVESTIGATES

YOUR NEXT Adventure

TRAVEL INSPO FROM WOMEN WITH WANDERLUST! ROXY BOURDILLON GRILLED SOME OUR FAVE QUEER TRAVEL

My life in LDRs

ROXY BOURDILLON ON THE AGONY AND ECSTASY OF LONGDISTANCE LOVING

Funny Bones

ROXY BOURDILLON MEETS COMEDIAN AND “LITTLE MISFIT” ZOE LYONS

PROUDWOMEN

SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM PRIDE IN LONDON AND UK BLACK PRIDE

FIGURE OF LOVE

HOW DOES LIVING WITH A DISFIGUREMENT IMPACT YOUR LIFE? TWO WOMEN SHARE THEIR STORIES

ALL WRITE IN THE NIGHT

WOULDBE NIGHT OWL MARY PAULSON-ELLIS TALKS TO AJ HIGGINSON ABOUT HER DEBUT NOVEL, THE OTHER MRS WALKER

MUSIC

This month DIVA Discovers Irish, indie-folk singer/songwriter

FILM & ONLINE

The suppression of female stories in history is rampant

TELEVISION

A stellar cast of interviewees including Val McDermid

RIGHTEOUS BABE

ANI DIFRANCO TALKS TO CARRIE LYELL ABOUT 30 YEARS OF MAKING MUSIC AND BEING A WOMAN IN THE AGE OF TRUMP

SWIPE RIGHT FOR MAE MARTIN

ROXY BOURDILLON GOES ON A LONG OVERDUE TINDER DATE WITH ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE STAND-UP COMEDIANS

PICTURE PERFECT

THE IRIS PRIZE IS A SIX-DAY CELEBRATION OF LGBT FILM WHICH TAKES PLACE EACH YEAR IN CARDIFF. WE CAUGHT UP WITH HEAD OF MARKETING, DAISY GOULD, TO FIND OUT MORE

The heart of America

CARRIE LYELL HEADS MIDWEST AND FALLS IN LOVE WITH ILLINOIS

Slo in love with you

DANIELLE MUSTARDE DISCOVERS AN ALTERNATIVE EUROPEAN GETAWAY

Travel conscious

WANDERLUST CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND PEOPLE AROUND US. HERE’S HOW TO TURN YOUR TRIP INTO A POSITIVE FOR THE PLANET, AND YOURSELF

What’s it like to be… cabin crew?

KAILEY WILLETTS TELLS DIVA WHY SHE LOVES WORKING AT 36,000 FEET

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TAKE DIVA WITH YOU EVERYWHERE!

#divamagtravel TAKEOVER

WE >3 IT WHEN YOU SHARE YOUR ADVENTURES WITH US

FIRST CLASS

Whenever I travel to a new place I like to meet with

LOVE AND MARRIAGE

THIS YEAR DIANE HOWARD IS CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF MARRIAGE TO HER WIFE, TRACEY. THIS IS THEIR STORY, AS TOLD BY DIANE

My family

KELLY CAMPBELL IS RAISING HER AUTISTIC DAUGHTER IN A SMALL MINING COMMUNITY IN SCOTLAND AS TOLD TO CARRIE LYELL

DIARY

OPEN MIC? FILM NIGHT? FOOTBALL? THERE’S LOTS OF LOVELY STUFF HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTRY IN JULY AND AUGUST

AUGUST HOROSCOPE

As Venus jiggles in Cancer and Mars roasts in Leo, it’s time to turn up the heat. Do I smell a hot cha-cha time?

CROSS WORD

TEST YOUR LGBT KNOWLEDGE WITH OUR QUEER CROSSWORD