In her most intimate DIVA interview yet, the singer songwriter opens up about getting sober and feeling sexy BY CARRIE LYELL “This girl just came in, sat directly behind me, opened up her iPad and had some kind of group Zoom meeting with no headphones!” Lucy Spraggan is incredulous, calling me from a Starbucks near [….]
Julien Baker talks all things Little Oblivions, songwriting and perspectives in our March issue INTERVIEW BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE BY ALYSSE GAFKJEN Releasing a long-awaited third album in the midst of a global pandemic is daunting, but Julien Baker is trying to stay positive. Ahead of the release, DIVA’s Sophie Griffiths found out what we [….]
Star of The United States Vs. Billie Holiday opens up to DIVA about playing her Black, bisexual idol INTERVIEW BY ROXY BOURDILLON, IMAGES VIA ENTERTAINMENT ONE AND SKY (TAKASHIA SEIDA) To celebrate the release of The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, DIVA’s Roxy Bourdillon sat down for a virtual chat with the super talented Andra [….]
PLUS Sapphic Saxons, Julien Baker and BFI Flare BY DIVA STAFF, COVER IMAGE BY MYRIAM SANTOS We’re in love with this gorgeous, golden cover, shot by Myriam Santos. Once you’re done feasting your eyes, head inside, where actor and musician Andra Day speaks exclusively to DIVA’s Roxy Bourdillon about transforming into Black, bisexual icon Billie [….]
Greygory Vass and Felix Lane reflect on a decade of queer hairstory BY CARRIE LYELL The first time I walked through the doors of Open Barbers was 2014. I was still finding my feet in London, having only moved to the capital a few months before, and felt very much on the fringes of the [….]
We caught up with the long-distance duo to find out all about this queer collab 🌈 BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA YOUTUBE What better time than quarantine to collab with some of your favourite content creators? That’s exactly what pop icon Lucy & LA Mer did for her brand new single, Rollercoaster! Teaming up with [….]
“Why are some unelected sections of parliament now demanding that otherwise progressive legislation exclude minority groups?” BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA ISTOCK A debate surrounding the use of trans-inclusive language in the UK’s Maternity Bill took place in the House of Lords yesterday, sparking a great deal of concern for the wider trans community. Unelected [….]
