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  • Lifestyle
    Everyday lesbophobia

    Homophobia with a side-order of sexism is all too common, writes Jane Czyzselska ...

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  • Lifestyle
    A Pride to be proud of?

    London's annual Pride has been reinvented. So what's changed?...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Cover interview: Christina Andrea

    Meet the lesbian choreographer who's changing modern dance...

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  • News
    Dykes March London rides again

    Hundreds of queer women and their allies are set to hit the capital's streets on Saturday 22 June...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Artist raffles Heather Peace painting for Diversity Role Models

    Alison Sinclair's portrait has raised over £1000 for anti-homophobia initiative (so far)...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Pride in London announces stage line-ups

    Street parties in Trafalgar Square and Soho will light up London for LGBT+ crowd...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: My girlfriend wants a threesome!

    DIVA's sexpert offers some sound advice on making threesomes safe and fun...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Review: A Picture of Dorian Gray

    A play retelling Oscar Wilde's classic tale stars Game of Thrones' Laura Pradelska...

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  • Lifestyle
    DIVA's July issue now available at DIVAdirect.co.uk

    Featuring choreographer Christina Andrea, Skins' Emily and Naomi and much more!...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother: Toys Are Us? They could be!

    Our parenting columnist discovers an opportunity to influence toy manufacturers to produce less sexist playthings...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Preview: DIVA debate

    Artists join DIVA editor Jane Czyzselska to discuss how music makes us who we are...

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  • Lifestyle
    Calling all label queens

    A photo project as part of Dyke March London 2013 asks the question: how do you identify?...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    COMEDY REVIEW: JO BRAND

    Alena Dierickx wonders whether Jo Brand has lost her bite...

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  • News
    Update: The Same-Sex Marriage Bill

    The Lords say "I do" to the vexed question of whether they think same-sex couples should be allowed to marry...

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  • Lifestyle
    Video: Backstage on our Getbusy streetwear shoot

    DIVA teamed up with Getbusy for this month's fashion story - watch the vid here and browse Getbusy's sale...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    The birth of a crime series

    Author Mari Hannah on her lesbian character DCI Kate Daniels and the path to publication ...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: I'm straight but I've fallen for a girl

    DIVA's sex and dating expert dishes out some advice for a new recruit...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Duckie goes to the Gateways

    Step back in time and find out what went on behind the green door of the world's most famous lesbian club...

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  • News
    Equal marriage bill update

    Passed in the Commons, the same-sex marriage bill will be debated in the Lords on Monday 3 June...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: Terms of Engagement

    A reader hesitates to tell her homophobic family that she's marrying her girlfriend...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Gig Review: Alicia Keys, Manchester Arena

    This girl's on fire! Bella Qvist joins fans for an Alicia Keys (lesbian) love-in...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    ART PREVIEW: Suzie Pindar

    If true art is about baring the soul, then Pindar's work must be true art indeed...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Review: Sappho... in 9 Fragments

    What was lesbian icon Sappho really all about?...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Review: Femmes by the Thames

    Host Rosie Wilby and co provide a great night of comedy in Vauxhall...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother: We're DIY-kes

    Our parenting columnist and family embark on a home deco project...

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  • Comment
    The original girl power?

    Burlesque: sleazy spectacle or empowering women to reclaim femininity?...

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  • Satire
    The OL Word

    My week as a lesbian football fan - from Brisbane Road, to Stamford Bridge!...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Pride in London announces An Audience with Martina Navratilova

    Clare Balding to host Pride festival's opening event on Sunday 23 June...

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  • Lifestyle
    Dating: The two week itch

    Sarah Leeves finds that the feelings fade a fortnight in...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    THEATRE REVIEW: Unhappy Birthday

    He may be an unlikely lesbian icon but Amy Lamé is obsessed with The Smiths' Morrissey...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: Is breaking up always hard to do?

    In a word: yes. But you can do it with respect, says DIVA's dating expert...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Cover interview: Emma Kennedy

    Is she the best-connected lesbian you've never heard of?...

