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Meet the team
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Agenda
Editor in Chief’s Letter
The government likes to believe we live in a classless
RISING ABOVE THE LABELS
WORKING-CLASS, GINGER, GAY, NORTHERN COMEDIAN AND TV PERSONALITY STEPHEN BAILEY TELLS ATTITUDE + JAGUAR HOW HE’S HARNESSED HIS DIFFERENCES TO BOOST HIS SUCCESS
ATTITUDE LOVES
Nordic brands CDLP and Tom of Finland both know a thing
Court ruling takes the cake
Writer Topher Campbell has reservations about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the gay-marriage cake case
FHAT
Berlin-based FHAT – Aaron Pfeiffer and Sedric Perry — are injecting some much-needed queerness into the R&B scene
THE RULES for success during cuffing season
CHANGE YOUR GRINDR PROFILE from to Less cock, more
PrEP lets me enjoy my sex life
When I came out to my mum aged 15, the first thing
big in a wig
There is nothing whiffy about this magnificent Mancunian
My first female diva was more Porsche than Morris Minor
It’s a delicious scrape of a stiletto on the pavement
Culture Club
Why can’t we get Kylie out of our heads?
McLaren 600LT
In which you get less for more, but are glad to pay a premium for all that you don’t have
HOMES
Our Willy Wonka-esque fantasies quickly melted when
Features
Making Hayes while the sun shines
Sean Hayes tells Attitude about going from being made to feel ashamed about being gay to being happily married, and why the time was right for the return of Will & Grace
Little Minxes
Little Mix are back to shake things up with a fresh concoction of girl power. Ingredients include strength, sass, sexiness and a sprinkle of Black Magic
How the other half lives
White, well-off and middle class — this is the gay stereotype peddled by the media for straight audiences. The multi-faceted reality of the LGBT+ community — the working class, black, and trans — has been airbrushed out. Here, they tell their stories
LIGHTING THE BLUE TOUCH PAPER
Gay hip-hop star Milan Christopher talks about mental health, fronting a PrEP campaign, and why we should all go back to walking around naked
Lion heart
Comedian, actor and political activist Billy Eichner is a man to be reckoned with and, true to his New York City roots, he isn’t afraid to get up in your face
Jason Humphries & Trevor Clough
Co-founders of Digby Fine English sparkling wine
Travel
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Virgin Holidays has launched its new Showcase Collection
A place in the sun
With Tokyo hosting the 2020 Olympics, Japan is expecting a large influx of tourists in the coming years and is especially keen to embrace the LGBT+ traveller. So, Markus Bidaux drops in and finds a land of contrasts — from large cities with busy gay areas, to the calmness of hot springs and temples
3 OF THE BEST… Ski breaks
The time has come for cosying, flannel shirt-clad, by the fire in your timber chalet, wolfing down gooey melted cheese, après-ski, and of course enjoying the adrenaline rush of racing down snowbound mountains on planks of wood. Here are three of Europe’s most enticing ski getaways…
TAMPA PROOF
Tampa Bay City may be small compared with other tourist hot spots in the USA but as sun-phobic Steve Brown discovers, it still has much to offer — including an area that isn’t even owned by America
Real Madrid
Spain’s capital hosts one of the world’s largest Pride events every July — but the city has plenty to entertain LGBT+ travellers at any time of year
HOT HOTEL
It’s the strangest thing. I’ve long known of Belmond’s
Active
ACTIVATE
Long-haul flights next to screaming children, noisy
DANCING ON AIR
Strictly Come Dancing pro JOHANNES RADEBE beat the bullies and learnt to embrace his sexuality after discovering the glittering world of dance
LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD
Research shows that mental well-being is closely connected to physical health, so next time you’re feeling low, try boosting your mood with a workout
A PROBLEM SHARED
Got a problem? Dr Ranj Singh is here to offer his advice
SHOOT TO THRILL
Temperatures may be dropping outside, but keep your bedroom antics hotter than ever with help from herbal supplement Spermomax
Social
Hair-raising
Movember sees countless guys sporting moustaches in the name of charity. But as well as cancer prevention, the money raised is now helping to improve men’s mental wellbeing. Nathan Yeowell, whose two fundraising efforts book-ended a spell of mental-health and substance-abuse issues — which saw his life start to spiral out of control — tells Attitude his story
PHILIP NORMAL
Fashion designer and Labour councillor
ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT…
Having stayed clear of team sports at school and university, Nick Coveney joined LGBT+ rowing club London Otters and now life is just a dream
THE WORD ON THE STREET
Who’s your favourite gay TV character of all time and why?
Table For Two
JAMIE AND JOEL DINED AT M VICTORIA STREET
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
ATTITUDE AWARDS 2018
The seventh annual Virgin Holidays Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar, lit up Camden’s Roundhouse on 11 October. Deserving winners, superstar presenters, and a record 600 guests witnessed the induction of the Class of 2018
Un-private dancer
Powerful warts-andall autobiography is, in parts, painful to read, but it’s also a joy and a treasure
Called by a rather different name
Luca Guadagnino’s revamp of the classic Seventies slasher movie is a slow-burner but chilling nonetheless
Caution is certainly advised
He might think he’s found his future husband, but somehow we think James Barr will end up snuggled alone on the sofa, with only new music to keep him warm…
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Style
HUNG UP
Mix denim with sportswear for major sex appeal
Fashionlista
Winter jumpers don’t have to mean reindeers and mistletoe. Feel cosy and look stylish with our top picks
WATCH
Fairly new creative director Alessandro Michele has
The Last Movie Star
Old Hollywood style is back in the form of high waist trousers, cowboy hats, denim and a bit of Brando and James Dean swagger.
Daniel W Fletcher
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