DIVA Magazine

DIVA Magazine | February 2016

In the new issue Skin from Skunk Anansie talks to us about being a successful black gay rocker. She's had the courage to play with gender, to strut, preen and mean it right from the beginning and she's made it work for her. Just wait until you see the stunning photo-shoot that acompanies the interview.

Oh, and please welcome our new columnist Jack Monroe who, from this issue, will be writing exclusively for DIVA about their parenting experiences.

February is, of course, LGBT history month and our time-sleuths have brought the past to light in features that examine the importance of historical fiction for lady-lovers.

Also in this issue:
Kate Bornstein – who knows a thing or two about breaking gender rules. Author Chinelo Okparanta.
Singer Aneesa Chaudhry.
Club promoter and DJ Claud Cunningham.
Oscar-nominated Emma Donoghue, author of Room, now on general release as a film.
With a nod to Valentine’s Day, we asked you to tell us why you love your partner.
Rosie Wilby explains why she still treasures her exes.
The hidden presence of bi women in LGBT history.
Ursula Martinez.
Izzy Rabey AKA Madame Dollar explores issues of identity.
Jess T Dugan's explores a gentle kind of masculinity in her photography.
Travel to Bournemouth or Niki de Saint Phalle's art garden in Tuscany and check out our top tips for a memorable holiday

Plus all the very best in life, scene, books, film, music and TV.

DIVA magazine is Europe’s best-selling and most authoritative lifestyle magazine for lesbian and bisexual women.

Our aim is simple – to bring you the latest trends and talent at the cutting edge of popular lesbian and bisexual culture. Each month you will find in-depth interviews, engaging features and photo shoots with some of the most influential and admired women from our community. On top of this we cram in page-after-page of news, opinion, entertainment and the arts, humour, travel and much more besides.

The digital edition packs an extra special punch - look out for exclusive photo galleries and behind-the-scenes videos that you won’t find anywhere else. Whether you prefer to read DIVA magazine on a smartphone, tablet or laptop you’ll never have to leave home without it. For best results, download when connected to a wifi hotspot.

With so much going on, it’s no surprise that DIVA magazine is THE trusted source of information for lesbian and bisexual women the world over.

As a subscriber you'll receive the following benefits:

A discount off the RRP of your magazine

Your magazine delivered to your device each month

You'll never miss an issue

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You'll receive 12 issues during a 1 year DIVA Magazine magazine subscription.

Note: Digital editions do not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies.

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However for iOS we recommend an iPad 2 (2nd gen)/iPhone 3 or better for performance and stability. Earlier models with lower processor and RAM specifications may experience slower page rendering and occasional app crashes which are outside of our control.

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7 Customer Reviews

Great magazine for queer women Reviewed Saturday, June 3, 2017

I love this magazine. It's aimed at bisexual women as well as lesbians and I was pleased to find an article on pansexuality in one issue. As a pan woman I often feel like things with lesbian content isn't "for" me, but I don't find that with Diva. It has a wide range of articles focusing on all kinds of topics, often politics and feminism as well as pop culture and other lighter topics. To improve, it could do with more focus on trans women and non binary people.

I love DIVA Reviewed Thursday, January 22, 2015

This is a great magazine. I love it.

...more diversity needed Reviewed Thursday, December 18, 2014

It just upsets and annoys me that women of colour are constantly made to seem invisible in LGBT+ communities through the constant lack of representation in media outlets. We do exist and we deserve to be represented in lesbian magazines.

Not your ordinary women's magazine Reviewed Friday, August 23, 2013 SUBSCRIBER

Amazing how much they pack in every month... Politics, culture, lifestyle, fashion, scene, travel. Ordinary women get as much of a look-in as celebs, which makes a nice change. Varied content aimed at satisfying our diverse community. I'm bi and there's more "for me" in DIVA than any other magazine (straight or queer) that I can think of.

one of a kind Reviewed Friday, November 23, 2012

Diva is quite literally one of a kind, it's the only nationwide UK lesbian magazine. It's the 'sister publication' of GayTimes and is aimed at lesbians (and bisexual women) in The United Kingdom and also in Europe. It has a diverse range of articles from gardening tips to TV features, from clubbing guides to fashion features. Although Diva is fairly good many of its readers feel disgruntled that it appears to be aiming at too wide an audience.

