A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Gay men often love escapism. From Keith Haring painting his joyous graffiti art to Hans Christian Andersen writing his fairytales. From millions of us listening to Britney to those who like to disappear into the world of Doctor Who or The Wizard of Oz. And then there’s Disney…

The word on the street

Agenda

THE THINGS WE LOVE THIS MONTH

CLIFF JOANNOU

I’m at war with anything “nice”

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GOLDFRAPP

As she prepares to drop her seventh album, Silver Eye, the enigmatic ALISON GOLDFRAPP chats to Attitude

DANNY LEE WYNTER

My mother was a rock when I hit the rocks

RAY BLK

IN 2015, RAY BLK RELEASED THE TRACK 50/50. FAST FORWARD LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AND THE GENREDEFYING SINGER HAS BEEN CROWNED THE WINNER OF THE BBC’S SOUND OF 2017

THE RULES for spring cleaning

SCHEDULE YOUR SPRING CLEAN FOR JUST BEFORE YOUR MUM’S

LEO IN LA LA LAND

Living in Los Angeles has changed things for Croydon boy LEO RICHARDSON — and no messing. We’ll drink to that… even if he won’t

DO IT WITH

The BFI’s celebration of queer stories on screen is back. The annual film festival brings together hundreds of LGBT+ filmmakers from around the world for 10 days of screenings and events that never fail to excite, stimulate and, occasionally, move us to tears. Here, the FLARE programmers pick their highlights from a jam-packed programme

PERRY PERRY SOURCE OF JOY

KATY PERRY’S COMEBACK BANGER HAS JAMES BARR SO HAPPY, HE WANTS TO BECOME A CROSS-DRESSING EMOJI

FRENCH FRANK

PAUL VERHOEVEN’S HARD-HITTING RAPE DRAMA, BASED ON A STORY BY THE WRITER OF BETTY BLUE, MAY OCCASIONALLY SWERVE INTO SOAP OPERA TERRITORY BUT IS NO LESS GRIPPING FOR IT

A DIFFERENT FINAL FRONTIER

A PRIZE-WINNING TALE OF TWO MEN FINDING LOVE IN THE BLOODY YEARS OF THE AMERICAN WILD WEST

Culture club

MYSTERIOUS SKIN wasn’t much of a mystery but it handled a tricky subject sensitively

Joan Collins

SHE WAS SO GOOD AS ALEXIS IN DYNASTY THAT SOME PEOPLE COULDN’T TELL WHERE THE CHARACTER ENDED AND THE REAL JOAN BEGAN. BUT HER CAREER HAS SPANNED 60 YEARS AND NOW SHE’S STARRING IN A NEW FILM

STYLE

THE NINETIES TOOK a firm hold on spring-summer catwalks

Mi amore miro

We’re dreaming of that long, hot spring-summer 2017

you’ll see the sun come out again

There are many ways to wear a suit — it’s time to veer away from the old shirt- andtie combo, and have a little fun

DANCING THROUGH THE DARK

HE BECAME KNOWN AS THE BAD BOY OF DANCE WHEN HE STORMED OUT OF THE ROYAL BALLET AND ADMITTED TO TAKING DRUGS. BUT NOW, SERGEI POLUNIN HAS TURNED HIS BACK ON HIS SELF-DESTRUCTIVE URGES AND A NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HIS LIFE REVEALS A MUCH MORE SENSITIVE SIDE

LIFE THROUGH A LENS

AN OUT GAY MAN WHO WON THE TURNER PRIZE, WOLFGANG TILLMANS HAS A NEW SHOW AT TATE MODERN. HE TELLS ATTITUDE ABOUT HIS WORK AS A PHOTOGRAPHER AND DJ — AND EXPRESSES HIS WORRIES ABOUT THE STATE OF THE WORLD

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

IF ALL GOES TO PLAN, THE UK’S FIRST LGBT+ CARE HOME WILL OPEN IN CENTRAL LONDON LATER THIS YEAR. IT’S A WIDELY SUPPORTED SCHEME, BUT THAT SUCH A PROJECT EVEN EXISTS IS INDICATIVE OF THE ISOLATION AND PERSECUTION MANY OLDER LGBT+ PEOPLE EXPERIENCE IN MAINSTREAM SERVICES

THE NATURE OF THE BEAST

DISNEY’S LIVE-ACTION REMAKE OF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST MIGHT SEEM LIKE THE ULTIMATE CELEBRATION OF HETEROSEXUAL LOVE BUT, AS ITS DIRECTOR AND STARS REVEAL, THE FILM IS BUILT AROUND A LITTLE-KNOWN GAY METAPHOR. IT ALSO FEATURES DISNEY’S FIRST-EVER EXPLICITLY GAY MOMENT…

HEADLINE

JAMES LONGMAN IS A BBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT WHO’S REPORTED FROM SYRIA AND THE SCENES OF SOME OF THE WORST TERRORIST ATTACKS IN EUROPE. HE’S JUST BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE RTS YOUNG TALENT OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR HIS WORK ON THE VICTORIA DERBYSHIRE PROGRAMME, AND TELLS US ALL ABOUT KEEPING IN SHAPE ON THE ROAD AND DRAWING ATTENTION TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

ACTIVATE

THE LATEST TECH, GEAR AND INFO YOU NEED TO LEAD A FITTER LIFE

FOCUS

THIS MONTH, MATT LISTER CHATS TO WEIGHT-LOSS MOTIVATOR KYLE BROWN-LATHAM, WHO IS HALF THE MAN HE USED TO BE

REAL BODIES

{ OPEN UP ABOUT YOUR BODY }

Canal knowledge

AMSTERDAM IS A CITY WITH A WILD REPUTATION. BUT IT ALSO HAS STUNNING MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES, AMAZING PLACES TO STAY AND EAT — AND A LAIDBACK, TOLERANT ATMOSPHERE. MATT CAIN EXPLORES

Just the ticket

TRAVEL TIPS AND A ROUND-UP OF THE LATEST HOLIDAY NEWS. THIS MONTH, TRAINS, PLANES (SORT OF) AND AUTOMOBILES

There’s no hidden agender

Gender non-binary may be a term that many people don’t understand, but only through discovering this — and rejecting the pronoun “she” — did Lola Phoenix fiind happiness

Man of the month

Each month we profile one of you guys, our readers, to find out what you get up to in your life

Table for two

Harun and Andre dined at M Restaurant Victoria Street, London

Stepping out

We all remember that exciting, nerve-racking night when we made our debut on the scene. So what was it like for you, the first time you walked through the door of a gay venue?

BIG IN AWIG

RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE SEASON 8 RUNNERUP, KIM CHI IS A WALKING, TALKING, SASHAYING, TALL-ASFUCK, LIVE-ACTION ANIME CHARACTER AND FASHORN MODEL WITH RAZOR-SHARP WIT.