In this episode, we bring DIVA’s founding editor Frances Williams into conversation with DIVA’s current editor Roxy Bourdillon to explore the continuities and differences between DIVA now (2024) and DIVA then (1994). The history of lesbian feminist print media in the UK stretches at least as far back as 1964, and DIVA continues this legacy right up into the current day. Spanning the pre- and post-internet eras, Frances and Roxy discuss the queer periodical scene of the 1990s, contemporary DIVA’s commitment to trans-inclusivity, and the pros and cons of lesbian visibility. 

Links:

https://diva-magazine.com/

https://diva-magazine.com/2021/03/30/l-with-the-t-then-and-now/amp/

https://www.polyesterzine.com/features/dressing-dykes-the-fashion-of-the-lesbian-sex-wars