A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Since starting this job, I’ve seen repeated evidence of the love and support so many people in the LGBT+ community show each other. But I’ve also seen how readily some gay men can pounce on others.

The word on the street

DANNY: Sexcrime (1984), by the Eurythmics. I like what

BIG I N A WIG

JEWISH NARCOLEPTIC DRAG RACE STAR TURNED NON-BINARY SONGBIRD, GINGER GEM JINKX MONSOON, IS ONE KILLER VAUDIVILLIAN

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{ FILM // TV // MUSIC // OPINION // NEWS // PERFORMANCE

AGENDA

THE THINGS WE LOVE THIS MONTH

CLIFF JOANNOU

Racism is sinister. It exists in all of us and breeds on ignorance

THE RULES for getting over your ex

IF YOU’RE THE ONE WHO DID THE DUMPING, MOVING ON SHOULD

LEO IN LA LA LAND

It’s worth putting in the hours when you get a new

LAVENDER MENACE: QUEEN OF BOOKSHOPS

WITH A NEW PLAY CELEBRATING SCOTLAND’S FIRST GAY BOOKSHOP, LAVENDER MENACE, DUE TO OPEN AT EDINBURGH’S LYCEUM THEATRE, CO-OWNER BOB ORR LOOKS BACK TO THE START OF THE STORY, IN 1982

Mint condition

NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE GUTS TO TURN DOWN THE CHANCE TO APPEAR ON RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE. BUT THAT’S JUST WHAT PEPPERMINT DID EIGHT YEARS AGO. SHE ALSO HAD THE COURAGE, HAVING BEEN SELECTED AS A CONTESTANT THIS YEAR, TO COME OUT AS A TRANS WOMAN ON THE SHOW BEFORE ALMOST WINNING

UNDETECTABLE EQUALS UNINFECTIOUS — AND THAT’S A FACT

A new study shows exactly why the stigma attached to the virus should become a thing of the past. DR MICHAEL BRADY, the medical director at Terrence Higgins Trust, explains more

GLOBAL GAL

Groundbreaking Broadway smash Hamilton arrives in London this November, and expectations are as high as the Founding Father’s high-waisted breeches. Cast member CHRISTINE ALLADO gives Attitude the lowdown on the West End’s next big hit

DANNY LEE WYNTER

It’s never too late to get fit — just make sure it works for you

LOOKING FOR LOVE

Love is a many-splendoured thing — and something that often preoccupies us, even if we haven’t found it. This longing for love is reflected in many of this year’s Iris Prize nominated LGBT+ short films

PAUL FLYNN

Why I cherish memories of the first trans woman I ever met

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RE-COYLE — BUT NOT IN HORROR

GIRLS ALOUD STAR NADINE IS BACK, MUCH TO THE DELIGHT AND SURPRISE OF JAMES BARR

THE ROYAL TREATMENT

JUDI DENCH SHINES AS QUEEN VICTORIA — AGAIN

LEARNING AND YEARNING

THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE LINE OF BEAUTY IS AN EXPLORATION OF SEXUALITY, SOCIAL CLASS AND SCANDAL

Culture club

Step inside the complex, homoerotic world of GIOVANNI’S ROOM

BIG GAY FOLLOWING

THERE ARE POP STARS and then there’s Tori Amos: the

PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM

IN A WORLD EXCLUSIVE, SAM SMITH GRANTS ATTITUDE THE FIRST INTERVIEW ABOUT HIS SECOND ALBUM AND LEAD SINGLE, TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES. IF THAT ISN’T ENOUGH, HIS INTERVIEWER IS SIR ELTON JOHN. WHO BETTER TO CHAT TO SAM ABOUT SONGWRITING, COMING OUT AS GAY, AND BECOMING A MULTI-PLATINUM-SELLING GLOBAL ARTIST?

