Editor’s Letter

Attitude has a long history of blockbuster celebrity exclusives –

DO YOU THINK IT’S IMPORTANT FOR CELEBRITIES TO BE OPEN ABOUT THEIR SEXUALITY?

Young people look up to celebrities and tend to imitate

THE A-LIST

Burton have recruited Calum Best to help fulfil their ethos

MUSIC REVIEWS

The third album from the monochrome Mancunians is another blast

FILM REVIEWS

Robert Pattison plays Life photographer Dennis Stock who in the

JOE STONE IS ON IT

‘DO YOU THINK you’ll get married?’ is the new ‘when

Q&A

In my previous life, I used to be a primary

JEMAL POLSON

THE PLAN WAS to stop. Not give up per se,

A LITTLE LIFE

‘The Great Gay Novel Might Be Here,’ screamed The Atlantic

I’LL NEVER WRITE MY MEMOIRS

Thank God Grace Jones has written her memoirs; for hers

GAY DIRECTORS, GAY FILMS?

In his latest book, renowned film professor and critic Emanuel

3 MORE MEMOIRS

Fans of musical theatre will enjoy this book length tirade,

WHICH BOYBAND MEMBER ARE YOU?

PARIS IS BURNING

“It might be debt, it might be a scandal involving

TABLE FOR TWO

S: Absolutely nothing, other than to try a new experience,

TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY

We met in the famously tacky nightclub Isabella’s in Sheffield,

BgF

When it comes to LGBT counter-culture you don’t get artists

CALL THE COPS ON CHRISTOPHER SHANNON X RIVER ISLAND

Christopher Shannon is the latest designer to collaborate with River

TREND

Whatever Beckham does, people flock to - whether he is

M&S SPECIAL

There is absolutely no doubt that Marks & Spencer and

STORY

Diego wear trousers, by Diesel, £150; trainers by Adidas at

EMILE GRIFFITH

Emile Griffith was a gay boxer, hailed as one of

HOW JOHN GRANT BECAME THE MOST IMPORTANT GAY MAN IN THE WORLD

In 2010, feeling that the record industry was not something

HOT 100 PARTY

The summer; a time of carefree gay abandon, when hot

STONEWALL

Once upon a time we were written out of history.

HARVEY FIERSTEIN

Harvey Fierstein is a legend of entertainment and gay rights

COVER STAR LIAM

Creative Direction by Joseph Kocharian Styling by Ellie Stidolph assisted

DR CHRISTIAN

Q: I have Crohn’s disease, and have never had anal

JAKE HOLD

PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTED BY BEN CATCHPOLE FASHION ASSISTED BY CHRIS KOCH

REAL BODIES

I WORK FOR NANDO’S, SO I HAVE THAT LIKE 6

HIV DIARIES

RECENT STATISTICS PUBLISHED by Public Health England in June reveal

FAMILY GUYS

We’ve been together for thirteen years and entered into a

JE SUIS FATTY GAY

In my final year of primary school, aged 10, I

R U COMING OUT?

WE LOOK AT HOW YOU TACKLED THE WHOLE COMING OUT

A PROBLEM SHARED...

I’ve been living with my flatmate since we went to

PAUL FLYNN IS OVER IT

FOR THE LAST six years, the beginning of autumn has

ICONIC

RE-WATCHING THIS film twenty-five years after its release, it’s surprising

IAIN DALE

I’VE NEVER been a great frequenter of bars or nightclubs,

LIFE LESSONS

FOR 33 YEARS, MIG WORKED IN THEATRE, OVERSEEING THE ARTS

SO CAL SO GOOD

While most places in the world have their good points,

ART ATTACK: L.A. CONFIRMS ITSELF AS THE WORLD’S LEADING CULTURAL EPICENTRE

As we now clearly know, there’s a lot more toLos

PROPERTY

I live in a converted warehouse in a part of

KITCHEN CREATIONS

KITCHENS ARE ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE HOUSE.

HOW GAY ARE YOU?

I think it’s different for girls and guys, but personally