DICTUM

My childhood was a very active one. My pockets were

LATTERS

Dear Team DIVA. My sister Amy came out recently and

TRUDEAU APOLOGISES TO LGBT CANADIANS FOR INJUSTICES SUFFERED

MONTHLY NEWS ROUNDUP BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUTNEWS GLOBAL

LESBIANS AND BI WOMEN “INVISIBLE” IN THE ASYLUM SYSTEM

Data published by the Home Office reveals that an estimated

BARBIE COMES OUT…

…in support of gay rights! The new Barbie doll, inspired

#COMEOUT2PLAY CAMPAIGN SUCCESS

OutNews Global’s #ComeOut2Play campaign, to help Britain’s

GOVERNMENT REJECTS CALLS TO MAKE “CONVERSION THERAPIES” ILLEGAL

GOVERNMENT REJECTS CALLS TO MAKE “CONVERSION THERAPIES”

VOICES

We’ve got a lot of love for this month’s pick. Canadian You Tuber Elle Mills, 19, blew us all away with a creative, funny and deeply moving coming out video where she told friends and family that she was bisexual in the most original and inspired way possible. It took heart and it took guts, and Elle has won herself a whole new legion of fans in the process, thanks to her winning personality. Can we go back in time and do coming out like this please?

PICK’N’MIX

London Mime Fest

THERE WILL BE NO “WALKING INTO THE WIND” AT THIS PIONEERING FESTIVAL, SAYS HELEN LANNAGHAN

SHE SAID

“Unbelievable. The amount of feelings I have, the amount

New year, new you, blah blah blah

YOU’RE BLOODY GREAT AS YOU ARE, SAYS ROXY BOURDILLON

Sport is not a luxury

REETA LOI REALISES BEING ACTIVE IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A JUST A HOBBY

Searching for my inner sporty self

CAN I SKIP OVER SPORT? ASKS ELEANOR MARGOLIS

Queer enough for you?

POINTSCORING IN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY HAS TO STOP, SAYS CERIAN JENKINS

Free as a Bird

CARRIE LYELL TALKS TO WNBA LEGEND SUE BIRD ABOUT PLAYING BALL AND COMING OUT, AND FINDS OUT WHY RETIREMENT IS THE LAST THING ON HER MIND

The DIVA Power List 2017

WE ASKED YOU TO NOMINATE YOUR MOVERS AND SHAKERS OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS. HERE THEY ARE!

Not so trad: climbing 101

DANIELLE MUSTARDE AND LGBT CLIMBING CLUB, NOT SO TRAD, ON WHY CLIMBING COULD BE THE PERFECT NEW (YEAR) HOBBY

DANCING QUEE

CARRIE LYELL SASHAYS HER WAY OUT OF HER COMFORT ZONE AT A NEW WOMEN’S DANCE CLASS

Levelling the playing field

DANIELLE MUSTARDE CHATS TO HOCKEY CHAMPION SALLY WALTON AND FINDS OUT IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO GET OUT ON THE FIELD

& ONLINEFILM

BY CARRIE LYELL & ROXY BOURDILLON (FILM) AND DANIELLE MUSTARDE (ONLINE)

BOOK

If the current occupant of the White House is getting

Rae of sunshine

SINGERSONGWRITER RAE MORRIS ON MUSIC, LOVE AND SEXUAL FLUIDITY

LUCIE BARÂT

CARRIE LYELL MEETS WRITER, POET AND MUSICIAN LUCIE BARÂT

MUSIC

Sydney-born/Berlin-based Kat Frankie’s single Bad Behaviour

TELEVISION

If you’re feeling down post-Christmas, we’ve got something

Take me out to the ball game

KATIE MARGARET HALL DISCOVERS WHY SOFTBALL IS ONE OF THE MOST ACCESSIBLE SPORTS AROUND

Everyone is hurting and no one is listening

IT’S TIME TO HEAL OUR INTERCOMMUNITY RIFTS, SAYS KESIENA BOOM

Families that play together

We find out about the loved ones cheering on some of our favourite sportswomen. Words: Roxy Bourdillon

My family

CATHERINE TREAGUSMULLAN SHARES HER EXPERIENCE OF BEING NON-BIRTH MUM TO TWIN BOYS AS TOLD TO DANIELLE MUSTARDE

Ice Warrior

DANIELLE MUSTARDE MEETS FIONA KING, A WOMAN AT THE TOP OF HER GAME

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How to come out at work

KATE BARKER THINKS WE ALL SHOULD BE OUT AT WORK. BUT HOW?

What’s it like to be a… pilot?

PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF WITH TESSA NARAN AS SHE TELLS DIVA WHY THE SKY IS NO LONGER THE LIMIT

Costa Rica

TRAVEL EDITOR BELLA QVIST GOES ON A ROAD TRIP ACROSS ECO FRIENDLY COSTA RICA, DISCOVERING THE MAGIC OF PURA VIDA

FIRST CLASS

Don’t know about you, but we are still celebrating

MODEL QUEERS

WRITER AND ACTOR JOANNA BENECKE MEETS LA PHOTOGRAPHER JULIA SH TO CONFRONT SOME NAKED TRUTHS

DIARY

IN NEED OF NEW YEAR INSPIRATION? THINKING AHEAD IN A BID TO BEAT THOSE JANUARY BLUES? WE’VE GOT YOUR BACKS, PEOPLE

Guess the film

FANCY A NEW YEAR’S CHALLENGE? WE’VE REWRITTEN SOME OF OUR FAVE LEZ/BI FILMS USING EMOJIS