“We all have a responsibility to understand our own privilege and biases” BY ANT JACKSON How we talk about gender has really changed this year. For example, the UK Census truly reflected gender identity for the first time beyond the previous male and female only tick boxes, which formerly excluded trans and non-binary people. It proved [….]
Kick It Out’s Chris Paouros explains why LGBTQI visibility on the pitch is so important BY CHRIS PAOUROS, IMAGE BY @ENGLAND “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more you are a leader” – John Quincy Adams. And during a European Championship, the captain of the England team [….]
Coming straight to the ears of queers across the globe, these are some of our favourite podcasts putting bi folks in the spotlight BY POLLY ANGELOVA Podcasts are the new radio. And that’s not just a catchy turn of phrase (although we do like those). In 2020 Bill Rosenblatt wrote for Forbes that though at earlier stages [….]
PLUS Feel Good, The Bold Type and cottagecore BY DIVA STAFF, COVER IMAGE BY ANDREW ECCLES The terrifyingly talented Kiana Madeira is rocking the cover of our brand new Pride issue. In an exclusive interview with DIVA’s Roxy Bourdillon, the star of Netflix trilogy Fear Street talks representation in horror and queer love onscreen. You [….]
In the first of a news series, columnist Lisa Bond takes her first wobbly steps into womanhood BY LISA BOND Once upon a time there was a girl. I’m better at beginnings than endings – isn’t everyone? But that’s how my story began. Unlike most girls, I was completely unaware of the fact that I [….]
Charley Woodward from VMware spoke to Alim Kheraj from myGwork about her transitioning journey and the difference that a supportive organisation can make. BY DIVA STAFF Charley Woodward used to think of herself as wearing two hats: the person she was and the person she presented to the world. “I used many different strategies to hide from the world who I [….]
“I chuckled along with casual homophobia in public and cried in private” BY FELICE SOUTHWELL, IMAGES BY ELLIE THOMPSON Getting a bra fitting is a very intimate experience. It’s just you and a stranger in a room with one of you getting half naked. As a fitter, I make it my mission to try and [….]
