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“I can’t talk about how much I miss my family”

Published on : 5 May 202128 July 2021 Published by : EDITOR

Wendy Young shares a love letter to her home, South Africa BY WENDY YOUNG I have a pinguecula.It is mine and I’m keeping it.It isn’t doing any harm and it [….]

Tagged in : covid family reader story real life south africa
Categorized in : LIFESTYLE VIEWS

Coming out stories: “For 38 years I have squashed down the feeling that I am gay”

Published on : 16 April 202128 July 2021 Published by : EDITOR

Nora Mulready spent most of her life ignoring her feelings, until they became impossible to ignore  BY NORA MULREADY This week I applied to be a trustee of an organisation. [….]

Tagged in : coming out stories lesbian real life
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The long read: Meet the Rainbow Sisters

Published on : 5 November 20195 November 2019 Published by : EDITOR

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 [….]

Tagged in : asylum seekers lgbtqi long read QTIPOC real life
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“Cancer does not discriminate”

Published on : 28 February 201928 February 2019 Published by : EDITOR

Ahead of LBT Women’s Health Week, North Hearts FM radio presenter Mel Switters shares her breast cancer story BY MEL SWITTERS I’ve always loved my boobs. Yes, I disliked them [….]

Tagged in : health real life views
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Why I probably won’t ever come out to my family

Published on : 1 December 201818 February 2019 Published by : Editorial Team

“Whenever I talk about bisexuality around my family the word sits dirty in my mouth” BY IRENE PAZ The first person I ever came out to was my best friend [….]

Tagged in : coming out real life views
Categorized in : VIEWS

Unexpected conversations

Published on : 22 February 201818 February 2019 Published by : Editorial Team

“Within two days I have come out to my cleaner, and then to my 20-year-old son” BY WOMAN ON THE VERGE It has been quite a week. I don’t know [….]

Tagged in : coming out real life views woman on the verge
Categorized in : LIFESTYLE VIEWS

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