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After meeting at V in 2014, Matthew and Sean have built a solid friendship, founded on a mutual love of music, theatre, wine and “dancing like slags”.
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REGULARS
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
This month, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, it’s important to take the opportunity to share our stories, so that we can grow and move forward — as individuals and as a community.
The word on the street
Fifty years after decriminalisation, what’s the best
BIG IN A WIG
SHARP-WITTED DOYENNE OF THE STAGE, LEGEND OF THE PARTY CIRCUIT AND OWNER OF THE MOST POWERFUL VOICE AROUND, MAISIE TROLLETTE IS NOTHING LESS THAN DRAG ROYALTY
A LIST
Agenda
THE THINGS WE LOVE THIS MONTH
CLIFF JOANNOU
Why I won’t be “celebrating” decriminalisation
THE RULES
How to party like it’s 1967
RAINBOW RIOTS
ACTIVIST PETTER WALLENBERG TELLS US ABOUT AN ALBUM HE’S PRODUCED, FEATURING ARTISTS FROM UGANDA, MALAWI AND JAMAICA — SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES TO BE QUEER
STRICTLY BALLROOM
THE QUEER PARISIAN PERFORMANCE ARTIST, KIDDY SMILE, IS KEEPING HIS DREAM ALIVE
DANNY LEE WYNTER
Fifty years on we’re still not free of the hatred, shame or stigma
PRIDE NOT PROFIT — LET’S PUT THE MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTHS ARE
Corporate sponsorship of Pride has always been a controversial subject but to grow into the world-class event that the community demands, it’s become absolutely necessary. However, as PHYLL OPOKU-GYIMAH argues, that doesn’t mean stripping Pride of its original message
LEO IN LA LA LAND
Channelling his inner Rock Hudson, LEO RICHARDSON heads to a holiday hotspot two hours from LA, beloved by gay men for decades
BEAR NECESSITIES OF LIFE
ED DROSE, THE VOCALIST AND GUITARIST WITH INDIE ROCK GROUP GRIZZLY BEAR, TALKS ABOUT THEIR NEW ALBUM, HIS DISLIKE OF TWITTER AND CHAMPIONING QUEER CAUSES
PAUL FLYNN
Heroic Manchester is going to be just fine — as we all are
HITTING THE MOTHER LODE
JAMES BARR GETS FINDING THE BEST SUMMER TUNES DOWN TO A FINE ART
ALBUM REVIEWS
Europe’s longest-running men-only gay party has finally
SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT
SOFIA COPPOLA’S REMAKE OF THE CLINT EASTWOOD CIVIL WAR CLASSIC IS TENSE AND FASCINATING
MAKING THINGS THREE AND EASY
SHORT NOVEL ABOUT TWO MEN IN LOVE — AND THE WOMAN THEY BOTH CARE FOR — IS A LIFE-AFFIRMING TALE
Culture club
Illegal gay life was laid bare brilliantly by John Hurt in THE NAKED CIVIL SERVANT
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BIG GAY FOLLOWING
SHE’S THE MERYL STREEP of musical theatre, with six
FEATURES
WALKING TALL
HAVING SURVIVED CHILDHOOD BULLYING, BEING HIT BY A CAR AND A BATTLE WITH ALCOHOLISM, DANIEL NEWMAN — STAR OF THE WALKING DEAD — BECAME A SYMBOL OF LGBT+ PRIDE WHEN HE POSTED HIS COMING OUT VIDEO ONLINE EARLIER THIS YEAR
All hands on Dec
CATCHY YET HIGHLY RELEVANT SONGS, AN OBSESSION WITH GLITTER AND A LOVE LIFE THAT MIGHT INVOLVE MEN — OR MIGHT NOT. NO WONDER THERE’S SO MUCH INTEREST IN RISING STAR DECLAN MCKENNA
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GALE force
WITH HIS NEW DRAMA, MAN IN AN ORANGE SHIRT, SET TO AIR ON THE BBC, WRITER PATRICK GIVES US AN INSIGHT INTO ITS GAY LOVE STORY WHILE TWO OF ITS STARS TALK ABOUT THEIR ROLES
CRUISE CONTROL
SOME OF US DISLIKE COTTAGING AND CRUISING, SAYING IT PAINTS A NEGATIVE PICTURE OF OUR LIFESTYLE. BUT FOR YEARS, WHEN HOMOSEXUALITY WAS ILLEGAL, THIS WAS ALMOST THE ONLY WAY GAY MEN COULD MEET EACH OTHER
A world of difference
ALTHOUGH THE 1967 SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT WAS NOT THE LIGHT- SWITCH MOMENT AT WHICH EQUALITY WAS ACHIEVED IN THE UK, IT WAS A MAJOR LANDMARK ON OUR PATH TOWARDS FULL ACCEPTANCE. BUT PROGRESS HASN’T HAPPENED AT THE SAME PACE FOR GAY PEOPLE LIVING ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD
IS THE BATTLE FOR PrEP THE FINAL FRONTIER?
