Why we love… Sophie Cameron

A CELEBRATION OF QUEER CULTURE

From our cover stars Shura and Toya Delazy, to Harpies

YOUR SHOUT

or use the old-fashioned method and drop us a line

WHAT ARE YOUR QUEER CULTURAL SIGNIFIERS?

What symbolises #queerculture, we mused, while planning

PICK’N’MIX

Say hello to our latest obsessions

LGBTQI ICONS

THEA WILKINS CELEBRATES A GENDER FLUID ICON

SHE SAID

NOTABLE QUOTABLES SELECTED BY ROXY BOURDILLON

Pop-star sty1le 101

YOUR CHEAT SHEET TO DRESSING LIKE A CELESBIAN SONGSTRESS SELECTED BY ROXY BOURDILLON

Bring back Jenny Schecter

THE L WORD CHARACTER EVERYONE LOVED TO HATE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE, SAYS LAURA KAY

A change is gonna come

THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE WE NEED TO OVERCOME IS A CULTURE OF SELFISHNESS, SAYS OLIVIA JONES

A sum of our parts

THE CULTURE OF DIASPORA IS WHAT WE ARE SHAPING NOW, SAYS REETA LOI

Well suited

ELEANOR MARGOLIS REFLECTS ON WHY QUEER WOMEN AND TAILORING ARE THE PERFECT FIT

Wives’ tales

RECENTLY WED JORDAN GRAY REFLECTS ON NUPTIAL TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD

Everyday superheroes

VALENTINO VECCHIETTI PAYS TRIBUTE TO SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS HELPING TO CREATE AND DEFINE INTERSEX CULTURE

KEEP THE FAITH

It’s been three years since indie electro-pop favourite

YAS QUEEN

ROXY BOURDILLON SPENDS THE DAY WITH TOYA DELAZY, THE ZULU POP-STAR-PRINCESS DOING THINGS HER OWN WAY

LGBTease

ROXY BOURDILLON GETS HOT UNDER THE COLLAR DISCOVERING WHAT REALLY GOES DOWN AT THE UK’S FIRST QUEER STRIP CLUB

Sober curious

YOUNG ADULTS ARE CHANGING DRINKING CULTURE. AND, GUESS WHAT? QUEER WOMEN ARE LEADING THE WAY

Drop Bear Beer Co.

ENTER JOELLE DRUMMOND, 25, AND SARAH MCNENA, 27, THE QUEER COUPLE BEHIND WELSH-BASED, ALCOHOLFREE CRAFT BEER COMPANY, DROP BEAR BEER CO.

The Center Won’t Hold

CARRIE BROWNSTEIN TALKS PROTECTING HER PRIVATE LIFE, INTERSECTIONAL FEMINISM AND SLEATER-KINNEY’S COMPELLING NEW ALBUM

SCREEN

Drugs, orgies, suicide cults… bowling – it turns out

WOMAN OF THE WORLD

DANIELLE MUSTARDE SPEAKS TO WALLIS BIRD ABOUT WOMANHOOD AND BREAKING FREE OF APATHY, AND FINDS OUT WHY SHE’S USING HER VOICE TO CHAMPION THE MOVEMENT OF ALL PEOPLE

HEAR HER FESTIVAL CELEBRATING WOMEN IN MUSIC

WITH ONLY A MONTH TO GO UNTIL #HEARHERFEST19, THIS IS YOUR OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE ACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW

How To Be A Gentlewoman

CARRIE LYELL LEARNS HOW TO LEVEL UP HER LIFE FROM A WOMAN WHO HAS

BOOKS

Julia Armfield’s debut short story collection, Salt

The Personal is political

MANDU REID IS THE NEW LEADER OF THE WOMEN’S EQUALITY PARTY. SHE TELLS CARRIE LYELL WHAT IT MEANS TO BE THE FIRST BLACK, BISEXUAL LEADER OF A POLITICAL PARTY IN THE UK, AND HOW HER IDENTITY INFORMS HER POLITICS

Back to school

AFTER A SUMMER OF PROTESTS AGAINST INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, DANIELLE MUSTARDE ASKS WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP AS A NEW (AND HOPEFUL) SCHOOL TERM COMES AROUND?

Sexual healing

WHAT DOES BIRMINGHAM’S LBQ COMMUNITY REALLY THINK OF SEXUAL HEALTH PROVISIONS FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH WOMEN?

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The cat that got the cream

CAT CAFE OWNER KAY ALLEN ON LIVING THE ULTIMATE LEZ/BI DREAM

MEET THE CATS

JUST WHO RUNS THE SHOW AT LONDON’S NEWEST CAT CAFE?

Director of the world’s first vagina museum?

SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR AND COMEDIAN FLORENCE SCHECHTER REVEALS WHAT IT’S LIKE BEING UP TO HER EYEBALLS IN VAGINA ALL DAY

How to do Pride all year round

KATE BARKER MUSES ON HOW COMPANIES MIGHT MAKE MEANINGFUL, LASTING CHANGE

Go Slo

CARRIE LYELL TRAVELS EAST TO EXPERIENCE SLOVENIA AND DISCOVERS AN ECLECTIC EUROPEAN EDEN

The goddess of R&R

ROXY BOURDILLON VISITS THE GREEK ISLAND OF MYKONOS FOR SELFCARE, SEA VIEWS AND CHAMPAGNE

Welcome to Galena

DIVA MEETS BADASS BUSINESSWOMAN CAROLYN LINTON-CANFIELD TO FIND OUT WHAT “GAYLENA” HAS TO OFFER LEZ/BI VISITORS

DIARY

DO YOU REMEMBER THE 21ST NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER? LOVE WAS CHANGING THE MINDS OF PRETENDERS, WHILE CHASING THE CLOUDS AWAY…

Queervial Pursuit

SHOW OFF YOUR SAPPHIC SMARTS WITH THESE LEZ/BI BRAIN TEASERS

HOROSCOPE

Fire queen, for much of September it’s all Goop and