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DIVA Debrief: December 2023

Get ready for the big bash - DIVA is turning 30 next year! Woo hoo!


Join The L Word star Rachel Shelley (aka Helena Peabody) and DIVA's very own Sapphic-Claus Roxy Bourdillon, resplendent in red velvet with a white faux fur trim, as we dig into this latest issue of DIVA. The one with the sublime Suranne Jones on the cover. 


Rachel and Roxy cosy up together this yuletide, between the covers and under the mistletoe, taking a look at some of our tastiest morsels of writing whilst reflecting back on the highlights of a spectacularly sweet DIVA year. 


Discussing:

  • Cover star Suranne Jones and all things Gentleman Jack
  • The DIVA effect!
  • DIVA turning 30 in 2024
  • Lesbionic gifts for that special someone in your life, as picked by Lady Christmas herself.


Plus an exclusive Beyond Borders feature starring you, the DIVA listener.


Wherever You Are In the World.


This month: Irene from Greece. 


Thank you Irene!


The DIVA Debrief - one gorgeous glossy in your ear.



Have you heard our top-rated ep? TheLWordGenQ with Rachel Shelley


Want to hear more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's December issue here.


Edited and produced by Rachel Shelley with love and support from #TeamDIVA

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