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YOUR SHOUT

In a world where you can be an Ann Coulter or an R

In case you missed it…

MONTHLY NEWS ROUNDUP BROUGHT TO YOU BY OUTNEWS GLOBAL EDITOR ROXY BOURDILLON

VOICES

This month we’d like to give a salute to British Army

PICK’N’MIX

SAY HELL TO OUR LATEST OBSESSIONS LATEST OBSESSIONS SAY HELLO TO OUR

Why we love… Brittney Keating

THIS BODY POSITIVE YOUTUBER HAS A GIFT FOR MAKING PEOPLE

SHE SAID

NOTABLE QUOTABLES SELECTED BY ROXY BOURDILLON

Stepping into the spotlight

PHYLL OPOKUGYIMAH ON NAVIGATING THE ARTS WORLD

America’s angels return

JANE HILL REMEMBERS GROUNDBREAKING ANGELS

Acting for real change

REETA LOI ASKS WHAT COLOUR-BLIND CASTING REALLY TEACHES US

Be your own kind of beautiful

CERIAN JENKINS IS ON A MISSION TO MAKE PEACE WITH THE MIRROR

A strange encounter

ELEANOR MARGOLIS SHARES THE SCRIPT TO HER HAIR-RAISING AFTERNOON

LIVING in the HERE and NOW

STAR OF THE STAGE SOPHIE WARD SHARES A MOMENT WITH DIVA TO REFLECT ON THE LAST 50 YEARS

Dancing around bisexuality

CHARLOTTE DINGLE EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF BISEXUALITY ON STAGE

WEST END SHOWS We’d lire to see

YOUR FAVE MUSICALS GET A QUEER MAKEOVER COURTESY OF DIVA

“Hello, I’m a lesbian. What do you do?”

ROXY BOURDILLON DISCOVERS THEATRE’S RICH TRADITION OF SAPPHIC STAR LE TS

THEATRE FOR ALL

CARRIE LYELL LOOKS BEYOND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF BROADWAY TO FIND EXCITING, INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE THEATRE

Gorgeous ladies of MMA

OLIVER HALL TALKS TO LESBIAN FIGHTERS AND FOLLOWERS TO FIND OUT HOW A SPORT RENOWNED FOR ITS BRUTALITY IS LEADING THE WAY IN EQUALITY FOR WOMEN

Reframing MONOGAMY

JANE CZYZSELSKA ASKS DIVA READERS WHERE THEY DRAW THE LINE ON MONOGAMY

The voice behind the pen

SITA BALANI MEETS THE AWARDWINNING POET MJ CHAN

BOOK

Are all marriages based on lies? Lucky and Krishna’s

TELEVISION

SITA BALANI TALKS TO LONDONBASED NIGERIAN GERMAN AUTHOR OLUMIDE POPOOLA

Americandreamer

INTRODUCING A MUSICIAN WITH BIG DREAMS AND EVEN BIGGER TALENT

Listen up

CARRIE LYELL MEETS THE HOSTS OF A NEW PODCAST ON A MISSION TO PUT WOMEN FRONT AND CENTRE OF POLITICS AND RECLAIM THE WORD BOSSY

MUSIC

Our DIVA Discovers this month is the London-based indie

The real people’s politicians

PERFORMANCE POET AND PHILOSOPHER LISA LUXX SHARES HOW SPOKEN WORD IS CHANGING THE CURRENT SOCIAL CLIMATE

ART SOLDIER

ASHLEY MCGUIRE TELLS DIVA WHY ACTORS ARE SOME OF THE BRAVEST PEOPLE SHE KNOWS

FILM & ONLINE REVIEWS

Ten years ago I read André Aciman’s novel about an

Putting YOU centre stage

WRITER, THEATRE MAKER AND COMMUNITY ARTIST AMIE TAYLOR ASKS HOW ALL THE WOMEN MISSED THE CURTAIN CALL

Unsung heroine

BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL FILM OR TV SHOW IS A CASTING DIRECTOR, AS CARRIE LYELL FINDS OUT

What’s it like to be a… stage manager?

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER CHARLOTTE WILLIS TELLS DIVA ABOUT WORKING IN THE WEST END

Madrid’s rainbow past and present

BELLA QVIST EXPLORES THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF SPAIN’S CAPITAL, AND THE BIGGEST PRIDE EVENT OF THE YEAR

FIRST CLASS

Sarah plus Laura equals a lovely Birmingham-based,

FOSTERING love

LUCY AND GEORGINA SPRAGGAN LET DIVA EAVESDROP ON THEIR CONVERSATION ABOUT BEING FOSTER CARERS

DIARY

UK PRIDE SEASON MAY BE DRAWING TO A CLOSE, BUT DON’T PUT THAT GLITTER AWAY JUST YET…

SEPTEMBER HOROSCOPE

Bask in the remains of summer and prime yourself for a cuddly autumn. Venus in Leo gives us drama and charisma, while Mars in Virgo helps us seal any sexy deals…

CROSS WORD

TEST YOUR LGBT KNOWLEDGE WITH OUR QUEER CROSSWORD