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Love After Lockdown: What Pride means

Published on : 24 June 202224 June 2022 Published by : EDITOR

“As queer women, we have so few opportunities to be in safe queer spaces where we can let ourselves go” BY THE CHEEKY CHARMER, IMAGE BY SHVETS PRODUCTIONS VIA PEXELS [….]

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Why Dani and Gigi are my favourite The L Word ship

Published on : 17 June 202217 June 2022 Published by : EDITOR

Here is a non-exhaustive list of reasons why I’ll be #TeamGini forever BY NIC CROSARA, IMAGE BY SHOWTIME As Alice Pieszecki’s famous chart which tracks all the sexual and romantic [….]

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OPINION: I love music festivals, but where are all the queer artists?

Published on : 6 September 20216 September 2021 Published by : EDITOR

“Girl in Red’s set made it clear how important that representation is, and there’s no reason why we can’t have more of it” BY CAITLIN CHATTERTON Want to know if [….]

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A minor but inconsequential victory: Director of TransActual and Chair of Trans Media Watch reflects on the Maya Forstater case

Published on : 11 June 202111 June 2021 Published by : EDITOR

“Despite the press hype, there is nothing especially new or interesting in this verdict” BY jane fae I don’t know which is worse. The seeming unending procession of legal cases, [….]

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“I was forced to run away from home”: A harrowing story of lesbian life in Italy

Published on : 18 May 202118 May 2021 Published by : EDITOR

Chiara Rolla, 27, was threatened by her own mother  BY JANE FAE As the world marks IDAHOBIT 2021, a heartbreaking and horrific story slips into my Twitter mentions from Italy. [….]

Tagged in : europe italy lesbian opinion rainbow europe
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Ride Or Die: The sapphic film of my dreams?

Published on : 20 April 202120 April 2021 Published by : EDITOR

“It was the WLW thriller I had been waiting for, but when I saw it was directed by a straight man, my heart sank” BY HARRIET ARGENT At first glance, [….]

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OPINION: Step aside, queens: It’s time for drag kings to shine

Published on : 12 January 20212 February 2021 Published by : EDITOR

Emma Flint tells DIVA why drag kings have earned their place on Drag Race BY EMMA FLINT, IMAGE BY STEPHEN ALLWRIGHT The stroke of midnight on New Years Eve didn’t [….]

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