RAT TRAP

RISING BRITISH STAR HARRIS DICKINSON TALKS ABOUT HIS ROLE AS A TROUBLED NEW YORK TEENAGER WHO HIDES HIS SEXUALITY FROM HIS FRIENDS WHILE SECRETLY PICKING UP OLDER MEN ONLINE

QUEERING PETERBOROUGH

WHEN PERFORMANCE ARTIST SCOTTEE FIRST THOUGHT OF SETTING UP A TEMPORARY QUEER COMMUNE IN PETERBOROUGH — WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING INTERGENERATIONAL CONTACT IN A SAFE, CREATIVE SPACE — HE KNEW IT’D BE A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK. BUT ITS IMPACT WAS GREATER THAN EXPECTED

Daddy Cool

TWELVE YEARS AGO KELE OKEREKE CHANGED ALL THE RULES BY BEING THE GAY BLACK FRONTMAN OF AN INDIE BAND. NOW THERE HAVE BEEN TWO FURTHER TRANSFORMATIONS: HE’S BECOME A FATHER AND TAKEN HIS MUSIC IN A NEW DIRECTION

THE NEW GAY STIGMA

GAY MEN ARE SUFFERING PREJUDICE REMINISCENT OF THAT DURING THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS. ONLY THIS TIME, IT’S THOSE WITH HEPATITIS C WHO ARE BEING SINGLED OUT. BUT WHAT IS THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DISEASE, AND HOW SHOULD WE REACT?

QUAY PIECES FOR AUTUMN FASHION

A trip to Gunwharf Quays premium shopping outlet is exactly what you need to upgrade your autumn wardrobe this season

BJÖRN BORG’S RETRO FIT

Swedish brand Björn Borg has released a limited edition

COZY UP WITH PRIMARK

Not to sound like your mother, but layers are important

15 YEARS OF RUFSKIN

Founders Douglas Coats and Hubert Pouches look back at some of the brand’s best moments

GOOD NIGHT

Big night out or relaxing one in, you’re covered thanks to Lab Series Skincare for Men

CRUSH

Serena Rees, the brainchild of Agent Provocateur, has

SOAKING WET

Make your bath and shower time a little bit more enjoyable with our favourite body washes, all available to buy now

AMERICAN CLASSIC

Frankie Cammarata slips into something summery as we escape for some autumn sun in Los Angeles

NO SPAIN, NO GAIN

GORKA MARQUEZ SET TEMPERATURES RACING WHEN HE JOINED STRICTLY COME DANCING LAST YEAR. NOW, AS THE SERIES RETURNS, THE 27-YEAR-OLD SPANISH DANCER TELLS US HOW HE’S HONED HIS AMAZING PHYSIQUE

ACTIVATE

THE LATEST TECH, GEAR AND INFO

FOCUS

AFTER MONTHS OF VEHEMENTLY DEMEANING CROSSFIT, MATT LISTER HAS TAKEN THE PLUNGE — AND DISCOVERED HOW WRONG HE WAS

SHOULDERS

POWER UP THOSE BOULDERS, SOLDIER

REAL BODIES

“Life doesn’t end when you get grey hair and a midriff

guncle duties

NO CLUBBING, NO LEERING AT HOT MEN IN SPEEDOS BY THE POOL AND DEFINITELY NO INVITING HUNKY WAITERS BACK TO THE ROOM. BUT BEING A GAY UNCLE HAS ITS REWARDS, AS MATT CAIN DISCOVERED ON A TRIP TO THE ALGARVE WITH HIS NEPHEWS

just the t icket

TRAVEL TIPS AND A ROUND-UP OF ALL THE LATEST HOLIDAY NEWS. THIS MONTH, WE SUGGEST WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF (AND YOUR MONEY) WHILE TRAVELLING…

i t ’ s a dog’s life

DJ Mike Dower gave up a glitzy life on London’s gay scene and a great job at Ministry of Sound to move to Thailand — where he opened a centre to save stray and abandoned dogs

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

BUDDY BRILLIANT

In a celebration of queer friendship, we ask best mates some telling questions and find out just how well they really know each other

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?

table for two

Quentin and Chris dined at M Restaurant Victoria Street, London

a problem sha red

Got a problem? DR RANJ SINGH and WAYNE DHESI are here to offer their advice…