In this 50th anniversary year of partial decriminalisation, many gay men think the fight for HIV prevention drug PrEP is the last battlefield in the war for equality. Currently it’s only available on the NHS in Scotland; not in England and Wales. But other gay men believe PrEP is too expensive and encourages us to have sex without condoms. Attitude’s editor-in-chief Matt Cain began taking it to find out more
STYLE
FASHION & WORDS: JOSEPH KOCHARIAN PHOTOGRAPHY:
FINISH THE LOOK
As well as having plenty of fashion apparel and staple
STYLE
BED TIME
Dress your best whether you’re wearing briefs, boxers or your dressing gown
CRUSH
Your monthly fashion need-to-know
SKINCARE ESSENTIAL
You put your skin through a lot, so make sure you have the tools to take care of it
SMOOTH OPERATOR
Make sure you have all the equipment you need for a clean shave, beard trim or to add style to your stubble
TED’S GROOMING ROOM
The Attitude fashion team are back in the barber’s seat at Ted’s Grooming Room, and this time we’re trying out the “Full Service”
SHEER PERFECTION
Take to the beach and show a bit of summer skin in that golden hour light
ACTIVE
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FIGHTING FIT
AS THE CHARMING HOST OF CHANNEL 4’S FIRST DATES, FRENCH MAÎTRE D’ FRED SIRIEIX IS THE MAN MANY GUESTS REALLY WANT TO TAKE HOME. BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO 10 ROUNDS TO WIN HIM OVER…
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THE LATEST TECH, GEAR AND INFO
FOCUS
THIS MONTH, MATT LISTER HAS SOME ADVICE ON WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE IT A LITTLE EASY — JUST FOR A WHILE
ARMS
FOREARMED IS… WELL, YOU KNOW
REAL BODIES
OPEN UP ABOUT YOUR BODY
TRAVEL
TRAEL
Havana good time
WITH MORE AND MORE TOURISTS FLOCKING TO CUBA, MARKUS BIDAUX TRAVELS TO ONE OF COMMUNISM’S FINAL STRONGHOLDS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HIS LITERARY HERO — AND IT’S NOT HEMINGWAY
Just the ticket
TRAVEL TIPS AND A ROUND-UP OF THE LATEST HOLIDAY NEWS. THIS MONTH, SWEET DREAMS IN LA. OUR THREE FAVOURITE HOTELS TO STAY IN LOS ANGELES AND WEST HOLLYWOOD
LIFE
Torture chamber
Radio City presenter Peter Price grew up in the Forties when being a homosexual was not only a crime but also seen as a mental illness. And the “cure” was like something out of the Dark Ages…
Man of the month
Each month we profile one of you guys, our readers, to find out what you get up to in your life
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Just a stone’s throw from vibrant Vauxhall, L&Q’s
A problem sha red
Got a problem? DR RANJ SINGH and WAYNE DHESI are here to offer their advice…
Table for two
Ricky and Marc dined at M Restaurant Victoria Street, London
Stepping out
In a one-off special, we turn back the clock to look at the gay scene in the Fifties and Sixties, before the partial decriminalistation of homosexuality
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