DIVA OCT/NOV 2024 - YASMIN FINNEY HEARTSTOPPER

It’s back to school time! And what better way to bring on the new school year than with our exclusive interview with Heartstopper’s very own Yasmin Finney. 

The trailblazing actor is the brilliant cover star for our very special Struggle And Liberation issue, guest edited by UK Black Pride CEO and co-founder Lady Phyll. Within these pages, Yasmin speaks to Ella Gauci about season three of Heartstopper, London Trans+ Pride and being the face of a new wave of activism. 

Also in this issue: 

Wicked’s Marissa Bode talks about the power of disabled representation for queer people of colour and her co-star Cynthia Erivo

Heartstopper’s Leila Khan discusses why southeast Asian bi representation is so needed right now

Queer Ghanaian Lives Matter: why Ghana’s anti-LGBTQIA bill came into place and how we can stop it 

What’s it like to be a queer Muslim in the UK right now? “The LGBTQIA community near me is very Islamophobic”

10 years of Black queer love: Monique and Nailah Logan share what it really takes to sustain long term happiness 

Meet the organisations helping queer refugees now and discover why they are more vital than ever 

#DiversifyYourBookshelf: Are you ready to get intentional with your reading?

I’m Black, queer and Buddhist: “I became more in harmony with myself”

DISPATCH FROM THE 11th October.