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BE BRAVE, BE VISIBLE, BE YOU

I was in a charity shop recently with my wife, eyeing

LETTERS

In response to your editorial this month, my happy

VOICES

We’re in awe of Emma González, an 18-year-old bisexual

PICK N’MIX

1 POSITIVE VIBES Because there’s nothing hotter than

Why we love…Marika Hackman

BRODIE CRELLIN BRINGS US UP TO SPEED WITH “THE FEMALE KURT COBAIN”

SHE SAID

NOTABLE QUOTABLES SELECTED BY ROXY BOURDILLON

Dapper DIVA

STYLE BLOGGER AMY STRETTEN REVEALS HER SECRETS TO BEING A FIERCE, FABULOUS FEMME

Time’s Up on separation and silence

OUR EXISTENCE IS POLITICAL, SAYS PHYLL OPOKUGYIMAH

Show up and be seen

POLITICS DOESN’T HAVE TO BE ABOUT A PARTY, SAYS REETA LOI

In defence of identity politics

IDENTITIES ARE NOT THE ENEMY, SAYS CERIAN JENKINS

Language of the future

JORDAN GRAY THINKS WE NEED TO UPDATE THE WAY WE LABEL EACH OTHER

Up for debate

ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND POLITICS – UNTIL YOU DISAGREE, SAYS ELEANOR MARGOLIS

YOU’RE JOKING

CARRIE LYELL MEETS YOUTUBE CONTENT CREATOR AND PROFESSIONAL CLOWN, ELLE MILLS

THE POLITICS OF EMOJIS

Emojis. If you’ve picked up a digital device in the

THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE LESBIAN PRIME MINISTER

IS THE APPOINTMENT OF ANA BRNABIĆ AS THE SERBIAN PM TRULY A TURNING POINT FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS? DIVA INVESTIGATES

There’s nowt as queer as soap

LOLA KEELEY HEADS TO THE DALES TO MEET EMMA ATKINS AND MICHELLE HARDWICK

Sing like my life

ROXY BOURDILLON SPEAKS TO HOLLY MIRANDA ABOUT LOVE, LOSS AND LAURA DERN

TELEVISION

We’re very excited about season four of Tina Fey’s

BOOKS

With the glut of superheroes on screens big and small

She called me woman

DANIELLE MUSTARDE SPEAKS TO THE WOMEN BEHIND A BOLD AND BRAVE NEW ANTHOLOGY GIVING A VOICE TO THE QUEER WOMEN LIVING AND LOVING IN NIGERIA

On Topp of the world

CARRIE LYELL CHATS TO LEGENDARY LESBIAN DUO, THE TOPP TWINS

MUSIC

Catchy, punchy, polished pop; I’m a big fan of Lucy

Saara IN WONDERLAND

ROXY BOURDILLON TALKS TO POP STAR SAARA AALTO ABOUT LETTING GO OF HER DEMONS AND LEARNING TO LOVE HERSELF

Black magic

DANIELLE MUSTARDE MEETS DARK POP PIONEERS, BLACK GOLD BUFFALO

The media I loved never loved me back

As a child, I was sent home with a note telling my

FILM & ONLINE

BY CARRIE LYELL, ROXY BOURDILLON AND DANIELLE MUSTARDE

No room for hate

ROXY BOURDILLON MEETS THE TEAM AT LGBT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS CHARITY, THE ALBERT KENNEDY TRUST

SOME PEOPLE ARE BI. GET OVER IT

DO BI WOMEN EXPERIENCE POORER MENTAL HEALTH THAN LESBIANS? CHARLOTTE DINGLE INVESTIGATES

Home is wh ere the heart is

ELLA BRAIDWOOD MEETS THREE BRAVE WOMEN SEEKING ASYLUM FROM UGANDA

How we met

AWARDWINNING CRIME WRITER MARI HANNAH AND EX-MURDER DETECTIVE MO DOWDY ON HOW THEY MET

My family

ELIZABETH JEANNEL’S LIFE CHANGED COMPLETELY WHEN SHE MET HER PARTNER, KARA

How to win at work

They’re so puffed-up with selfimportance. Plotting

professional dominatrix?

STRAP YOURSELF IN AND FIND OUT

Winter wanderlust

CARRIE LYELL GOES HUNTING FOR THE NORTHERN LIGHTS IN BODØ AND LOFOTEN

SKY-HIGH ESCAPE

DANIELLE MUSTARDE IS WHISKED OFF TO A HOTEL WITH DIFFERENCE

April / May

OUR FAVOURITE QUEER SPRING EVENTS, FROM MUSIC TO LITERATURE AND REAL ALE

A (POLITICAL) PARTY GAME

OUT AND PROUD POLITICIANS GO HEAD-TOHEAD IN A VERY SPECIAL EDITION OF TOP TRUMPS

MAY HOROSCOPE

MICHELE KNIGHT READS THE QUEER STARS FOR YOU