Editor in Chief’s Letter

Nobody ever said life was supposed to be easy. Nobody.

ATTITUDE LOVES

Artist Maxwell Fine champions the queer community through

THE RULES

…for planning the perfect first date

Last orders?

James Lindsay, managing director of iconic queer venue The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, says coronavirus presents one of the UK gay scene’s gravest threats yet

Self-discovery in isolation

I’ve spent a while now with my lovely self and I’m

Big in a wig

Ginger Johnson

Lexus LC500

And now for something completely different, where different means very good indeed

KEY TO LIFE

Music prodigy Declan McKenna, now 21, has never shied away from the big issues, from transgender suicide to FIFA. As his second album, Zeros, is about to drop, Attitude talks to him about staying creative in lockdown - he shot his own cover shoot! - and figuring out what life’s about

Freaks, flower power and acid drag

Fifty years ago, drag collective The Cockettes transformed the performance scene for ever. As a documentary of the troupe’s history is re-released to commemorate their golden anniversary, thespian and drag fabulist Dickie Beau speaks to four surviving members

Over the rainbow

Shaking up the queer literary scene, author Paul Mendez drew on his painful past for his must-read debut novel, Rainbow Milk

LONG MARCH TO VICTORY

Three decades since OutRage! formed during the virulently homophobic early 1990s, Peter Tatchell reflects on the direct activism of the game-changing queer-rights movement

The Fixer

One of the fab five that make up Netflix hit Queer Eye, interior designer extraordinaire Bobby Berk opens up about escaping his religious upbringing in Missouri, becoming a household name and appearing in TayTay’s You Need to Calm Down video

BEYOND STYLE

Celebrity stylist and fashion designer Kyle De’Volle has drawn on his experiences growing up in care and his sexuality to take his projects further than just fashion. As well as styling the likes of Rita Ora, Bruno Mars, Andreja Pejić and Leigh-Ann from Little Mix, he’s the founder of LGBTQ+ project C.4.K.E.

Sanjay Sood-Smith

Co-founder of Tuk In & executive director for Workplace and Community Programmes for Stonewall

Favourite Things Zebra Katz

Razor-tongued rapper Zebra Katz first earned his stripes

WE PRI DE

Pride marches and events across the globe may be called off for social distancing, but we should still celebrate it however we can. Here, we ask prominent members of our community what Pride means to them

Iran’s invisible people

A black cat at night. The threat of oncoming rain. Coronavirus. Just because you can’t see something, doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Remember former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declaring “there are no homosexuals in Iran?” A month spent passing through, and time on Facebook, Grindr and Couchsurfing.com, says otherwise…

EVERYBODY DANCE NOW

Home workouts are a great way to keep the endorphins flowing and muscles pumping while the gyms are shut, but for a real mood-lifter, why not bust a move or two? Here are a few virtual ways to join the rhythm nation, as revealed by the dance captains themselves

NO GYM, NO SWEAT

Our trainer Matt Lister tells you how to exercise and what to eat to maintain muscle mass

THE FULL PICTURE

Real Bodies photographer Francisco Gomez de Villaboa talks about producing unfiltered, unedited shots for our series - warts and all - and reveals how he views his own physique

GARTH GREENWELL

American author Garth Greenwell’s debut novel, What

THE WORD FROM INDOORS

What have you learned about yourself in lock down?”

Books

In search of Alice

Music

Hey bitches, get your queerantini at the ready!

NEW ON VOD

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Make time for movies

Be transported from inside your four walls with our recommendations for must-see LGBTQ+ films

Crush

Sometimes, the classics are always the best - take

Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male Fra grance

Everyone knows the iconic Jean-Paul Gaultier ‘Le Male’

SUMMER LOVING

// Aviator sunglasses, £225, by Gucci at Matches 2

WATCH

As its name suggests, a blue hue is at the heart of

HOT N C OLD

Cool breezes or sultry heat - whatever summer has in store, we’ve got you covered

GROOMING

Managing oily skin can be tricky - it’s easy to fall

Fashionl i sta

Dare to be bold with these striking short-sleeved summer shirts