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  • Lifestyle
    Feature: Lesbian whistleblowers

    The women who put their necks on the line at work...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Feature: Welcome to lesbian country

    Are we due a gay country music revival?...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Art review: Margaret Harrison's On Reflection

    Mirrors are a central theme in this identity-focused feminist exhibition...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Art review: The Journey is the Destination

    Rhiannon Adam's polaroids of Margate and Benidorm capture nostalgic summer scenes...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother goes chemical free

    Our parenting columnist and her kids experiment with low-impact consumer choices...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Film preview: Behind the Candelabra

    Matt Damon and Michael Douglas star in Liberace biopic...

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  • Comment
    Racist fashion shoot: it wasn't us!

    UK lesbian monthly DIVA mistaken for Pakistani fashion mag in international row over racist images...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Film review: I'm So Excited

    "Camp and colourful": Sarah Leeves on Pedro Almodovar's new comedy...

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  • Lifestyle
    Butch Losses: disability and sexual identity

    Janet Jones introduces her short film about the impact of multiple sclerosis on her butch identity...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    10 Reasons why Dolly Parton is our dream mum

    A new movie follows the story of a girl who convinces herself that Dolly is her birth mum. We can think of a few reasons why...

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  • Lifestyle
    Why I decided to remove my breasts

    Like Angelina Jolie, DIVA reader Alex Lund chose a preventative mastectomy when she was found to carry a gene that gave her a high risk of d...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    ART REVIEW: PARTY FOR FREEDOM

    London-based artist Oreet Ashery's new work explores ideas of freedom and leaves our critic feeling distinctly uncomfortable...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: Help! My new girlfriend's moving herself in

    DIVA's sex and dating expert detects a case of lesbian U-Haul disease...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    DIVA's June issue now available at DIVAdirect.co.uk

    Featuring Emma Kennedy, new columnist Susan Calman and lesbians in country music...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother: London gaycation, family-style

    Our lesbian mums take their kids on a capital holiday...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Book review: Get Custody of the Cat

    How do you survive a break-up?...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: I love my straight girlfriend

    A lesbian writes in to say her partner of four years identifies as heterosexual...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother: Bring on the Awkward Questions

    With her son now aged six, DIVA's parenting columnist prepares to explain the daddy situation (again)...

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  • Lifestyle
    Tom Tom sat nav: the savvy driver's best friend?

    The new Tom Tom sat nav's smart phones and iPads could help to save you from the greedy clutches of the state...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    She Ran Windsor

    Faye Davies kicked off her Bank Holiday Monday with a 10K run...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Theatre review: Gutted

    Dora Mortimer on Rikki Beadle-Blair's "refreshing" play...

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  • Lifestyle
    Why I love roller derby

    Charlotte Ulett on the sport that attracts so many lesbian and bi women...

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  • Lifestyle
    Girls for Girls: A date for the diary?

    Sarah Leeves is going out. Approach with caution....

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Interview: Deb Googe

    The bassist with My Bloody Valentine reveals her love for Motorhead's Lemmy...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: Help! I've fallen for a straight girl

    It's only going to work if the spark strikes you both, warns the DIVA sexpert...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    ART REVIEW: A Space of Potential

    An army of cardboard dog heads has arrived in London's Stratford circus causing an outbreak of "collective joy". Anna McNay investigates...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Stefana McClure: Science is Fiction

    Anna McNay reviews an exhibition that asks the viewer to "weave her own narrative"...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother: Will new TV shows make us the new normal?

    DIVA's parenting columnist takes a look at Modern Family, The New Normal and The Fosters...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: I love my girlfriend but I fancy her straight mate

    DIVA's sex & relationships expert gives a "playa" the red card...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Cover feature: Alice Arnold interviews Heather Peace

    Heather's most revealing interview ever...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Interview: Zanele Muholi

    We talk about life and art with the internationally acclaimed photographer ...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Interview: Alison Moyet

    On her new album and her friendships with gay women...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Preview: Blackfeminists Presents POwErTRY Collective

    A new series of events launches this Friday with an evening of poetry and performance...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother: Is Disney ready for us?

    DIVA's parenting columnist goes looking for role-models in Disney films...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Video: Watch the promo for J-Lo's lesbian drama The Fosters

    Lopez to exec produce and appear in ABC Family's lesbian drama...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    New video: Texas - The Conversation

    Is Sharleen Spiteri set to race into the charts with her new single?...