Articles in this issue

Below is a selection of articles in DIVA Magazine February 2016.

Transparenting DIVA’S NEW COLUMNIST JACK MONROE, WHO RECENTLY CAME OUT AS NON-BINARY TRANSGENDER, TRIES TO EXPLAIN THE FACTS OF QUEER LIFE TO THEIR FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON PHOTO FOX FISHER A few weeks ago I was on a packe...

A Lasting Love CUTTING OFF YOUR EXES COULD DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR FUTURE RELATION-SHIPS, SAYS ROSIE WILBY Last April I attended my ex-partner Donna’s wedding. Whilst sipping our drinks in the sunshine, a strai...

Hidden in Plain Sight WHERE ARE THE BI WOMEN IN LGBT HISTORY? SIOBHAN BALL EXPLAINS HOW CHANGING TERMS AND ATTITUDES MAKE BISPOTTING HARDER People keep asking where the bisexual women are when we look at the history of th...

Under the Skin FROM 90S ROCKER TO VANITY FAIR COVER STAR, SKIN IS A MISTRESS OF REINVENTION. BUT UNDERNEATH SHE’S STILL THE BRIXTON GIRL WE LOVE PHOTOS EMILIO TINI COVER AND P58: PHOTO TONY KELLY MAKE-UP ANNA MARIA ...

I don't Know why I Love you (but I do) WHY ARE WE DRAWN TO THE ONES WE LOVE (AND THE ONES WE DON’T)? ILLUSTRATION FERNANDO SAFONT Some years ago, in the dead of night, I found myself lying in bed next to my then partner wondering what it w...

I can win on my own terms LET THE LADY WIN? NO WAY, SAYS CATHERINE MURRAY. LET’S SAY BYE TO BORING BINARY STEREOTYPES When my girlfriend thrashed me at pool recently in a lesbian bar, she was gobsmacked to be reprimanded by a ...

DIVA Magazine | February 2016

In the new issue Skin from Skunk Anansie talks to us about being a successful black gay rocker. She's had the courage to play with gender, to strut, preen and mean it right from the beginning and she's made it work for her. Just wait until you see the stunning photo-shoot that acompanies the interview.

Oh, and please welcome our new columnist Jack Monroe who, from this issue, will be writing exclusively for DIVA about their parenting experiences.

February is, of course, LGBT history month and our time-sleuths have brought the past to light in features that examine the importance of historical fiction for lady-lovers.

Also in this issue:
Kate Bornstein – who knows a thing or two about breaking gender rules. Author Chinelo Okparanta.
Singer Aneesa Chaudhry.
Club promoter and DJ Claud Cunningham.
Oscar-nominated Emma Donoghue, author of Room, now on general release as a film.
With a nod to Valentine’s Day, we asked you to tell us why you love your partner.
Rosie Wilby explains why she still treasures her exes.
The hidden presence of bi women in LGBT history.
Ursula Martinez.
Izzy Rabey AKA Madame Dollar explores issues of identity.
Jess T Dugan's explores a gentle kind of masculinity in her photography.
Travel to Bournemouth or Niki de Saint Phalle's art garden in Tuscany and check out our top tips for a memorable holiday

Plus all the very best in life, scene, books, film, music and TV.

As a subscriber you'll receive the following benefits:

A discount off the RRP of your magazine

Your magazine delivered to your door each month

You'll never miss an issue

You’re protected from price rises that may happen later in the year

Money-back guarantee

You'll receive 12 issues during a 1 year DIVA Magazine magazine print subscription.

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DIVA Magazine | February 2016

In the new issue Skin from Skunk Anansie talks to us about being a successful black gay rocker. She's had the courage to play with gender, to strut, preen and mean it right from the beginning and she's made it work for her. Just wait until you see the stunning photo-shoot that acompanies the interview.

