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A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Welcome to the latest issue of Attitude. It’s one which places a greater focus than usual on issues affecting LGBT+ life around the world. And it’s led by our editor Cliff Joannou’s fascinating interview with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
REGULARS
The word on the st reet
WHERE: THE COSMOPOLITAN BALL BY NORTHERN CITY WAACKERS, GLASGOW
A LIST
A genda
1 // Get ready to be Goosed (above) at this year’s
THE RULES
LOOK TO THE PAST; BY 30, ALEXANDER THE GREAT HAD CREATED
ROBERT HASTIE
THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE CRUCIBLE THEATRE IN SHEFFIELD EXPLAINS WHY IT REMAINS IMPORTANT TO STAGE CLASSICS SUCH AS THE WIZARD OF OZ
CLIFF JOANNOU
The art of an elegant exit
WEST END GIRLS GIRLS
The West End’s Leading Ladies — BEVERLEY KNIGHT, AMBER RILEY and CASSIDY JANSON — are going to take the Christmas charts by storm with their new album of show tunes
LEO IN LA LA LAND
Britney hits LEO RICHARDSON one more time — and it’s as if he’s 16 again…
SOUTHERN COMFORT
LELAND has written some of your fave RuPaul’s Drag Race songs, and worked on Troye Sivan’s beautiful debut Blue Neighbourhood and Selena Gomez’s Fetish. Attitude meets him in LA as he releases his debut solo single, Mattress
QUEER SPACE
As Dr Who, a show renowned for pushing the boundaries of gender and sexual diversity, prepares for the Time Lord’s regeneration into a woman, Attitude looks at some of its queerest moments
DANNY LEE WYNTER
TWENTY YEARS AGO Mariah Carey released her sixth studio
ROYLE ASSENT
Veteran star RICKY TOMLINSON jumped at the chance to appear in a tender coming-out drama
REIGN IN SPAIN
WITH SEEMINGLY EVERYONE OPTING TO SING IN SPANISH, SENOR JAMES BARR IS ONCE AGAIN WITHOUT A SPECIAL HOMBRE
A WINNING HAND
JESSICA CHASTAIN PROVES TO BE A BIG DEAL IN AARON SORKIN’S TRUE-STORY, HIGH-STAKES POKER DRAMA
PAUL FLYNN
Figuring out your families may take more than a little logic
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOC
A STUDIED LOOK AT THE HISTORICAL ROOTS AND POLITICAL USE OF HOMOPHOBIA IN MODERN-DAY RUSSIA
culture club
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BFG
FORMED IN 1981, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren
FEATURES
LEADING THE WAY
CANADA MADE HISTORY LAST MONTH WHEN IT ISSUED A FORMAL APOLOGY TO ITS LGBT+ COMMUNITY FOR PAST PERSECUTIONS. IN A WORLD EXCLUSIVE, ATTITUDE EDITOR CLIFF JOANNOU MEETS THE COUNTRY’S PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU AT MONTREAL PRIDE
Healing the wound
SOUTH AFRICAN MUSICIAN AND ACTOR NAKHANE DOESN’T SHY AWAY FROM ATTENTION, BE IT GOOD OR BAD. HAVING BURST OUT OF THE CLOSET AND ON TO THE MUSIC SCENE IN 2013, HE’S NOW COURTING CONTROVERSY WITH NEW FILM THE WOUND — A GAY LOVE STORY SET WITHIN AN ANCIENT AFRICAN RITE OF PASSAGE
Red alert
HIV RATES ARE FALLING IN THE WEST BUT IN RUSSIA THEY’RE SOARING. GAY MEN ARE AMONG THE WORST HIT AND THOUGHT TO BE IN THE MIDST OF AN INVISIBLE EPIDEMIC. MATT CAIN TRAVELS TO MOSCOW WHERE HE MEETS HIV ACTIVISTS AND VISITS THE GAY SCENE TO FIND OUT WHY
BAND OF BROTHERS
HAMED SINNO, THE FRONTMAN OF LEBANESE ALT-ROCKERS MASHROU’ LEILA, TELLS ATTITUDE ABOUT THE DEPRESSINGLY REPETITIVE CRACKDOWN ON GAY MEN IN PARTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST, WHY HE’S NO MORE IMPORTANT THAN HIS STRAIGHT BAND MATES, AND ABOUT SOME OF THE IGNORANT PICK-UP LINES HE’S HAD TO ENDURE
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…AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS — UNLESS, THAT IS, YOU ARE A MAN PORTRAYING A WOMAN, OR VICE VERSA. THREE DRAG QUEENS AND A DRAG KING FROM AROUND THE WORLD TELL US WHAT THEIR ART MEANS TO THEM
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Who said the high street wasn’t cool? Here are our top picks of what’s in stores right now
CRUSH
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LAY IT ON ME
Layer up and keep adding to leave every part of you warm
ACTIVE
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FOCUS
THIS MONTH, MATT LISTER. REVEALS SOME OF THE HIDDEN CALORIES IN THOSE DISHES YOU LOVE AT YOUR FAVOURITE RESTAURANT
REAL BODIES
”I have no idea what I weigh — I can’t be bothered
TRAVEL
Be a good sport
TORONTO IS FAMOUS FOR ITS SHOPPING AND DIVERSITY BUT, AS THE SPORTS-AVERSE MARKUS BIDAUX FOUND OUT, IT’S ALSO HOME TO CANADA’S MOST PASSIONATE SPORTS TEAMS AND FANS
Just the ticket
THIS MONTH, WE PREVIEW SOME OF THE WINTER’S TOP GAY SKI WEEKS
A walk on the wild side in Wales
SALLY SHALAM CONTINUES HER TRAVELS AROUND THE UK BY CAR, WITH THE HELP OF LEADING CAR HIRE COMPANY HERTZ. THIS MONTH, SHE VISITS PEMBROKESHIRE, HOME TO STUNNING COASTAL WALKS, CUTE HARBOURS AND VILLAGES, AND AMAZING LOCAL PLACES TO EAT — A GREAT WAY TO BEAT THE WINTER BLUES
Our hearts will go on
IT’S WHERE CELINE DION CALLS HOME AND WITH ABUNDANT NATURE JUST HOURS AWAY, NATHAN SPARLING — AKA NANCY CLENCH — FINDS MUCH TO FALL IN LOVE WITH
Small-town boy
Growing up in traditional Indiana as a gay boy with a lesbian mum wasn’t easy for Sean Faris, but he’s now found a home in London, where he’s opening doors for himself and others…
Man of the month
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If you are one of the millions looking to live in a
JOY RIDE
IT’S SMALL BUT PERFECTLY FORMED AND PACKS A SURPRISING
A problem sha red
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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
Table for two
Hassan and Ciaran dined at M 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 A WIG
MEET VIZIN — THE ALL-DANCING, ALL-SINGING NATIVE AMERICAN DRAG-POP SENSATION
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