Gal-dem is a London-based title created by women and non-binary people of colour. With a double cover of Raveena Aurora and Nao, this issue explores secrets — the things that people of colour want to say about the world, but don’t always feel able to.

Secrets can be fun, necessary, toxic or a delicious combination. This edition features personal perspectives, indulging in guilty pleasures and sharing stories that women of colour have often struggled to say aloud.

Readers will receive one cover at random

In this issue:

• Repair work post-Grenfell
• The stories of immigration our parents and grandparents don’t always share
• A look into the perceived sexuality of women in the music industry
• The hidden histories of stolen art in UK galleries (inspired by Black Panther)
• Interviews with Fatima, Paloma Elsesser and Travis Alabanza
• An Afrocentric editorial by Glossier, based on Gal-dem’s favourite Mean Girls quote: “That’s why her hair is so big, it’s full of secrets”