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Editor in Chief’s Letter

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Knowledge is power, according to the old adage, and

We need to join up the dots

If we are ever going to tackle the mental-health crisis in our community, sexual health needs to be more than a quick swab and a fi nger prick, says Student Pride’s co-chairman Max Taylor

So many tears

Choreographer Marikiscrycrycry, 27, talks Tupac, identity and exploring their queerness through dance

The Rules

…for being comfortable in your own skin

bare with me

Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin extols the joys of being in the altogether

Changing with the times

I fi rst did drag as a personal big fuck-you to the

bigwig in a

Bearded body-positive queen Grace Shush - as in “gracious”

An ode to my black queer body

You’ve faced racial micro-aggressions and homophobic

Cupra Ateca

In which we get a whole new car brand when a halo model for an existing one was probably enough

LONDON: WITHIN REACH

Once billed as the town of tomorrow, Thamesmead, in

ON THE CREST OF A WAVE

As the cold winter evenings drag on, there is nothing

#TRENDING: BLUE CHIP

Feeling blue? Then you’re on trend, hun, it just so happens that classic blue is Pantone’s colour of the year

The dye is cast

Tipped to be music’s next big thing, US singer Ryan Beatty reflects on his closeted early years in the business, coming out and being inspired by his exes

LEARNING CURVE

As the second series of Sex Education hits Netflix, new boy Sami Outalbali tells Attitude about the pride he feels in playing the role, lessons on sex in French schools, and how he feels about his body

In a class of its own

As Netflix’s Sex Education continues to teach viewers worldwide about sex and relationships in many forms, we catch up with the stars to see what they make of the show’s success

LET’S DANCE

Eight dancers reveal the relationship they have with their body, how dancing has helped them come to terms with their sexuality and why they have agreed to strip off

INNER STRENGTH

Professional strongman champion, gym owner and mental-health advocate Chris McNaghten has come a long way since hating his body so much as a young boy that he attempted to take his own life

12 FUN FACTS ABOUT YOUR

Dr Ranj Singh hits the spot - including the G one - with his top-to-tail(bone) guide to the weird, wonderful and WTF workings of the human body

A minority within A minority

Four disabled gay men tell Attitude about the problems they have finding love and acceptance - and sometimes self-acceptance

MAXIMUMW IMPACT

Last year, Owen Lee, 29, won a competition to become Maximuscle’s LGBT+ ambassador, and embarked on a 12-week transformation programme with the brand’s help. At the end of the three months, Attitude met him to find out how he got on

calendar guys

Acclaimed designer Ashish Gupta and House of Voltaire have united to create the calendar-book Gaze, featuring 365 intimate photographs celebrating queer desire in all its many forms

Will Brereton

UK & Ireland general manager of ClassPass and founder of SH1FT Fitness

Paris Lees

Writer & transgender rights activist

Just the TICKET

Jet’s Private Boat Tours offers a range of family-friendly

Put the wind in your sails

All aboard: Matt Mostyn joins a yoga-themed gay cruise around the Med

Heavenly manoi

Tim Heap finds his own paradise island in the Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives

3OF THE BEST… spa breaks

People have been using the mineralrich healing thermal

HOT HOTEL

SANTA MONICA

JULIAN W LUCAS

Model and fitness instructor

THE WORD ON THE STREET

MATTHEW

Para-sight for sore eyes

Dark Oscar-nominated South Korean satire finally reaches our shores - and lives up to all the hype

Poles apart

Tale of oppression, forbidden love and loss will make your head swim

The year of the trans artist

I’ve decided to christen 2020 “TwentyTwenT” - a year

NATIONAL STUDENT PRIDE SPECIAL

Be schooled in the biggest issues facing the LGBTQ community as the annual event returns. Here’s our guide to everything you need to know

HOMO FOMO

QUEER THEATRE, FESTIVALS, EXHIBITIONS AND MORE

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Primark Man has launched a new fitness range, with

crush

Arket has raced ahead with a new active-wear range

Fashionlista

Briefs or boxers? That’s the eternal question. Whichever you pick, here are some of the best

WATCH

Christopher Ward are channelling Cher and turning back

GYM JONESING

Make your trip to the gym as stylish as possible with these must-have accessories and apparel

GROOMING

Gucci Beauty creative director Alessandro Michele knows

Scent ahead

With so many fragrances on the market, we’ve lined up some of our favourites