Why we love…Blithe Saxon

EDITOR’S LETTER

THE FIGHT IS REAL – AND IT GOES ON BEYOND PRIDE

LETTERS

My name is Olivia and I’m a non-binary lesbian from

VOICES

In the face of unimaginable tragedy, Sara Canning has

PICK’N’MIX

Say hello to our latest obsessions

LGBTQI ICONS

FOR OUR PRIDE ISSUE, THEA WILKINS OFFERS UP A TRUE QUEEN

SHE SAID

NOTABLE QUOTABLES SELECTED BY ROXY BOURDILLON

Loud and proud

PHYLL OPOKUGYIMAH ON WHY BEING YOURSELF ISN’T THE SAME WITHIN ALL LGBTQI SPACES

A space to grow

OLIVIA JONES REFLECTS ON HOW THE MEANING OF PRIDE CAN CHANGE AS OUR PRIORITIES DO

The beauty of freedom

REETA LOI EXPERIENCES PRIDE ANEW AFTER THE LIFTING OF SECTION 377, AND HER SPIRITS

I can binge a rainbow…

PRIDE MONTH IS THE PERFECT TIME TO SWOT UP ON YOUR QUEER CULTURE, SAYS ELEANOR MARGOLIS

Another whirl around the rainbow

LET’S CELEBRATE THE “DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY” THAT IS THE LGBTQI…

Step up for minorities

VALENTINO VECCHIETTI URGES LGBTQI MEDIA TO TELL A DIFFERENT

Hey Siri, how do you say “I’m gay” in Czech?

HOW DO YOU COME OUT TO YOUR FAMILY WHEN THEY DON’T SPEAK

Bad and beyond

TWENTY YEARS SINCE IT FIRST HIT OUR SCREENS, EMMA O’BRIEN ON WHY BAD GIRLS WAS AN INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST DREAM COME TRUE

Constantly craving k.d.

THE LEGENDARY SINGER TALKS TO ROXY BOURDILLON ABOUT COMING OUT, CAREER LONGEVITY AND THAT VANITY FAIR COVER

Devoted darlings

YOUTUBE COUPLE SAM AND ALYSSA OPEN UP ABOUT THEIR EMOTIONAL JOURNEY TO MOTHERHOOD

The ultimate Pride style guide

IT’S TIME TO GET ALL DRESSED UP IN LOVE (SEQUINNED FAIRY WINGS OPTIONAL)

Queer science

ACCLAIMED AUTHOR JEANETTE WINTERSON ON SUSIE ORBACH, SEX BOTS AND GOING INTO POLITICS

BOOKSMART

DANIELLE MUSTARDE MEETS THE STARS OF BOOKSMART, A TEEN COMEDY ABOUT GETTING STRAIGHT AS AND GIVING ZEROS FS

Vita & Virginia

GEMMA ARTERTON, ELIZABETH DEBICKI AND CHANYA BUTTON DISCUSS

BOOKS

Helen Mort’s debut novel, Black Car Burning, is a love

MUSIC

After a year-long hiatus, the Australian sisters’ second

PAWS FOR THOUGHT

DIVA MEETS THE GLASGOW-BASED INDIE POP DUO MAKING A BIG IMPRESSION WITH THEIR LITTLE PAWS

The spirit of Stonewall

MARGUERITE MCLAUGHLIN MEETS SOME OF THE ACTIVISTS WHO TOOK PART IN THE STONEWALL RIOTS, 50 YEARS AGO THIS SUMMER

It’s Pride Season, bishes!

THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE THIS SUMMER…

HIDAYAH

EZRA STRIPE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HIDAYAH, AN ORGANISATION PROVIDING SUPPORT AND WELFARE FOR LGBTQI MUSLIMS

Sport is a human right

DR RACHEL MCKINNON EXPLAINS WHY PARTICIPATION IN SPORT IS A HUMAN RIGHT – EVEN FOR TRANS WOMEN

HOW TO BE A Bowse

STELLAR CAREER TIPS FROM YOUR FAVE QUEEROES

What’s it like to be…a punk cabaret star?

QUEEN OF WEIMAR PUNK BERNIE DIETER TELLS DIVA ABOUT LIFE AS A PROFESSIONAL “MISTRESS OF CHAOS”

Taking Pride at work

KATE BARKER REFLECTS ON “CORPORATE” PRIDE AND WHY IT’S AS IMPORTANT AS EVER TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED

Rainbow State

SOPHIE GRIFFITHS JETS OFF TO FLORIDA TO FIND THE SUNSHINE STATE IS EARNING ITS RAINBOW

Hot Hot Heat

“LESBIAN ON THE ROAD” DEBS BAIRD VISITS A QUEER-RUN SAUNA AND SPA IN SEATTLE

Awarding excellence

SOME OF OUR HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIVA AWARDS 2019

DIARY

WE’VE ALREADY GOT #PRIDE2019 COVERED IN THIS RAINBOWINFUSED ISSUE, BUT WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING RIGHT QUEER, RIGHT NOW?

THE GREAT PRIDE BAKE OFF

CELEBRATING YOUR SEXUALITY NEVER TASTED SO GOOD Make Pride season even more delicious by creating your very own rainbow layer cake. Sandi and Sue would deffo approve. Just watch out for those soggy bottoms!

HOROSCOPE

Feisty Wonder Queen, a power boost from the 23rd catapults