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Meet the team

Who is the most inspirational woman you have met?

Editor in Chief’s Letter

The government likes to believe we live in a classless

RISING ABOVE THE LABELS

WORKING-CLASS, GINGER, GAY, NORTHERN COMEDIAN AND TV PERSONALITY STEPHEN BAILEY TELLS ATTITUDE + JAGUAR HOW HE’S HARNESSED HIS DIFFERENCES TO BOOST HIS SUCCESS

ATTITUDE LOVES

Nordic brands CDLP and Tom of Finland both know a thing

Court ruling takes the cake

Writer Topher Campbell has reservations about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the gay-marriage cake case

FHAT

Berlin-based FHAT – Aaron Pfeiffer and Sedric Perry — are injecting some much-needed queerness into the R&B scene

THE RULES for success during cuffing season

CHANGE YOUR GRINDR PROFILE from to Less cock, more

PrEP lets me enjoy my sex life

When I came out to my mum aged 15, the first thing

big in a wig

There is nothing whiffy about this magnificent Mancunian

My first female diva was more Porsche than Morris Minor

It’s a delicious scrape of a stiletto on the pavement

Culture Club

Why can’t we get Kylie out of our heads?

McLaren 600LT

In which you get less for more, but are glad to pay a premium for all that you don’t have

HOMES

Our Willy Wonka-esque fantasies quickly melted when

Making Hayes while the sun shines

Sean Hayes tells Attitude about going from being made to feel ashamed about being gay to being happily married, and why the time was right for the return of Will & Grace

Little Minxes

Little Mix are back to shake things up with a fresh concoction of girl power. Ingredients include strength, sass, sexiness and a sprinkle of Black Magic

How the other half lives

White, well-off and middle class — this is the gay stereotype peddled by the media for straight audiences. The multi-faceted reality of the LGBT+ community — the working class, black, and trans — has been airbrushed out. Here, they tell their stories

LIGHTING THE BLUE TOUCH PAPER

Gay hip-hop star Milan Christopher talks about mental health, fronting a PrEP campaign, and why we should all go back to walking around naked

Lion heart

Comedian, actor and political activist Billy Eichner is a man to be reckoned with and, true to his New York City roots, he isn’t afraid to get up in your face

Jason Humphries & Trevor Clough

Co-founders of Digby Fine English sparkling wine

Just the TICKET \

Virgin Holidays has launched its new Showcase Collection

A place in the sun

With Tokyo hosting the 2020 Olympics, Japan is expecting a large influx of tourists in the coming years and is especially keen to embrace the LGBT+ traveller. So, Markus Bidaux drops in and finds a land of contrasts — from large cities with busy gay areas, to the calmness of hot springs and temples

3 OF THE BEST… Ski breaks

The time has come for cosying, flannel shirt-clad, by the fire in your timber chalet, wolfing down gooey melted cheese, après-ski, and of course enjoying the adrenaline rush of racing down snowbound mountains on planks of wood. Here are three of Europe’s most enticing ski getaways…

TAMPA PROOF

Tampa Bay City may be small compared with other tourist hot spots in the USA but as sun-phobic Steve Brown discovers, it still has much to offer — including an area that isn’t even owned by America

Real Madrid

Spain’s capital hosts one of the world’s largest Pride events every July — but the city has plenty to entertain LGBT+ travellers at any time of year

HOT HOTEL

It’s the strangest thing. I’ve long known of Belmond’s

ACTIVATE

Long-haul flights next to screaming children, noisy

GROOMING

A SCENTED CANDLE CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE ON THOSE COLD WINTER NIGHTS

DANCING ON AIR

Strictly Come Dancing pro JOHANNES RADEBE beat the bullies and learnt to embrace his sexuality after discovering the glittering world of dance

LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD

Research shows that mental well-being is closely connected to physical health, so next time you’re feeling low, try boosting your mood with a workout

A PROBLEM SHARED

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

SHOOT TO THRILL

Temperatures may be dropping outside, but keep your bedroom antics hotter than ever with help from herbal supplement Spermomax

Hair-raising

Movember sees countless guys sporting moustaches in the name of charity. But as well as cancer prevention, the money raised is now helping to improve men’s mental wellbeing. Nathan Yeowell, whose two fundraising efforts book-ended a spell of mental-health and substance-abuse issues — which saw his life start to spiral out of control — tells Attitude his story

PHILIP NORMAL

Fashion designer and Labour councillor

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT…

Having stayed clear of team sports at school and university, Nick Coveney joined LGBT+ rowing club London Otters and now life is just a dream

THE WORD ON THE STREET

Who’s your favourite gay TV character of all time and why?

Table For Two

JAMIE AND JOEL DINED AT M VICTORIA STREET

BUDDY BRILLIANT

In a celebration of queer friendship, we ask best mates some telling questions and find out just how well they really know each other

ATTITUDE AWARDS 2018

The seventh annual Virgin Holidays Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar, lit up Camden’s Roundhouse on 11 October. Deserving winners, superstar presenters, and a record 600 guests witnessed the induction of the Class of 2018

Un-private dancer

Powerful warts-andall autobiography is, in parts, painful to read, but it’s also a joy and a treasure

Called by a rather different name

Luca Guadagnino’s revamp of the classic Seventies slasher movie is a slow-burner but chilling nonetheless

Caution is certainly advised

He might think he’s found his future husband, but somehow we think James Barr will end up snuggled alone on the sofa, with only new music to keep him warm…

HOMO FOMO

QUEER THEATRE, FESTIVALS, EXHIBITIONS AND MORE

Christmas Gift Guide

What to get? Finding the perfect present for everyone is hard, right? Wrong: not with our picks

HUNG UP

Mix denim with sportswear for major sex appeal

Fashionlista

Winter jumpers don’t have to mean reindeers and mistletoe. Feel cosy and look stylish with our top picks

The Last Movie Star

Old Hollywood style is back in the form of high waist trousers, cowboy hats, denim and a bit of Brando and James Dean swagger.

Daniel W Fletcher

Daniel W Fletcher has an impressive resumé for someone