We’re sending a little bit of love to these BAME babes, because why the hell not? BY ANGIE NEEDHAM The black queer community is killing it at the moment. While we know there’s so much more to do in terms of representation, we wanted to take a minute to celebrate a few of our favourite black celesbians who are [….]
Danielle Mustarde asks, What might lez/bi culture look like 25 years from now? BY DANIELLE MUSTARDE I recently found myself watching Polish filmmaker Olga Chajdas’ newest film Nina, and it got me thinking about the future. Our future, to be precise. Set in Warsaw, it tells the story of Nina (Julia Kijowska) an unhappily married, wannabe-parent who falls for [….]
DIVA editor Carrie Lyell shares a cup of tea and slice of Avocado Toast with the cast and crew of our favourite new web series BY CARRIE LYELL It’s been a long time coming – four years in the making – but new web series Avocado Toast is more than worth the wait, and even [….]
Roxy Bourdillon gets hot under the collar, discovering what really goes down at the UK’s first queer strip club BY ROXY BOURDILLON, IMAGE BY BRONWEN PARKER-RHODES The woman with the platinum bob is unzipping her see-through mini skirt and ever so slowly, e-v-e-r so seductively, unfastening her bra. I only met her a few minutes [….]
“I was just trying to add to the conversation; that I’m not saying this qualifies me as a part of ballroom [culture], but you don’t actually know my sexuality” BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA INSTAGRAM When most celebrities come out as queer, they’re celebrated online and shown plenty of support in the media. Of course, [….]
The influencers filling our feeds daily with creativity, queerness and inspiration BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGES VIA INSTAGRAM When Instagram is flooded with “influencers” trying to sell you beauty products, pictures of your ex that you’d rather not see and the same avocado toast shot time and time again, it can be challenging to find accounts [….]
Our first argument was about Stella McCartney lingerie. Is that perhaps the most lipstick lesbian thing I have ever said? BY ROSIE MUSSEN On our first date, Pearl and I dressed remarkably similarly. The vibe was very smasual (smart casual), with both of us in simple black tops with brightly coloured trousers. Mine were mustard [….]
