DIVA Debrief: January 2023

<p>Happy New Queer, 2023!</p><br><p>With the iconic <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000884/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer Beals</a> on the gorgeous, glossy cover.</p><br><p>And some joyous suggestions for New Queer Resolutions on the pages in between.</p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/RachelShelley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rachel Shelley</a> (aka <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791226/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helena in The L Word</a>) discusses the latest issue of DIVA magazine with Her Royal DIVA-ness our illustrious editor&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/RoxyBourdillon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roxy Bourdillon</a>. Nominated for Editor of the Year 2022 by the British Society of Magazine Editors, Roxy's also a self-styled zine nerd.</p><br><p>In this episode, Roxy gives a personal account of the giggly highs of making your favourite LGBTQIA+ gorgeous glossy mag, from interviewing her idol Jennifer Beals, to the never-ending search for L Word cover stars.</p><br><p>Plus: <a href="https://www.grrrlzinefair.com/feminist-zine-library" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grrrl Zine Library</a> in Southend, where over 600 feminist and lesbian zines have been collected and preserved; <a href="https://twitter.com/ValentinoInter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Valentino Vecchietti</a> on lessons learnt from maidenhead ferns; and the rise of carabiners from queer signifier into mainstream fashion.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Plus an exclusive Beyond Borders feature starring you, the <a href="https://www.isubscribe.co.uk/DIVA-Magazine-Subscription.cfm?&amp;mckv=s&amp;pcrid=558350647174&amp;plid=&amp;kword=&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjww4OMBhCUARIsAILndv4OJc4yPOz1LTD_xjK3bJdRjpo-rq7-Ajx4Bcexf7GHEQdr9Jeq9v8aAr-lEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DIVA</a> listener. Wherever You Are in the World.</p><p>This month: KJ in Bendigo, Australia.</p><p><a href="@propertyofkj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target