Oh, and please welcome our new columnist Jack Monroe who, from this issue, will be writing exclusively for DIVA about their parenting experiences.

February is, of course, LGBT history month and our time-sleuths have brought the past to light in features that examine the importance of historical fiction for lady-lovers.

Also in this issue:
Kate Bornstein – who knows a thing or two about breaking gender rules. Author Chinelo Okparanta.
Singer Aneesa Chaudhry.
Club promoter and DJ Claud Cunningham.
Oscar-nominated Emma Donoghue, author of Room, now on general release as a film.
With a nod to Valentine’s Day, we asked you to tell us why you love your partner.
Rosie Wilby explains why she still treasures her exes.
The hidden presence of bi women in LGBT history.
Ursula Martinez.
Izzy Rabey AKA Madame Dollar explores issues of identity.
Jess T Dugan's explores a gentle kind of masculinity in her photography.
Travel to Bournemouth or Niki de Saint Phalle's art garden in Tuscany and check out our top tips for a memorable holiday

Plus all the very best in life, scene, books, film, music and TV.

As a subscriber you'll receive the following benefits:

A discount off the RRP of your magazine

Your magazine delivered to your device each month

Your magazine delivered to your door each month

You'll never miss an issue

You’re protected from price rises that may happen later in the year

You'll receive 12 issues during a 1 year DIVA Magazine magazine subscription.

Note: Digital editions do not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies.

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DIVA Magazine | February 2016

In the new issue Skin from Skunk Anansie talks to us about being a successful black gay rocker. She's had the courage to play with gender, to strut, preen and mean it right from the beginning and she's made it work for her. Just wait until you see the stunning photo-shoot that acompanies the interview.

Oh, and please welcome our new columnist Jack Monroe who, from this issue, will be writing exclusively for DIVA about their parenting experiences.

February is, of course, LGBT history month and our time-sleuths have brought the past to light in features that examine the importance of historical fiction for lady-lovers.

Also in this issue:
Kate Bornstein – who knows a thing or two about breaking gender rules. Author Chinelo Okparanta.
Singer Aneesa Chaudhry.
Club promoter and DJ Claud Cunningham.
Oscar-nominated Emma Donoghue, author of Room, now on general release as a film.
With a nod to Valentine’s Day, we asked you to tell us why you love your partner.
Rosie Wilby explains why she still treasures her exes.
The hidden presence of bi women in LGBT history.
Ursula Martinez.
Izzy Rabey AKA Madame Dollar explores issues of identity.
Jess T Dugan's explores a gentle kind of masculinity in her photography.
Travel to Bournemouth or Niki de Saint Phalle's art garden in Tuscany and check out our top tips for a memorable holiday

Plus all the very best in life, scene, books, film, music and TV.

As a subscriber you'll receive the following benefits:

A discount off the RRP of your magazine

Your magazine delivered to your door each month

You'll never miss an issue

You’re protected from price rises that may happen later in the year

Money-back guarantee

You'll receive 12 issues during a 1 year DIVA Magazine magazine print subscription.

Shipping Information

Shipping is included in the price for all subscriptions, single issues, bookazines and merchandise products on Pocketmags. The prices you see are the prices you pay, we do not add additional shipping costs during the checkout. We deliver to the United Kingdom, Europe, United States of America and the Rest of the World.

Shipping Times

All prices for magazine and some newspaper subscriptions listed on Pocketmags include free delivery.

The deliveries are handled by each of our publishing partners. The great thing about a subscription is that in most cases you will receive the issue before it goes on sale in the shops!

Your subscription is most likely to start with the next available issue. The delivery date is determined by the date that you placed your order and the print date of the next available issue.

If you are concerned about a delivery, please contact the publisher of your subscription directly. Alternatively, you can contact us and we will provide you with the details for the publisher.

For weekly publications please allow up to two to four weeks for your first delivery.

For monthly publications please allow up to four to six weeks for your first delivery, although some publishers may have longer lead times.

For bi-monthly publications please allow up to six to eight weeks for your first delivery.

For international delivery and Magazine from Abroad please allow up to ten to twelve weeks for your first delivery.