Teen’s memory kept alive

ANIMAL

IN A WORLD WHERE GAY TRIBES NAMEDROP MORE SPECIES THAN A ZOO, ATTITUDE + JAGUAR ASK WHETHER IT’S TIME TO LOSE THE LABELS…

Editor in Chief’s Letter

The government published the results of the “largest

ATTITUDE LOVES

Rising comedy star Julio Torres brings last year’s

The Rules

For Staying Friends With An Ex

MIKEY

A darling of Berlin’s queer scene, self-professed gender terrorist MIKEY escaped rural Australia and recently released debut EP, Paths, which explores spirituality, sexuality and living for the moment

Big In A Wig

Describing herself as a ginger glamonster, British

#INSTAMAN

CANADIAN BLOGGER BARRY HOY HAS NOTCHED UP PLENTY OF

It’s best to act on daft impulse

It is 9pm and the snow isn’t so much falling as collapsing

Culture Club

Scissor Sisters were a beacon of brashness, brilliance and queerness

Gossip gurls

GUILLOTINA MUNTER, Glasgow’s first lady of drag, spills the tea on the queens’ latest exploits

I’m a mental-health advocate but don’t like being called one

In my opinion

McLaren Senna

Say hello to a road-legal track car bearing the name of the greatest F1 driver of the modern era

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To mark the arrival of New Attitude here’s an off er

Blond ambition

Zander Hodgson may look the all-American boy, but the model was born in a small town in Shropshire. He talks about coming out there, the future, and his boyfriend, Instagram star Troy Pes

Sky’s the limit

Dominic Cooper tells us about returning to the set of Mamma Mia! with Meryl and Cher, reveals the reason Lily James called him a penis and why he hopes James Bond goes gay one day

Madonna at 60

As Madonna approaches her 60th birthday, Matt Cain, author of the new novel The Madonna of Bolton, offers up 60 of her finest — and gayest — moments

Meet the 2018 winners

The Attitude Pride Awards celebrate the every-day —

Alone ranger

Jason Jones made legal history when he bulldozed anti-queer laws in his home country of Trinidad and Tobago. And he did it all on his own…

A turn up for the books

Gay’s The Word is the UK’s pioneering queer bookshop. Owner Jim MacSweeney and assistant manager Uli Lenart assure us that it isn’t even close to reaching its shelf life

”My friends are the heroes”

Mazharul Islam had to escape Bangladesh when two of his friends and fellow LGBT+ activists were killed. After setting up a new life in London, he continues to fight for justice in his home country

Bourne fighter

Last year, through dogged determination, former trade union rep and lifelong campaigner Betty Gallacher rallied support in Eastbourne to stage the town’s first Pride

The ignored victims

Naomi Hersi, a trans woman from London, was found stabbed to death earlier this year – another chapter in the book of violence and oppression trans people suffer around the world

Bride and prejudice

Same-sex marriage is still not a reality in Northern Ireland, but Cara McCann and Amanda McGurk are leading the fight to see their love fully recognised by the law

His voice is law

As a first-generation gay immigrant, S Chelvan became a lawyer to improve his own circumstances. But his work has since changed the way the Home Office and the United Nations view asylum cases

In the lonely hour

Ben Smith is offering help and support through an online platform, which aims to stem the tide of isolation in the LGBT+ community

One big, happy family

Garry and Kyle Ratcliffe are the proud parents of four children. But to make their dreams of having a family a reality, they had to knock down barriers in the foster and adoption system

THE DO’S & DON’TS FOR BRIGHTON PRIDE

It might seem as if there are no rules when it comes to Brighton Pride…but we believe in etiquette at Attitude (we can even spell it). So here’s a list of do’s and don’ts

MABEL

SINGER MABEL CAN’T WAIT TO TAKE TO THE MAIN STAGE.

MISS LOLA LASAGNE

THE DRAG QUEEN WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THE HOSTESS WHEN THE LEGENDS CABARET BIG TOP RETURNS, AND SHE HAS HER BEJEWELLED FINGERS CROSSED THAT NOTHING RAINS ON THE PARADE

THE UPS AND (FEWER) DOWNS OF BRITNEY SPEARS

Life has been rollercoaster ride for the star who burst into our consciousness two decades ago…

Roja Dove

Perfumer, Roja Parfums

Just the TICKET

Out Adventures, a Canadian-based gay travel company

The great outdoors

Jurriaan Teulings takes a train journey through Canada’s rugged countryside and gay-friendly cities

3OF THE BEST…

Cruising is a great way to explore multiple destinations in one trip, whether you do it in a towering sea-faring ship or travelling down a river in a streamlined boat. So it’s time take to the water…

Bountyful beauty

The Seychelles offers gay travellers a taste of the garden of Eden — without the worries that go with some paradise islands

HOT HOTEL

Obsession is not the greatest trait in an individual

ACTIVATE

Trust the Swedes to come up with an innovative solution

GROOMING

L’Oreal Men Expert are taking on the fight against

THE KARATE KID

In 2016, JORDAN THOMAS became Team GB’s first karate world champion in 12 years, but with the sport being added to the Tokyo 2020 line-up, he’s setting his sights on Olympic gold

RECOVERY BASICS

It’s all well and good destroying yourself in the gym day after day, but if you don’t allow your body the time it needs to recover from such intense work, you won’t reap the benefits you’re aiming for

A PROBLEM SHARED

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

life lessons STEPHANIE HIRST

I grew up on a working-class council estate in Barnsley.

BRIEFSLY SPEAKING

Harry Clayton Wright, of all-male performing troupe Briefs, explains why we should embrace our flaws

THE WORD ON THE STREET

Who has inspired you most to be proud about being LGBT+?

Table For Two

CHRISTIAN AND STEVEN DINED AT M VICTORIA STREET, LONDON

BOOK OF THE MONTH

The gift of a record sets a young boy on the road to

HOMO FOMO

OUR PICK OF EDINBURGH FRINGE’S LGBT+ ACTS

BEACH BOYS

Make sure you look super chic on holiday with some classic beachwear

c.r.u.s.h

An integral part of your wardrobe should always be

SHINE ON

Autumn-winter is on its way, and we’re all about leather

Fashionlista

It’s summertime, and, as Cheryl from Miss Congeniality once said, “All you need is a light jacket” on balmy evenings

W.A.T.C.H.E.S

Italian luxury fashion brand Versace have infused some

Tennis Anyone?

Add some on-court style to your wardrobe this summer

Favourite Things Andrew Gallimore

Andrew Gallimore is a maverick of make-up. The things the man can do with a brush and a bit of blush… He’s painted the faces of everyone from Beth Ditto to Bjork, and Dua Lipa to Rita Ora. The beauty editor at large for Hunger TV takes us through some of his faves…