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WHAT WE’RE ROCKING AND BLOCKING

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PEOPLE, PLACES, PERSPECTIVES

Style

“SHE’S FASHION ROADKILL!”

Editor in Chief’s Letter

“Our lives are enriched when we open our

SAINT LAURENT RIVE DROITE X BANG & OLUFSEN

Bang & Olufsen are on a roll with

SAVE THE DUCK

For its new A/W21 outerwear range, Save the

HAMACA BY 27 87

Inspired by the Spanish word for hammock (or,

MAY-A

No wonder MAY-A is wearing a pair of

CALVIN KLEIN

PHOTOGRAPHY: JJ GEIGER For more than 50 years,

NUDES

In his latest collection, which celebrates male beauty

The Rules

…for dressing for success (whatever the occasion)

Shelter for all

The government’s anti-refugee bill will put LGBTQI+ lives at risk, writes Rainbow Migration executive director Leila Zadeh

big in a wig

“Kita was my cat’s name; I thought it

Learning to live for today

LIFE IS JUST PEACHY FOR ACTOR SHAKIR BESTER

BEATS & PIECES

UNIIQU3 Club queen UNiiQU3, aka Cherise Gary, is

Range Rover Sport SVR

Sooner rather than later, they won’t make them like this any more, so grab one while you can

BREAKING FREE

Disney star Joshua Bassett, of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, takes centre stage about navigating fame, his body image battle and why he is thinking outside the box when it comes to his sexuality

MAKING HERSTORY

Activist and model Munroe Bergdorf in conversation with BBC Radio 1 presenter Clara Amfo on standing against injustice, the power of sisterhood and the importance of allies

Forever Family

More really is merrier, as single dad of six Benjamin Carpenter, 37, from Huddersfield, opens up about his journey towards becoming an adoptive parent, the joy of raising children with special needs, and why more LGBTQ+ people should consider adoption

Leading Light

With a twinkle in his eye, Omari Douglas illuminates us about his return to theatre in the West End revival of Constellations, his life-changing role in It’s a Sin a nd queer representation in the acting world

CULTURE CLUB

Omari reflects on the importance of theatres reopening and shares his go-to hang-outs in Seven Dials

WITH OPEN ARMS

As part of his ongoing project to peer inside queer communities around the world for Elska magazine, its founder Liam Campbell visited São Paulo in Brazil as the country emerged from lockdown. Capturing images of men from the city, Campbell discovered that, in spite of Bolsonaro’s homophobic regime, Brazil’s LGBTQ+ people are welcoming and eager to share snapshots of their lives and loves

Let me entertain you

When he created queer club night Sink The Pink with Amy Zing, working-class boy Glyn Fussell found it gave him more than just a job, but a chosen family who would carry him through the hedonistic highs and lockdown lows of the years to come

FOREIGN BODIES

Last month, the Foreign Office apologised for a historic ban on gay, lesbian and transgender people working in the diplomatic service that lasted for 25 years after homosexuality was decriminalised. Attitude meets four LGBTQ+ Foreign Office diplomats to learn about the legacy of the ban and how it impacted their lives and their careers

Nicholas Bowman-Scargill

Managing director, Fears

Favourite Things Jack Guinness

Writer, fashion commentator & presenter

Just the TICKET

RIVER DANCE Greenwich+Docklands International Festival is snaking around

A city for all

Bristol made headlines last year with the toppling of the slave trader Edward Colston’s statue. Keen to find out more, we discovered that the South West’s largest city harbours a rebellious streak, an artistic bent — and a heart of gold

HOTHOTEL Birch Community

UNITED KINGDOM

STAR TURN

Dancer Yainer Ariza talks kissing Lil Nas X on stage, how he stays in peak condition, and leaving his home country Colombia for the limelight in LA

HIT THE (WATER) BOTTLE

Don’t be a thirsty ho… Matt Lister pours forth on the importance of staying hydrated for training

Keep smiling!

Psychotherapist Owen O’ Kane on how ‘toxic positivity’ can do more harm than good

CRASHING THE CIS-TEM

After coming out as non-binary and finding their queer community, 21-year-old fashion student Kieran Pruett (she/they), from Plymouth, learned how to love the parts of themself they used to hate

A PROBLEM SHARED

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

TAN FRANCE

TV presenter & fashion expert

Past imperfect

BOOK OF THE MONTH

ALSO THIS MONTH

DESIRE: A MEMOIR Jonathan Dollimore/ Rowman & Littlefield

We call the tune

MAY-A DaBaby has tried to ‘apologise’ (he really

STILLWATER

4/5 Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin, Camille Cottin When

ALSO THIS MONTH

3/5 THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER ShaileneWoodley,

Dancing with danger

FILM OF THE MONTH

THE NEST

5/5 Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Oona Roche, Charlie

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BE A SPORT Wes Anderson’s classic 2001 film

Fashionlista

Trending now… the latest looks for this season

Wildest Dreams

Pansexual, Polish-born Patryk Lawry models Autumn/Winter 2021, and talks to us about being LGBTQ+ in the world of fashion

STOCKISTS

Patryk wears Balmain Patryk wears Givenchy

GROOMING

Set the tone this changing season with a bold fragrance