How do you prove your sexuality? DIVA meets six womxn who have been forced to do just that BY DANIELLE MUSTARDE Imagine for a moment you’re in a courtroom. It’s not the first time you’ve been here. All eyes are on you. “Are you a lesbian?” the judge asks, in a language that is not [….]
Editor-in-chief Carrie Lyell writes from the heart on the formation of an organisation who have removed the T from LGB BY CARRIE LYELL I’ve been stuck in a kind of creative paralysis these last seven days. It’s a bit like writer’s block, but worse. Try as I might, I just can’t find the words to [….]
Find out who’s up for a prize at this brand new event celebrating our community’s queeroes Sue Perkins, Paris Lees, Dr. Ranj Singh, Dustin Lance Black and Tom Daley will all be honoured as queer icons and the likes of Michelle Collins, Lorraine Kelly OBE and Sadiq Khan are amongst the allies honoured this year [….]
Brighton’s LGBTQI literary festival had a glorious first year in the seaside city BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGES BY ROSIE POWELL The first year of The Coast Is Queer confirmed just how popular and successful queer literature is and always will be. Members of the LGBTQI community from all age groups turned up to show their support [….]
Get ready folks – it’s set to open its doors to the public in Camden Market this autumn BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE BY NICOLE RIXON It’s finally happening, everyone! The Vagina Museum is really coming and we couldn’t be more excited. The Vagina Museum will host its first exhibition, “Muff Busters: Vagina Myths And How [….]
The star of Pose opens up about being black and transgender BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA INSTAGRAM Indya Moore has soared to stardom over the past few years in the hit show Pose, which is all about 80s ballroom culture and centres trans women of colour. Moore is also, as they put it, “a black [….]
Three months after confirming they’re a couple, Cara reveals why they kept things private BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA INSTAGRAM Cara Delevingne and Ashely Benson’s relationship has been the subject of intense media attention. It comes as no surprise as the pair are huge celebrities, but it is rare to see out and proud queer [….]
