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Editor in Chief’s Letter

W elcome to our inaugural Attitude 101 issue!

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XIAMO MI 10T PRO Ring in the new

The Rules

…for living your best life in 2021

Lessons not learned

The government’s recent decision to cut anti-LGBT+ bullying programmes — despite 46% of students not feeling safe at school — is a “huge mistake”, writes  Sue Sanders, founder of LGBT+ History Month and chair of Schools OUT UK

big in a wig

Vicky Vox Let’s get metaphysical with drag queen,

Category is: Meet the Queens

Inaugural Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne casts a finely painted eye over the performers competing to be crowned queen of the show’s eagerly anticipated second season

Favourite Things Sophie Ellis-Bextor

During the first lockdown, Sophie Ellis-Bextor cooked up

THE HISTORY BOY

When US Democrat Pete Buttigieg — the openly gay former mayor of South Bend, Indiana — ran his campaign to become the President of the United States, the odds, naturally, were against him. But before he stepped back from the race to the White House to back Biden, Buttigieg’s campaign was making the right headlines, and now, as Biden’s nominee for US Transport Secretary, he is set to make history as the first out and proud member of the US cabinet. Chris Bryant MP profiles a man determined to bring LGBTQ+ visibility to the forefront of a divided USA — and our Person of the Year

A class act

Hotly tipped to become a household name, queer actor Jonathan Bailey heads our Arts & Entertainment category. We catch up with him — and his wise friend, legend of stage and screen Sir Ian McKellen — as they talk coming out, playing straight roles, getting naked together (on stage), and love pre-DMs

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Javicia Leslie Actress Javicia Leslie is the first

SURE SHOT

Meet Paul McKay, an openly gay man who leads our Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics category. McKay has created one of the vaccines that will help the world recover from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and beyond

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS

Tim Cook Apple CEO At the core of

Shine bright

At the forefront of queer music, Arlo Parks, the supremely talented — and openly bisexual — poet and singer, is setting the tempo for the next generation of LGBTQ+ artists

THE FUTURE (25 & UNDER)

Jazz Jennings Activist & reality TV star Jazz

Travelling while gay

He’s an award-winning travel journalist and photographer, and a much-loved Attitude contributor, but Jurriaan Teulings doesn’t do gay travel. As he explains here, whether in Iran, Colombia or Jordan, he travels while gay, which is a different thing entirely. And, if we say so ourselves, something he does better than anyone else…

TRAVEL

John Tanzella President and CEO of IGLTA Founded

Not for sale

When her father offered a fortune for a potential husband to turn her straight, Gigi Chao made a stand for her sexuality and made headlines around the world. She’s since become a spokesperson for LGBTQ equality, especially in her native Hong Kong where she leads a marriage equality campaign, and made a truce with her father that’s seen her become executive vice-chairman of his hugely successful property company

BUSINESS, FINANCIAL & LEGAL

Jerry Jenkins Senior media director, EMEA for GSK

SCREEN QUEENS

The godfather of gay storytelling on screen, Russell T Davies leads our Media & Broadcast list. Here, Davies’ former mentee, writer and performer Amrou Al-Kadhi joins him in conversation…

MEDIA & BROADCAST

Lee Mason Commissioning editor, Drama, Channel 4 Joining

TUFFS LOVE

As the highestranked manager to come out in English football, Luke Tuffs holds the reins at eighth-tier Ashford Town. But he’s on the up, with a little bit of help from an Attitude Magazine Foundation bursary funded by Paddy Power…

SPORT

Michael Gunning Swimmer A swimmer who competed for

Sartorially SPEAKING

Renowned for his creative twist and inspired storytelling, stylist Harry Lambert leads the fash pack — and our Fashion and Design category. Here, he talks about creating looks for the likes of Harry Styles and The Crown’s Emma Corrin

FASHION

Aaron Philip Model and activist PHOTOGRAPHY BY LUIGI

FIRST LADY

A force to be reckoned with, Dame Inga Beale leads our Politics category for her work winning the support of the UK government — and the opposition — in the ongoing fight to end HIV transmissions in England

POLITICS

Erica Malunguinho Sao Paulo state assembly Two years

AGAINST THE FLOW

Five years ago, Ethan Spibey founded FreedomToDonate, to fight the stigma around gay and bisexual men donating blood. With the government now reworking its policy on a more equal footing, we are saluting Spibey’s work by making him the leading light in our Third Sector & Community category

THIRD SECTOR & COMMUNITY

Marc Thompson Co-founder of PrEPster & director of

ROBERT JONES JR

Author & social commentator

Books

Order books online at gaystheword.co.uk BOOK OF THE

ALSO THIS MONTH

EPHEBOS Kostya Tsolakis / ignitionpress Ephebos is a

Music

ONE TO WATCH SOUNDS LIKE 2021 DIRECT HIT: Heartfelt

ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

3/5 Kingsley Ben-Adir, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr.,

ALSO THIS MONTH

STARDUST 2/5 Johnny Flynn, Marc Maron, Jena Malone

FILM OF THE MONTH

The long goodbye Anthony Hopkins gives an Oscar-worthy

PIECES OF A WOMAN

4/5 Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn Sticking

c . r . u . s . h

Kieran wears Chip tank top and Tiber denim

Touch

Spring/summer 2021’s getting technical, with everything from perforated fabrics and scuba-neoprene to delicate sheers and inflating waistcoats — mixed with bold brights and plenty of prints, it’s guaranteed to give you all the feels

BEAUTY

WORKING WONDERS Charlotte’s Magic Cream, 50ml, £75 Charlotte

W. A . T . C . H

RIGHT ON TIME TAG Heuer have struck gold