Blog | Olivia Jones

Make Yourself Heard - Talking It Out Is The Only Way Through Wedding Planning

This article was origninally published in DIVA Magazine in November 2019. ‘He just doesn’t listen’. My wife and I were sat in the living room of one of my wife’s friends, listening to her talking about her upcoming wedding. Her dad had recently turned up to one of her other friend’s wedding unannounced because he wanted to see his daughter in her bridesmaid's dress. ‘I told him not to come and he did anyway and now he’s convinced that we are going to do our own choreographed

Don't Rock The Boat - How To Survive on Family Holidays

This article was originally published in DIVA Magazine August 2019. ‘Now, Olivia, if you want me to help you buy some nice clothes to take away on holiday then just let me know’ says Mum. We're chatting on Facetime. ‘I think I’ll be alright, thanks’. She sensed my tone. ‘I only offer because you know what your Grandmother says about what I wear’. We are two weeks out from the trip of a lifetime; nan, mum and me on a river cruise in Germany. It came about because nan said she

An Unbreakable Rainbow

An Unbreakable Rainbow

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Between 2012 and 2015 a solid rainbow structure in Warsaw, Poland was burned down several times by nationalists and other opponents of LBGT rights. If people had done nothing, accepted the boot that trampled them, evil would have triumphed. Instead, the LGBTQ+ community of Warsaw has proven that it is unbreakable. No one can silence them because they refuse to do nothing. The current structure is

Time To Get Over Glitter

Time To Get Over Glitter

It’s time to be fantastic without plastic and get over glitter. You know, I think I’m one of the few gays in the world that HATES glitter. It’s pretty but it gets everywhere and is there anything more annoying than someone leaning over to you and saying ‘you have a bit of glitter on your face’? You violently swipe at your eyebrows only to accidentally pluck one of the few hairs keeping your eyebrow a continuous line and end up with the someone else’s clammy hands doing it for

The New Rules of Pride

The New Rules of Pride

This article originally appeared in DIVA magazine in August 2018 Pride parades are like a beautiful ship setting sail. They signify the start of an incredible weekend of celebrations. The hustle and bustle of everyone getting into position is adrenaline inducing. Your queer little heart squeals at the excitement of seeing hundreds of other queer little hearts just like you. Once you notice the magnificence of the floats you realise how hundreds of hours of hard work have gone

Straight White Men

Straight White Men

This article originally featured in DIVA magazine in September 2018 One of the most difficult battles we have to face as a community are stereotypes. Hardened ideas of what we can and can’t be restrict us, write our stories and finish our sentences before we have a chance to. One of the most talked about Netflix series at the moment is ‘Nanette’ a standup set by Hannah Gadsby. She discusses this in a more powerful, succinct and intelligent way than I could ever attempt and I

Kehlani's Second Pop At Pop

Kehlani's Second Pop At Pop

WELL ISN'T THAT JUST SLAP YOU ON THE FACE, FLICK YOU IN THE NIPPLE AMAZING. Turns out Kehlani is Amercia's Got Talent alumni. You might already know this but if you're just finding out like me, I KNOW RIGHT?! She was a member of a band called 'PopLyfe' and they came fourth in the contest. The reason this is amazing is because life is a journey. It's never a destination, it's always a process to learn and grow from. One of the joys of falling in love with an artist is watching