Beverley Knight is an international star, a herstory-making musician, a gay icon and a resilient LGBTQIA ally. Her latest album, The Fifth Chapter, celebrates her bold new era. The trailblazer talks to DIVA’s deputy editor, Nic Crosara, about her decades-spanning career, thriving in her 50s and her relationship with the queer community.
Also in this issue:
20 years of Bette, Shane and Alice: The L Word’s legacy
Dawn Airey: “I came out late, but it has always been my intention to make up for lost time”
DIVA investigates: What is it really like growing older when you’re LGBTQIA?
From U-Hauling to being BFFs with your ex: How true are these dating stereotypes?
Lotte Jeffs: “Becoming a parent made me more queer”
“Some of the best sluts I know are bi”: Is it time to reclaim the greedy bisexual?
Your Mamacita Milena Sanchez on falling in love with a woman
Help, I wanna be a non-binary gym rat: What it’s like exercising outside of the binary
PLUS: Queer Belfast, BFI Flare, sapphic desire in music videos and more!