Our guide to making sure you stay safe (and fashionable) during your celebrations  BY KAY TRAYFORD, IMAGE BY GETTY IMAGES   I have scoured the colourful internet to find our readers a few handy staple items to bag right now, just in time for Pride season. Take a look at what’s available, if you’re ready to dress to impress in all shades of rainbow for Pride events this summer.  Accessorise! Butler And Grace have created some fantastic accessories so that you wear your identity loud and proud. They have items from bracelets to key chains, and they also have pronoun pin badge ..read more

From Lady Gaga to Loreen, these tracks are sure to have you waving your rainbow flag high this summer   BY KAY TRAYFORD, IMAGE BY DEAN DROBOT I’m sharing 20 of my ultimate vibe-inducing tracks that are guaranteed to get you ready to party for Pride season 2024. This selection of songs, with some downright awesome remixes thrown in, will get you geared up and ready for a dance-heavy and colourful summer. The “Let’s Get Ready” selection The reason you’re going to be late to the party is because you’ll be in front of that mirror, hairbrush in hand, strutting your stuff to these hot trac ..read more

Ahead of the final episode, we caught up with the Welsh star to find out more about her time in the Masseria  BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY BBC THREE  As the final episode of BBC Three’s new sapphic dating series looms, audiences are on the edge of their seats waiting for the grand reveal. Who will stay together? Who will break up? Will there be any more shock twists?  Hosted by Dannii Minogue, I Kissed A Girl has pretty much taken over the sapphic community. Single girls from all over the country have headed to the iconic Masseria in the hopes of finding love. Priya was initially mat ..read more

Our Pride issue is available to pre-order now and features the gamechanging spoken word poet and writer INTERVIEW BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE PROVIDED BY PRESS Having found recognition and acclaim after the release of their spoken word piece Brand New Ancients in 2013, Kae Tempest has seemingly never stopped writing. The spoken word performer, poet, recording artist, novelist and playwright boasts a portfolio most could only dream of. From their Mercury Prize-nominated albums Everybody Down and Let Them Eat Chaos to their Sunday Times best-selling debut novel The Bricks That Built The Houses, Kae’s w ..read more

Our Pride issue is now available to pre-order, and it features an interview with the I Kissed A Girl host INTERVIEW BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY CORINNE CUMMING Throughout her career, the Australian star has been a fierce LGBTQIA ally and certified queer icon. She was the first celebrity to perform at G-A-Y back in the 90s and fast forward to 2024 and she’s playing Cupid on everyone’s new favourite sapphic dating show I Kissed A Girl. For our Pride issue, Dannii talked about her role in the new show, allyship and that Mardi Gras performance. Here’s your teaser on what she had to say… “We all need ..read more

Belfast Crown Court heard that the four gunshots that night were the “the culmination of orchestrated disorder” BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY JESS LOWE The trial of three men accused of murdering LGBTQIA activist and  journalist Lyra McKee began yesterday (30 May).The BBC reported that Peter Cavanagh (35) of Mary Street in Derry, Jordan Devine (23) of Bishop Street, and Paul McIntyre (56) of Kells Walk have all been charged with murder.  Lyra was a queer journalist who wrote extensively about the consequences of The Troubles, and she was an editor for Mediagazer. In 2016, she was name ..read more

Let’s see what Jodie Comer, Sandra Oh and Fiona Shaw have been up to since the heartbreaking finale BY KAY TRAYFORD, IMAGE BY DAVID EMERY/BBCA Never has a killer made us so mentally, emotionally and – let’s be honest – sexually confused. Oksana Anatolyevna Astankova, or to us viewers, Villanelle.  In April 2018, Villanelle graced our screens with her seductive serial killer charm, a wardrobe that was to die for and a sharp-tongued wit that would have any of us buckling at the knees. We were a nation hooked; manipulated by a beautiful blonde with big eyes and an accent that wasn’t sexy unt ..read more

Ahead of the final Kiss Off, DIVA caught up with the social media sensation to find out more about her time on the BBC Three dating show  BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY BBC THREE  As we head towards the final episodes of BBC Three’s new sapphic dating show I Kissed A Girl, tensions are rising in the Masseria as the final Kiss Off looms. Who will stick together? Will there be any more surprises?  One of the girls going into the final episodes is Hannah, who is currently matched with Amy. After coming in as one of the last girls, Hannah wasted no time getting to know the fan-favourite ca ..read more

After her exit from the new BBC Three dating series, we caught up with the footballer to find out more about her time on the show BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY BBC THREE  Over the weekend, sapphic audiences everywhere said goodbye to some of our favourite singletons on the new BBC Three dating show I Kissed A Girl. One of those was footballer Lailah, who captured audiences’ hearts and minds with her approach to dating and love. After ending things with Amy, Lailah decided to choose herself rather than continue to date on the show, going home with her head held high. Hosted by Dannii Minogue, I ..read more

Get ready to learn more about the non-binary House Of The Dragon star BY GEORGIA SWEET, IMAGE BY HBO Emma D’Arcy is best known for their iconic role as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the Game Of Thrones prequel series, House Of The Dragon (HOTD). The actor has captured the hearts of viewers, both for their performances as well as their charm in interviews for the show. If you’re wanting to learn more about the star, then here are five things to know… They are non-binary Emma uses they/them pronouns and has described feeling pulled and repelled by masculine and feminine identity. Last year, in ..read more