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  • Lifestyle
    Girls on film: Kaelyn & Lucy

    The long-distance lovers on how their relationship became an internet sensation...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: She won't have sex with me

    Time to put yourself first, says DIVA's online sexpert ...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Review: Jonny Woo’s Lesbilicious

    "A gay man giving lesbians a tutorial in lesbianism?"...

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  • Lifestyle
    DIVA's May issue on sale at DIVAdirect.co.uk today

    The new issue will be available in stores next week, on 25 April...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    LIVE ART REVIEW: 'Becoming an Image'

    What do our eyes really tell us? Can we ever truly see ourselves, asks performance artist Heather Cassils?...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    LIVE ART REVIEW: Season Butler - The Woman Who Walks On Knives

    Butler's performance at SPILL festival leaves our critic wondering whether women are sometimes responsible for holding ourselves back?...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Review: Suzi Ruffell

    Getting laughs is an addiction for this endearing comedian, touring now...

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  • Lifestyle
    New dating service alert!

    5 reasons why you'll love DIVA Date...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother meets other mothers

    DIVA's parenting columnist wonders where gay/bi mums go for online support and advice...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Video: Hunter Valentine - The Pulse

    The Canadian all-female alt rock band have a new video out...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: Break-up blues

    Our sexpert offers a reader some post-break-up advice...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Video: Dinah Shore Monte Carlo Party and the red carpet

    Featuring Uh Huh Her, Julie Goldman and stars of The Real L Word (among many others)...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother: Money-go-Round

    DIVA's parenting columnist wonders where the pink pounds go...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    TV presenter Georgie Okell to discuss sexuality on thefoxproblem.com

    Tune in live at 7.30pm tonight for a frank discussion of sex and social attitudes...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Sara Gilbert announces engagement to Linda Perry

    Former Roseanne star describes proposal on TV's The Talk...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Theatre review: Ruff

    The legendary performer Peggy Shaw performs a powerful ode to vulnerability...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: Am I bad in bed?

    It takes two to have bad sex, says our lesbian sexpert...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Review: Vanessa and Virginia

    Dora Mortimer takes in a play about the famous sisters...

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  • Lifestyle
    Top ten compliments to make on a first date

    Worried you'll get tongue-tied? Here are our top tips for sparkling conversation...

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  • Lifestyle
    Vegan for Lent: The Final Episode

    After 42 days of being a vegan for Lent, Bella looks back at what she’s learnt...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother: Get a room? We have one!

    Steph Mann discovers a new resource that aims to deliver expert women wherever they're needed, The Women's Room...

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  • Lifestyle
    Erotic fiction: Come Closer…

    An extract from Anna Sansom’s BDSM-themed, lesbian erotic novel, Coming Close...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: She’s too sexy for me

    So, you’ve met this spectacular goddess, but nerves have got the better of you. Let our sexpert advise......

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Art review: Loudest Whispers

    Anna McNay checks out a thought-provoking LGBT art exhibition ...

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  • Lifestyle
    Feature: Who's really on top?

    How do the terms "top" and "bottom" apply in lesbian relationships?...

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  • Lifestyle
    Feature: Sex and the older woman

    How does sex change as we get older?...

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  • Lifestyle
    Feature: The robots are coming!

    Welcome to the future of lesbian sex...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother: dressing the part

    What do lesbian mums wear? Is there a fashion code we’re meant to stick to?...

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  • Lifestyle
    Vegan for Lent: The Final Week

    This week Bella ups her vegan game and gives raw food a go…...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    DVD Review: Molly's Girl

    Fancy watching a lesbian romantic comedy with a twist? ...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Film review: The Fox

    Dora Mortimer reviews a film best watched with a pinch of salt...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Film review: I Am a Woman Now

    An ambitious documentary looks at the stories of five trans women...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Film review: Mosquita y Mari

    Dora Mortimer takes a break from girl-watching to review Aurora Guerroro's debut feature ...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: I’m not coming out – but I like girls

    A reader takes her first steps into the world of lesbianism...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Film reviews: She Male Snails

    We review a film that tells a story of growing up between the sexes...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Film review: She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column

    Rachel Adams checks out a documentary about the riot grrl movement...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Film review: Submerge

    Rachel Adams gives her verdict on one of the features at this year's LLGFF...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Film review: Lesbiana: A Parallel Revolution

    We check out one of the documentary features at this year's LLGFF...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Film review: Jack and Diane

    Love is… a dermatoid cyst...

