Celebration of Pride

ALUSSUM MAGAZINE A CELEBRATION OF PRIDE

PARAM SAHIB

ISSUE NO.2 PRIDE 2022

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

HEALTH LGBTQIA+ Health

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Aspects of LGBTQIA+ Health

04 FASHION Self-Expression

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BEAUTY Inclusive Beauty Looks

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Brand Spotlight

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TRAVEL Lgbtqia+ Safe Destinations

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PETS Pride Fashion

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ENTERTAINMENT

FOOD Colorful Food

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Colorful Drink

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Colorful Dessert

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Colorful Main Course

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Icons

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ACTIVISM Lgbtqia+ Artwork

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Physical

Mental

Economic

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HEALTH

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LGBTQIA+ HEALTH

UNDER THE SCOPE PHYSICAL

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MENTAL

THE ACTUAL CRISIS WE CAN CONTROL R

BEYOND THE RAINBOW L

esearch suggests that LGBT individuals face health

GBTQI+ health refers to the physical,

disparities linked to societal stigma, discrimination,

mental, and emotional well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,

and denial of their civil and human rights.

queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+)

Discrimination against LGBT persons has been

people. LGBTQI+ people represent a

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subset of individuals among the broader category of sexual and

associated with high rates of psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, and suicide.

gender-diverse individuals. Sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE) is diverse and spans cultures across the world.

LGBTQ+ people are at greater risk for certain conditions, diseases, and infections: Gay and bisexual men are more likely to have HIV/AIDS. Transgender Women, Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino men have the highest risk for HIV infection.

Older LGBTQ+ adults are more likely to rate their health as poor and report more chronic conditions while having less social support.

Lesbian and bisexual women are more likely to be obese.

ECONOMIC

BARRIERS TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE A ccess to effective services is imperative to

Within much of the extant literature

surrounding health care barriers among LGBT

address the many health and mental

people, the rich narratives and varied

have a regular health care

health disparities that lesbian, gay,

experiences of LGBT community members

provider.

bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people

from diverse backgrounds have often been

Lesbian and bisexual women

face. This population, however, remains

excluded.

have higher rates of breast

underserved and often ill-served in health

LGBTQ+ people are less likely to

cancer, and transgender men and women are at greater risk.

LGBTQ+ people have higher rates of HPV infection and related cervical or anal cancers.

care environments.

providers who are knowledgeable about their needs, encounter discrimination from

Furthermore, interactions between

insurers or providers, or delay or forego care

system- and individual-level dimensions of

because of concerns about how they will be

access create barriers to service

treated.

engagement.

Health | Issue 02 | 4

Many LGBT people have difficulty finding

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Cook

Healthy Colorful Food

Pride

Recipes for healthy colourful drinks, desserts and main courses

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Desserts

Main Courses

CELEBRATE PRIDE

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Rainbow Smoothie

By Rupashi Chhabra Photo by Pop Sugar Fitness

Some of the items you’ll easily be able to find in the frozen fruit section, like strawberries, blueberries, and mango, but here’s my secret to frosty & thick smoothies.

Since you will be layering each smoothie of top of each other, you want to make sure that each smoothie isn’t too liquidy. If they are too liquidy the smoothies will blend together instead of appearing as separate layers.

Once you have prepared all of the smoothies, carefully layer each smoothie, in color order in a glass.

I like to use a spoon to gradually add each smoothie color, making sure that you don’t pour too much in too fast, otherwise the colors OMADIC may mix too Nmuch.

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Rainbow Desserts R E C I P E S

Food.com

Rainbow Popsicles The ultimate summer treat!

Recipe: 1/3 cup frozen strawberries twenty-one 1/3 cuppage frozen raspberries 1/2 frozen banana 2 tablespoons yogurt 1/3 cup water

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F O R

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Ramona's Cuisine

Rainbow Crepe Cake French twist to the rainbow cake!

Recipe: 280 g spelt flour (9.88 oz) (or allpurpose flour unbleached) 6 tbsp heavy cream (double cream) (or butter ) 770 ml almond milk (3¼ cups) (dairy fullfat milk or light coconut milk) ⅕ tsp salt (I used pink Himalayan ) 4 tbsp cane sugar (add more if you like them sweet)

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Rainbow Challah Colourful twist to the rainbow bread!

2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 packet 3/4 cups or 80ml warm water 1/2 cup or 100g sugar 1/4 cup or 60ml canola or other light oil, plus more for dough bowls 1/4 cup or 60ml honey 2 large eggs +1 egg white (Save that 1 egg yolk for glazing) 1 teaspoon fine sea salt 5 cups or 625g bread flour, plus more as needed for kneading

RAINBOW PIZZA Recipe

YOU CAN PLAY WITH THE TOPPINGS !

1 small to medium sized head of cauliflower should yield 2 to 3 cups once processed ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese ¼ cup mozzarella cheese 1 egg ¼ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon basil or rosemary minced (or dry) ½ teaspoon oregano minced (or dry) 1/2 cup marinara sauce 1 cup mozzarella cheese 1 cup diced bell peppers yellow, orange, red, green, or any combo of your choice 1/2 cup broccoli florets 1/2 cup diced red onion 1/4 cup canned corn optional and not included in nutritional facts 1/2 cup tomatoes diced 8

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Fashion As an expression of pride

RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960), better known by his mononym RuPaul, is an American drag queen, television judge, recording artist, author, and model. He is best known for his reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race, and has been lauded as one of the most famous drag queens in mainstream media history.

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Honey Mahogany 11 0 0

Violet Chachki

Envy Peru

Plastique Tiara 11

Raja

Manila Luzon

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MAGAZINE

KERRI

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COLBY

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MAGAZINE

PLASTIQUE 13

TIARA

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MAGAZINE

JUJUBEE

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MAGAZINE

ANGERIA

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PARIS

VANMICHAELS

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MAGAZINE

BOB

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THE

DRAG

QUEEN

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MAGAZINE

VALENTINA

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BE CONFIDENT WITH COLOUR

GEL BASED EYE SHADOW

MATTE FINISH EXPLOSION

A nikkietourial on Youtube to achieve the maliciously beautifully colorful eyes is a must watch

A smooth pride eyes with gel-based colorful eyeshadows to create a stunning look

Elegance and playful eyes that reflect your bold personality

IDEAS

BEAUTY PRIDE MAKE-UP

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A N A T U R A L G L A M

Bloom

where you are planted B I O T I Q U E M A K E U P

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Lgbtqia+ Travel Destinations

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Sitges, Spain

STAYING SAFE ON YOUR TRAVELS

Vancouver, Canada; Mykonos, Greece

French Polynesia

Miami, Key West, and Palm Springs, USA

PRIDE

Pups

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ENTERTAINMENT

LGBTQIA+ ICONS 22

Lily Tomlin, Laverne Cox, RuPaul,

Elliot Page

Kristen Stewart Elton john

Lil nas x

Janelle Monae

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