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Welcome Letter

Whether in terms that are celebratory or inflammatory, we reassure those who feel different that different is good: a beautiful thing, to be embraced and liberated

KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE

When you get the chance to interview Donatella Versace, you want to send someone who understands fashion, who understands class, who understands diversity. We told Jodie Harsh to pack her bags and get the hell to Milan…

Solid as a Rock

TV star Cheyenne Jackson pulls back the curtain on being out in Hollywood, his struggles with addiction, and the joys of being a father

lift off

Alex wears tank, by Calvin Klein ID, jeans,

Squaring the circle

Fashion twins Dean and Dan Caten tell Joseph Kocharian how they stay ahead of the game, why it’s important to have a gay voice in the industry and about their drag past

Camp follower

Go-go dancer, model, digital entrepreneur… religious leader? Cliff Joannou finds out why Matthew Camp, 34, is ready to ascend to the next level of notoriety

Our man at the Beeb

Will Young and Chris Sweeney, co-hosts of the Homo Sapiens podcast, meet Ben Hunte, BBC News’ first LGBT correspondent

The hurting and the healing

He’s had to hide his sexuality, battle anxiety and an addiction to drink and drugs, as well as cope with the death of his alcoholic mother and the break-up of his marriage, but Arrow star Colton Haynes has come through the other side and is looking forward to the future

Leading the charge

Mashrou’ Leila front man Hamed Sinno lifts the lid on why he’ll never stop pushing for LGBTQ rights, the band’s darkest days and his resemblance to a certain pop legend…

Rolling like thunder

Taron Egerton reveals what it was like to play superstar Elton John in the upcoming biopic — and hopes the censors leave in the sex and drugs scenes

Dancer out of the dark

Photography Jenny Brough Fashion Joseph Kocharian Location Belmond

A new Mouse in the house

Murray wears leather jacket and leather trousers, both

THE PORN STAR AND THE POET

Photography Francisco Gomez De Villaboa Styling Nick Byam

PRIDE IN LOVE

01 Jake Bass and Max Wallis Fashion Nick

Against all Odds

Photography Brian Jamie Yvie Oddly Interviewing Yvie Oddly,

BLUD AND THUNDER

Singer Yungblud is off the Richter Scale as he shakes up the status quo surrounding gender and sexuality — before delivering a full-throated attack on the political regime

ROLE MODEL

Denek wears coat, by Versace Photography Kosmas Pavlos

WHEN GUS MET LAITH

Cliff Joannou brings together two former  Attitude cover stars to talk about trans rights, and violence in the community

A star is torn

Renée Zellweger tells  Attitude what it was like to play Hollywood legend and gay icon Judy Garland

AN INTERN UP FOR THE BOOKS

Drag show stalwart Ross Mathews tells  Attitude about his life on screen, feeling lucky, being the “wrong sort of gay” and his plans for love and retirement

Pronouns prorogued

It may have taken a long time, but Sam Smith has finally found a way to love themself. Having come through a mighty battle to identify as non-binary, they are a fitting winner of our Person of the Year Award, supported by Virgin Atlantic

THE ICON AWARD Joan Collins

Once renowned as Britain’s bad girl, gay icon Joan Collins has had five husbands, four divorces and a few high-profile flings, but she is most famous as Dynasty’s devious doyenne

Heaven sent

After staring down homophobia at the start of his pop career, Mika is now making unapologetically queer music that also processes his past pain

The day it snowed in May

The joys of headlining  Glastonbury and the release of a new album have been tempered by personal loss and a painful break-up. The past year has been a sometimes-uncomfortable rollercoaster ride for  Christine and the Queens

THE BREAKTHROUGH AWARD Ava max

Not happy with just shaking up the music scene with one of the year’s best pop songs, Ava Max knows what it’s like to feel like an outsider — and more than a little bit weird

THE TV AWARD Dr Ranj Singh

Not just our favourite TV doctor, Ranj Singh is also an advocate for diversity and the health of children through LGBTQinclusive education

Life of Brian

Growing up in Texas left Brian J Smith feeling isolated by his burgeoning sexuality. Today, he has leading parts in two major dramas. He tells Attitude how he found himself in acting, why he felt at home in London — where he fell in love with an Irishman — and about the joy of discovering Berlin’s hedonism

BANGING THE DRUM

Bang Bang Romeo’s Anastasia “Stars ”Walker puts her foot down over self-love, body positivity and sexuality — we don’t advise crossing her…