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Author Roxy Bourdillon unpacks gender non-conforming history, self-acceptance, and queer woman pride in her touching new memoir
Roxy Bourdillon is an award-winning writer and editor-in-chief of DIVA Magazine, the world’s leading magazine for LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people. Since joining DIVA in 2016, she has revitalised the publication, leading to multiple sell-out issues and accolades such as the Highly Acknowledged New Editor of the Year at the 2023 British Society of Magazine Editors Awards and the Trans In The Metropolis Trans Inclusive Organisation Award.
Beyond her editorial accomplishments, Bourdillon is renowned for her vintage femme lesbian glamour, a style that exudes charisma and pays homage to classic queer icons like Marlene Dietrich and Tallulah Bankhead. For our interview, Roxy donned perfectly pin-curled hair and a bright red lip, this commitment to her aesthetic not only compliments her sparkly personality, but also her unique and pioneering presence within the media landscape.
This Lesbian Visibility Week, Bourdillon launches another pioneering piece of media – her debut book, What A Girl Wants: A (True) Story Of Sexuality And Self-Discovery. Here, s
Making gay leather parties sleazy-fun again
NIGHTLIFE Two of the finest parties of the last year pulled off a gay miracle: They joint classic, raw sexuality vertical out of the ’70s with forward-thinking music. It was like stepping into a time capsule that turned into a spaceship that turned into an orgy. Transformational!
Both parties were thrown by a recent crew called Mr. Drummer 1979—a reference to classic gay leather scene magazine Drummer, based in San Francisco for much of its 24-year existence and once edited by celebrated writer Jack Fritscher, who now maintains the Drummer Archives. (The magazine was established for its competitive pageants around the country; the Mister Drummer 1979 mascot is a toothsome hunk named Mike Glassman, who led a vibrant being, and died of AIDS in 1993.)
The Mister Drummer 1979 parties aim to revive the vibe of historic local leather bars. The first two explicitly commemorated lusty, long-gone SF bars the Tool Box and Febe’s, even printing retro logo t-shirts for the occasion. “We wanted to recreate old school cruise bar environments while simultaneously celebrating iconic institutions,” DJ Matthew Paul, part of the crew
American and UK reprint FD mags: During the 80' and 90's it was very difficult to get imports of American and European magazines. So some pornographic entrepreneurs, posted or smuggled single copies of magazines into the UK which were then reprinted in some back alley printers in the east end.
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1971; (January); (May); (October) , (December);
1972 (March);
1976 (February), (April);
1982 (October);
1969/1970 (#8 Winter/Spring);
ADAM CINEMA NEW 1970 EDITION(Knight Pub.) - (July/1969, #9)
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AFFINITY (formerly Sexdrive) (Centurion Press) 1974 (January, February, March Volume 12, Number 3)
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1973 – (Summer); (Winter);
1977; (Winter);
2006 (February; Volume 15 #10);
BODY MUSIC – A Recent EXPERIENCE IN GROUP MASSAGE (Pyramid Special; ; September 1972 ) BY Paul Silbey;
BUSTY & LUSTY (Regend House)
1999 (Volume 2 #1, #2);
CABARET QUEENS QUARTERLY (Pub. Development Corp.) 1975 (Summer; Volume 46 (504)
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CHEATING WIVES (Gourmet Editions; USA ) - 1993 (December)
CREAM ON OLIVIA'S TITS (Gourmet Edition; USA) - 1998
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