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UNEARTHING THE REAL GAY AGENDA
A lot can happen in 21 years. Since Attitude first opened up shop in 1994 we’ve seen the repeal of section 28, the lowering of the age of consent and the introduction of equal marriage. Incredibly, at the time of launch, Harry Judd’s pecs were a mere glimmer in his future personal trainer’s eye. We had no idea that in years to come they would feature on our front cover approximately 17,000 times, and be scorched onto our collective memory for all eternity. We’ve come a long way – as has Harry. There’s no denying that many battles have been won, but I think we’ll all agree that there is still room for improvement in the next two decades, not least among ourselves. We often hear about the mythical gay agenda (in the right-wing press mostly where it relates to… baby stealing and the election of Cher as world leader?), but perhaps it’s time we actually agreed on an action plan to get our house in order. Here is my suggested gay manifesto for the next 21 years: