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Paint the town pink

Are you ready to channel your inner Barbie or Ken-ergy? We’ve got you covered!

Editor’s letter

I was never one of those gay little

A letter from our publisher

What a summer season of Prides we have

Connect with the community

There’s something for everyone so get your calendars out!

Pick‘n’mix

Here’s our handpicked list of LGBTQIA goodness to look out for this season

You said it...

#JulyIssue @danniiminogue A big hello from Australia @transpeopleareloved

The pairings that give you bi panic

We asked you to reveal your biggest bisexual crushes

DIVA Meets Jess Darrow

The Encanto star talks playing a queer sports publicist in new TV show, Fifteen-Love

Celeb crushes we’re obsessed with

The icons that have been on our minds lately

Our favourite butch characters

To commemorate Butch Appreciation Day this August, here are our top butch characters from your favourite shows.

I thought I was just codependent...

How my relationships masked OCD

Once upon a trans love story

reflects on 11 glorious years of love and freaking out straight people

Three things in comedy

I’m expected to spell out why I’m on the stage before the show can start

BACK TO SCHOOL

The cast of everyone’s favourite queer Netflix show open up about the brand new season

How making bi best friends finally set me free

on finding her voice through her friends

The truth about facial feminisation surgery

This is my journey towards inner peace

Confessions of a lesbian cam girl

This is what it’s like being queer in the adult industry

Ultimatum: Queer Love THE DIVA REUNION

This hit show provides the reality TV representation we’ve all been waiting for

The legacy of UK Black Pride

As the groundbreaking Pride turns 18, NIC CROSARA explores the movement’s impact on QTIPOC lives

The life-changing power of queer women of colour, in love

The first time I dated a woman of colour, she saw me, and everything changed

This is what chosen family means when you’re Black and queer

It is one of our greatest tools for survival

Continuing the fairy tale

Sarah Shahi talks being an ally, The L Word and new film, Red, White & Royal Blue

This Barbie is... Alexandra Shipp

The actor and singer talks to DIVA about how Greta Gerwig’s latest movie is changing the world

Screen

FILM Red White & Royal Blue Directed by

Enter: Kokomo City

A beautiful documentary on the variability of Black transfemme experiences

Queering the history books

Author Lex Croucher is writing the stories they needed when they were growing up

Music

Live Don’t miss these artists on tour Pabllo

Books

BOOK OF THE MONTH: FICTION Sunburn By Chloe

Embrace your anger just as you embrace your joy

Holding our tongues will not save us

tHrIVing

ELLA GAUCI speaks to the women who aren’t letting HIV get in their way 

Introducing GIN & Lime

This growing community for South Asian LGBTQIA women is an antidote to “sharam”

I’m putting on my first ever Pride event and it’s a big deal

Join me in Middlesex this August

Visible actions of solidarity

The impact of my work with a hospital trust

Queer desire during menopause

This time of your life doesn’t automatically equal “lesbian bed death”

How to have sex on your period

Periods always seem to come at the most inconvenient times. At the gym. On a long train ride. At dinner. In the middle of a park without a public toilet in sight. Or when you’re just about to have sex.

Strapping 101

Sex and pleasure educator Luna Matatas reveals how to strap with confidence

Sexy bits

TOY We-Vibe Sync Lite App controlled vibrator Are

What’s the deal with unicorns?

Let’s explore the bisexual phenomenon

My secret sex diary

Miranda discovers how to stay sexually connected in a long-distance relationship