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  • Lifestyle
    April issue of DIVA now available at DIVADirect

    The Sex issue will be available in stores next week, on 28 March...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Review: Heather Peace Fairytales album Special Edition

    It's like a double-shot of espresso (one sugar), with DVD extras...

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  • Lifestyle
    Vegan For Lent? Sweet!

    Going vegan isn't about giving stuff up, it's about thinking outside the box...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Rubbish Lesbian: Pillow Talk

    Sometimes you can't help but get excited watching lesbian films...

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  • News
    Pope Francis I elected

    New Pope has history of opposing gay equality...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Dear Sara: A letter to the Heading Out vet

    Sarah Leeves gets in touch with an old friend ...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Preview: New Jill Bennett sitcom Second Shot

    First episodes of "sexy, gay Cheers" to be streamed online in April...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: I can’t seem to settle down

    DIVA’s sexpert offers advice to a reader who’s looking for love...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Last night's TV: Heading Out

    Sue Perkins' sitcom is already three episodes in. What do we think so far?...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Call for submissions: Polari First Book Prize 2013

    Published a book recently that "explores the queer experience"? Read on...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother’s Mothers’ Day

    Our lesbian parenting columnist asks what Mother’s Day brought you?...

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  • News
    Glasgow students fight "everyday sexism"

    Ancient attitudes rule at Glasgow University Union...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Short Film: The Morning After

    Katie Shannon's dark lesbian short deals with "infidelity and resentment"...

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  • Lifestyle
    What do lesbian/bisexual women wish for?

    What would you do if you had one wish?...

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  • Lifestyle
    It's International Women's Day!

    Get involved! Here are some events you might be interested in...

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  • News
    Million Women Rise 2013

    London's biggest annual women-only march will protest against male violence against women on Saturday 9 March...

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  • Lifestyle
    Dating with disaster

    Sarah Leeves shares the rules of dating etiquette, learned the hard way...

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  • Lifestyle
    Vegan for Lent: Melting Matter

    Has it really been four weeks, wonders Bella Qvist...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Naomi Wolf joins DIVA debate on gender identity

    Feminist author to discuss what it means to be male, female or genderqueer with panelists Campbell X, Paris Lees and Peter Piercy...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: Beginners guide to kink

    Inspired by Fifty Shades, a reader wants to explore lesbian BDSM...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Once upon a time in Glasgow…

    DIVA imagines scenes from the sadly never-to-be Lip Service season 3…...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother: Beating the boredom blues

    Why are the holidays so long? Plus: a great family get-together in Scotland this summer...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Queer Young Adult fiction comes out of the closet

    What DIVA learned from Booktrust’s panel on LGBT fiction...

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  • Comment
    Rubbish Lesbian: Flirting with disaster

    That awkward moment when you drop the L word into the convo with the dude chatting you up......

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Review: Bettina Rheims: Gender Studies

    Anna McNay checks out a striking series of portraits...

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  • Lifestyle
    Vegan for Lent: Week Three

    Reader, Bella Qvist has a confession to make...

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  • Lifestyle
    Dating difficulties

    Sarah Leeves wonders why all the wrong people are attracted to her...

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  • Lifestyle
    Brighton Pride announces Gay Icons theme for 2013

    But who will you be? We’ve got some suggestions...

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  • Advice
    Hot Stuff: Don’t make me date lesbians online!

    Is the internet better than the scene when you’re looking for love?...

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  • Lifestyle
    The LGBT map of the world

    New book reveals an uneven picture...

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  • Lifestyle
    The dawn of the scene

    Clare Summerskill looks back...

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  • Arts & Entertainment
    Cover interview: Sue Perkins

    We chat with the Heading Out star...

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  • Lifestyle
    The Other Mother: Gay parents are as good as straight ones

    Our parenting columnist has something to say to Tory MP David Jones...

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