EDITOR’S LETTER

LESBIAN VISIBILITY AT WORK

YOUR SHOUT

Thrilled to be a part of the 25 years of @DIVAmagazine

VOICES

ANEZKA TUREK SPENDS 60 SECONDS WITH NYC-BASED PHOTOGRAPHER

PICK’N’MIX

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LGBTQI ICONS

THEA WILKINS BRINGS SOME OF THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO LIFE

SHE SAID

“The truth is Rana would never leave Kate. I believe

Dapper DIVA

VANDERPUMP RULES STAR AND TRANS ACTIVIST BILLIE LEE SHARES HER BEAUTY TIPS

SOFIE HAGEN “I can have lesbian sex when I’m thin”

COMEDIAN SOFIE HAGEN REVISITS HER TEENAGE DIARY

ELEANOR MARGOLIS To infinity and beyond

ELEANOR MARGOLIS RETHINKS THE UNIVERSAL EMPHASIS WE PLACE ON CAREERS

OLIVIA JONES A change is gonna come

HOW CAN WE MAKE THE FUTURE WORK FOR US? ASKS OLIVIA JONES

JORDAN GRAY Oh Captain, my Captain!

JORDAN GRAY SEARCHES FOR STORIES OF WOMEN ON TOP SHE CAN RELATE TO

VALENTINO VECCHIETTI A woman’s worth

VALENTINO VECCHIETTI DISCUSSES THE REALLIFE CONSEQUENCES OF FAILING TO FUND INTERSEX ACTIVISM

REETA LOI When work isn’t working

LET’S DISMANTLE THE SYSTEM AND START AGAIN, SAYS REETA LOI

GENTLE WOMEN

CARRIE LYELL VISITS SHIBDEN HALL TO LEARN ABOUT ANNE LISTER AND MEET THE CAST AND CREW OF NEW BBC DRAMA, GENTLEMAN JACK

The DIVA Power List 2019

When we invited you to vote for your fave queeroes

Women on top (of each other)

ROXY BOURDILLON EXAMINES THE INS, OUTS AND IN-AGAINS OF SAPPHIC DESIRE

Hey, Heather

LUCY KNIGHT CATCHES UP WITH OUR FAVOURITE ACTOR AND MUSICIAN TO FIND OUT HOW PREPARATIONS FOR 2019’S DIVA MUSIC FESTIVAL ARE COMING ALONG

Derry girl

CARRIE LYELL CATCHES UP WITH SINGER-SONGWRITER SOAK AHEAD OF THE RELEASE OF HER HEAVY-HEARTED SECOND ALBUM, GRIM TOWN

BOOKS

A mesmerising tale of Old Hollywood glamour and scandal

MUSIC

British musician Minke, real name Leah Mason, has released

SCREEN

If you’re unfamiliar with the true story on which this

American Goddess

FIRST NATIONS ACTOR AND FILMMAKER DEVERY JACOBS ON QUEER,findIGENOUS REPRESENTATION IN HOLLYWOOD

AfroBubbleGum

FILMMAKER WANURI KAHIU ON THE LESBIAN LOVE STORY THAT WAS BANNED IN KENYA

féminin

LEZ SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT CHLOÉ ROBICHAUD’S WONDERFULLY WOMEN-CENTRED WEB SERIES

’Why can’t you just get over it?”

KATIE HALL SPEAKS TO TWO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE TO LEARN HOW THEY ARE REBUILDING THEIR LIVES

We can’t wait for… Birmingham Pride!

THE FIRST EVENT IN THE PRIDE CALENDAR IS ALSO ONE OF OUR FAVOURITES. HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR…

A love letter to women by me, a gay man

ED DYSON LAMENTS GAY MALE MISOGYNY AND PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN IN HIS LIFE

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The future’s bright

MEET SOME OF THE WOMEN WHO MAKE UP DIVA’S NEW BOARD AND ITS ADVISORY BOARD

Super Stylin’

DANIELLE MUSTARDE MEETS A PERSONAL STYLIST AND DISCOVERS HOW TO DRESS LIKE A #WOMANONTOP

How to label less at work

IT’S TIME TO TAKE THE EMPHASIS OFF JOB TITLES, SAYS KATE BARKER

#VoiceWithAction

EMILY EATON MEETS ACTIVIST AND ROLE MODEL, AMAZIN LÊTHI

What’s it like to be… a vineyard owner?

HOW DID DIVA GET THIS INTERVIEW? WE HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE…

Pink is the warmest colour

DIVA DISCOVERS BIG TIME (QUEER!) SENSUALITY IN THE ICELANDIC CAPITAL

Travel Hacks

TRAVELLING FOR WORK? MAKE YOUR COMMUTE A LITTLE SMOOTHER WITH THESE TOP PRODUCTS

DIARY

FROM SCOTLAND’S NEW YEARLONG SERIES OF EVENTS AIMED AT OLDER LGBTQI FOLK, TO POKE’S 10TH BIRTHDAY BASH, THERE’S A PLETHORA OF QUEER LOVELINESS THIS MONTH…

Workplace sexism: an actionable dyktionary

OUR HANDY GUIDE TO DEALING WITH THOSE NINE-TO-FIVE KNOBHEADS

HOROSCOPE

Gorgeous Aries, you are given a rocket ship of delights