UNITING QUEER WOMEN OF COLOUR

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VOICES

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PICK’N’MIX

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Zayn Phallic

THIS BOYBAND-LOVING 90S KID IS PAVING THE WAY FOR DRAG KINGS OF COLOUR

SHE SAID

NOTABLE QUOTABLES SELECTED BY ROXY BOURDILLON

Black History Month isn’t for Black people

WHO IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH REALLY FOR? ASKS PHYLL OPOKUGYIMAH

Queer + Muslim = ______

IQRA CHOUDHRY EXAMINES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MUSLIM AND BISEXUAL

Falling proudly in love with yourself

TAKE TIME TO EXPLORE AND HONOUR YOURSELF, SAYS CHAR BAILEY

The elephant in the room

OUR HISTORY LIVES IN OUR BLOOD. WE DESERVE FOR IT TO BE HONOURED, SAYS REETA LOI

Making space for our stories

CHLOE COUSINS INTRODUCES RAINBOW NOIR: A SOCIAL SPACE SET UP BY FOUR QUEER BLACK WOMEN

Beauty, strength and glory…

KUCHENGA SHARES HER JOURNEY TO ACCEPTANCE AND FEELING POWERFUL

Being my authentic self

UNTIL WE’RE ALL FREE TO BE OURSELVES, NONE OF US ARE, SAYS CHLOË DAVIES

GAME-CHANGERS

DIVA SPEAKS TO FIVE GAME - CHANGING WOMEN OF COLOUR TO FIND OUT WHAT UNITY MEANS TO THEM

UNDER HER SKIN

DREAMS CAN COME TRUE, AS DIVA DISCOVERS WHEN WE MEET POP ICON GABRIELLE

Making space for mental health

QUEER, TRANS AND INTERSEX PEOPLE OF COLOUR ARE CREATING SPACES TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THEIR PEERS

When lightning strikes

NAFESSA WILLIAMS EXPLAINS WHY SHE’S WALKING IN HER PURPOSE AS TV’S FIRST BLACK LESBIAN SUPERHERO

BOOKS

Book of the Month

VIDA

SER ANZOATEGUI AND MISHEL PRADA, STARS OF QUEER LATINX SERIES, VIDA, CHAT MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES, NORMALISING QUEER STORIES ONSCREEN AND GIVING DOMINANT CULTURE THE MIDDLE FINGER

SCREEN

Pick of the Month

Educating Iris

AFTER AN EYE-OPENING STINT ON THE IRIS PRIZE INTERNATIONAL JURY IN 2017, CARRIE LYELL IS HEADING BACK TO CARDIFF TO PUT WOMEN FRONT AND CENTRE

She’s a gent

STYLE BLOGGER DANIELLE A. COOPER TALKS DAPPER DRESSING, QUEER REPRESENTATION AND EVERYDAY RACISM

Negrita In Wonderland

NITTY SCOTT TALKS ABOUT HIP-HOP CULTURE, BEING QUEER, AND MUSIC AS A LANGUAGE OF SURVIVAL

MUSIC

Video of the Month

Connecting cultures through music

DJ RITU EXPLORES THE CONTRIBUTION OF BLACK, ASIAN AND MINORITY ETHNIC MUSIC TO THE LGBT COMMUNITY, FROM THE 1980S TO PRESENT DAY

Empowering women

BUILDING A SAFE SPACE FOR LATINX PEOPLE FLEEING GENDERBASED VIOLENCE

EMPIRE state of mind

DIVA EXPLORES NEW YORK’S QUEER NIGHTLIFE, VINTAGE SHOPS AND ROOFTOP BARS

Cycling the Danube

CINDY SMITH EXPLORES AN ARTERY IN HISTORY

I want to ride my bicycle…

GET ON YOUR BIKE WITH THESE FANCY-PANTS PRODUCTS

DIARY

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How to tackle bias

KATE BARKER HOLDS HER HANDS UP, AND ENCOURAGES US ALL TO DO THE SAME

Queeroes of Colour

Badass top trumps, starring some of the most awesome women of all time

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MICHELE KNIGHT is a queer psychic, astrologer, broadcaster