Simon Crowther

Meet the team

WHAT NEW YEAR RESOLUTION HAVE YOU MADE BUT ARE BOUND TO BREAK?

UP & DOWN

WHAT WE’RE ROCKING AND BLOCKING

Editor in Chief ’s Letter

What defines an anti-vaxxer? Well, there was that

On the cover

Photography Pip Grooming Roro Cuenca using Glossier and

BFI FLARE: LONDON LGBTQIA+ FILM FESTIVAL

Save the date(s) when the UK’s largest queer

YELLOWPOP X BOBBY BERK

Shine bright with this limitededition neon collection in

GAZED BY ASHISH CALENDAR

If you need a bit more than a

A HOUSE LIKE THIS

Feel even more at home with the help

DIVINE SAVAGES X THE MARSHMALLOWIST

Open wide for a mouthful of something sweet,

IRIS PRIZE LGBT+ FILM FESTIVAL

Seven award-winning short films from the Iris Prize LGBT+

EMPORIO ARMANI SUSTAINABLE COLLECTION

Continuing Giorgio Armani’s commitment to the environment, the Emporio

CAMERON FORBES

Having previously penned songs for the likes of Tyga,

The Rules

…for finding ‘the one’ in time for Valentine’s Day

Will you be a change-maker for LGBT+ rights?

From fighting for the conversion therapy ban to the Gender Recognition Act, human rights activist Peter Tatchell says we all have a role in making the UK more equal

Big in a wig

DAMIEN FROST Rhys’ Pieces Everybody wants a piece

#INSTAMAN

DR ANGEL MONTIEL IS AN EXPERT IN REGENERATIVE

The drink doesn’t work

ANTHONY GILET AMROU AL-KADHI MAX WALLIS JONNY WOO

Feeling it

After the release of his debut EP, Plastic, Surrey-born singer Dan Aura, 21, discusses growing up in the internet age, love triangles and his path to self-acceptance

BEATS & PIECES

PAGANO Trade resident and cofounder of OFF Club,

Kitty Scott-Claus Drag queen

...pop diva? Lisa Scott-Lee. From the age of

ON WITH THE SHOW

It’s more than 10 years since Adam Lambert swept into the limelight on American Idol. Since then, as well as making his own music, he has regularly stepped into the shoes of Freddie Mercury as Queen’s lead singer. As he prepares to join the legendary band on tour in 2022, and to appear on new ITV show, Starstruck, we join him and his friend, 80s icon Boy George, to talk fame, gender and toxic masculinity…

Taking off

Actor Tom Prior’s first lead role in upcoming gay romance Firebird will see him star as Sergey, a young Russian private who falls for a handsome fighter pilot during the Cold War. Here he talks to Attitude about juggling acting, writing and producing for the movie and his take on queer representation on screen

Learning experience

School yourself in the ups and downs of being a teacher in Ryan Wilson’s illuminating memoir, Let That Be a Lesson: A Teacher’s Life in the Classroom, as he puts pen to paper about his most memorable moments, how the kids encouraged him to come out and how times are changing for LGBTQ+ staff and students

BORN TO dance

A giant of contemporary dance, Alvin Ailey formed a company in 1958 that remains one of the most famous in the world. More than 30 years after his untimely death, a fascinating new film, Ailey, reveals a gay man who was able to express himself on stage but rarely in real life. David McGillivray spoke to its director Jamila Wignot to find out more

KRYSTAL VISION

Taking to the throne as Drag Race UK’s new queen, Krystal Versace holds court on what she learned about herself on the show, rebuilding her relationship with her dad, the response to her virginity ‘reveal’ and her plans for world domination

NIGHTS TO REMEMBER

Thirty years ago, gay nightlife in the north of England finally began to rival that of the south. Photographer Stuart Linden Rhodes visited most of these pubs and clubs, his camera in hand. But his pictures lay gathering dust for two decades until he rediscovered them in 2020. Now his new book takes us back to the early days of the northern scene

Just the TICKET

SCOTT SALT THE SNOW MUST GO ON After

Hitting the Rhodes

Greece is the word for Thomas Stichbury as he travels to the sun-soaked island of Rhodes to feast, fill up on the region’s rich history and find a sense of calm in an increasingly restless world

ONE STEP AT A TIME

Team GB’s first openly gay athlete, Tom Bosworth, talks about why he chose race walking, being an out gay sportsman and his hopes for the Paris Olympics in 2024

CLOWNING AROUND

Originally from Lisbon, Portugal, London-based pop artist and conceptual clown, #CLAPMUTT discusses his struggles with his body and sexuality as well as his HIV activism and the release of his summer 2022 single, ‘U=U’

A PROBLEM SHARED

Got a problem? Dr Ranj Singh is here to offer his advice

WORK OUT SMARTER

Get maximum benefit from your workout

DR JAMES GREENWOOD

Celebrity vet

Blessed?

An intriguing tale about faith, family relationships and identity from the award-winning SJ Sindu

ALSO THIS MONTH

STAY ANOTHER DAY Juno Dawson/Quercus It wouldn’t be

What the future holds

Madonna My neighbour just asked me if I’d

LICORICE PIZZA

Cooper Hoffman, Alana Haim, Bradley Cooper, Sean Penn

ALSO THIS MONTH

BELFAST 2/5 Jude Hill, Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe,

Bumper ’n’ grind

A female killer with a penchant for sex with cars? Yes, but sexuality and gender identity are also tenderly explored

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett,Toni Collette

Fashionlista

Step into the New Year with style

MistyCouture

Kenjii wears Mimosa Piangoarcobaleni wears Geode Photographer Mattia

THE LOCKER ROOM

SMELLS LIKE TEAM SPIRIT — WE JUST NEED SOME MORE PLAYERS…

BEAUTY

Start as you mean to go on with these everyday makeup essentials