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“He tried to slit my throat”
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Editor in Chief’s Letter
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THE RULES
DITCH THE APPS AND TAKE THINGS OUTDOORS. You’ve been
Marriage of inconvenience
Did you know that heterosexuals can get married now?
BIG IN A WIG
The big girl of RuPaul’s Drag Race seasons nine and
Culture Club
Party Monster showed the dark side of the New York club scene
Try to be kind of diff erent
A phrase I often use is “Don’t be a shit.” Specifically
Rolls-Royce Dawn Black Badge
A quite glorious juxtaposition of the stately and the sporting make for a celebration of dark arts
HOMES
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Queen’s heir apparent
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Wilde at heart
Rupert Everett tells Attitude about how his early career was a bit like being in a boy band, making a film about his idol, Oscar Wilde, and the debt Drag Race owes to the playwright
killer role
Former Disney teen heartthrob Ross Lynch tells Attitude what prompted him to delve deep into the psyche of a deranged gay murderer — and reveals the effects of doing so…
HEART AND SOIL
The enigmatic singer is back with a new album.soil, and tells us about embracing sex, and why his Brandy doll is full of life…
A big noise
One of the first white South African entertainers to speak out against Apartheid, Pieter-Dirk Uys tells Attitude about his brand of satire, playing dress-up and meeting Nelson Mandela
LATIN LESSON
Joseph Cassara’s debut novel is an extravagant look at queer Latinx life, filled with love and passion
ANGEL FACE
With Sense8’s much-anticipated finale almost upon us, Attitude speaks to Miguel Angel Silvestre about playing gay, his admiration for show creator Lana Wachowski and why fans will be happy with the ending
STRONG SUIT
Flamboyant singer and songwriter Laurie Belgrave tells Attitude about his new music, being on stage with Adele and how he fell in love with Freddie Mercury
In bad faith
Jack May looks at how some religions are still using exorcism to drive out “gay” spirits and supposedly cure homosexuality
Joey Gonzalez
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TRAVEL TIPS AND A ROUND-UP OF ALL THE LATEST HOLIDAY NEWS
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Attitude joins walking safaris in the sustainable game reserves of Zambia and Malawi in search of lions, hippos and formerly endangered species but finds there’s an elephant in the room
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HOMO FOMO
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