Queer And Autistic

Call me Kaitlyn

WE’VE FALLEN HARD FOR PROLIFIC YOUTUBER, ACTOR, MUSICIAN AND SELF-PROCLAIMED

Tello Films

I spoke to Christin Baker, CEO of Tello Films, the

Bfi Flare Film Festival

In 1986, the BFI Flare festival started life as a

My Bully, My Friend

It was 1998. I was 14 years old and about

Sarah Paulson

She’s called herself “a dark girl” and, if you recognise

Life support

“Lives will be lost because of this,” was just one

Making room for difference

Do you like your lesbianism open or closed? Do you

“Mama, why do you want to be a boy?”

Small Boy was playing with his Lego, building a wildly

Gifted

New York-based poet, writer and actress Pamela Sneed has been

MUSIC REVIEWS

The fourth album from this folk-pop outfit is a tight,

Film Reviews

Feminist theory mashed up with a creepy narrative can result

TELEVISION REVIEWS

How have we only recently discovered Once Upon A Time?

BOOKS REVIEWS

Like all the best pop music, there’s something quintessentially queer

The trouble with women

In her new illustrated spoof of history with no women

Doing it for themselves

Sandy Dicks, 47, and Emma Dobbs, 37, are the hard-working

Portfolio

“I’m an activist and an artist,” explains Maya Chowdhry. “Both

Self-Love

As I stand here naked, in front of you, I

Lgbt In Museums

Along the great stone corridors, Romanesque courts and octagonal towers

The Diva History Quiz

1 Which famous gay writer was immortalised in the sculpture

Cut out and keep: Talk don’t troll

Why hello there. You’ll notice my article features a dotted

The times they are a-changing

I had an argument with my hairdresser today. And before

Scene Queens

PERSON OF THE MONTH HALSEY

This month we’re celebrating Halsey, a big star with an

WE LOVE I SEE ME! PICTURE BOOKS

I See Me! is a publishing company that puts your

CELEBRITY TWEETS

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A WORD FROM RUTH HUNT, CEO, STONEWALL

A lot of myths surround the LGBT community. For example,

60 SECONDS WITH KIYOMI MCCLOSKEY, HUNTER VALENTINE

You’re probably best known from season three of The Real

WE LOVE ARTISAN GIN

What’s better than a bottle of artisan gin? Three bottles!

Scene : London

Now in its third year, Winter Pride founder Rebecca Paisis

Travel

“Right now I’m weighing up throwing caution to the wind

City Guide : New York

New York, in all of its frenetic glory, might not

First Class

At Christmas my girlfriend and I took our kitten Nova

Sex/Life

Last month, here in DIVA magazine, I focussed on how

No Problem

IF MY PARTNER’S NO LONGER A LESBIAN, WHAT DOES THAT

Family

When I first found out I was going to be

Technology

First, we need to talk. Have you ever heard of

Diary

Although she’s only been on the scene for a minute,

Letter from the Editor

This month saw the tragic demise of LGBT+ mental health

LETTERS

I’m a single woman with no companions to go anywhere