LEO IN LA LA LAND

WELCOME TO ATTITUDE’S MASCULINITY ISSUE

Masculinity is in crisis. At least that’s the message

The word on the street

CHRISTIAN VERA LOPEZ: A man who is not afraid to tell

Agenda

THE THINGS WE LOVE THIS MONTH

CUB SPORT

THE AUSSIE BAND’S LEAD SINGER TIM NELSON, WHO’S ENGAGED TO BANDMATE SAM “BOLAN” NETTERFIELD, TELLS ATTITUDE ABOUT USING MUSIC TO CHALLENGE THE MORES OF MASCULINITY

CLIFF JOANNOU

Men can be such dicks

BEYOND BINARIES

SHAMIR identiies as non-binary and his music is a representation

DANNY LEE WYNTER

Mum’s “femme” friend taught me the importance of being myself

GENDER IS WEARING THIN

It’s time to discard male-female divisions and dress in clothes that make us feel empowered — not to please capitalist retailers, says LA JOHNJOSEPH

PAUL FLYNN

Dogma colours Catholicism’s view of manliness and gay sex

PREPARE TO BE SLEIGHED

NEW FESTIVE ALBUM FROM SIA LEAVES JAMES BARR IN RAPTURES AND LOOKS SET TO RULE CHRISTMAS

WINNING THE RAT RACE

NEWCOMER STEALS THE SHOW IN COMING-OF-AGE DRAMA

FOR WHOM THE BELLE TOLLS

PHILIP PULLMAN’S NEW TRILOGY GETS OFF TO A STUNNING START

Culture club

PATRICK SWAYZE WAS the snakehipped sexpot from Dirty

BFG

THE AMERICAN COMEDIAN IS ON THE ROAD AGAIN, THIS TIME

SHEARS MY MAN

SCISSOR SISTERS FRONTMAN JAKE SHEARS REDEFINED THE MODERN QUEER POP STAR FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, HE TELLS ATTITUDE ABOUT BEING THE WEIRD KID AT SCHOOL, HIS CONTROVERSIAL CREATIVE CHOICES AS A GAY ARTIST, AND WHAT HE THINKS IT MEANS TO BE MAN

BEING A BOTTOM does not mean bottom of the pile

MANY MEN IN A RELATIONSHIP WILL HAVE BEEN ASKED: WHO’S THE MAN AND WHO’S THE WOMAN? DESPITE ALL THE STRIDES FORWARD IN THE GAY COMMUNITY, BEING PASSIVE IN THE BEDROOM IS STILL LINKED TO FEMININITY — AS DOM TOP KNOWS WELL

MAN UP

DEPUTY EDITOR ADAM DUXBURY SPENT THREE MONTHS IN PURSUIT OF AN ULTRA-MASCULINE PHYSIQUE TO FIND OUT WHETHER BIGGER MUSCLES EQUAL HAPPINESS AND IF THE GAY COMMUNITY STILL WORSHIPS ALPHA MALES

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BAILEY’S COMET

COMEDIAN STEPHEN BAILEY MAY BE CAMP BUT HE’S ALSO INTO MARTIAL ARTS, SO ANYONE CONSIDERING HECKLING HIM SHOULD PROBABLY THINK TWICE

MYTH ILLOGICAL

GAY MEN OF COLOUR OFTEN FIND OTHERS MAKE ASSUMPTIONS

Life of Ryan

NOT MANY SPORTS ARE PERCEIVED AS MORE LADDISH THAN FOOTBALL, SO COMING OUT WITHIN THE INDUSTRY WOULD BE A BIG DEAL FOR ANYONE. ONE MAN WHO HAS IS REFEREE RYAN ATKIN. BUT IS HE WHISTLING IN THE WIND?

It’s Amans world…

AVANT GUARDIAN, CABARET TERRORIST, QUEER SAVOIR… HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS ALL THESE THINGS. NOW, HE SHARES HIS VISION OF A LABEL-FREE FUTURE — MADE WITH LOVE

STYLE CRUSH

Footwear can be a great portal for elevating your outfit

CRUSH

Your monthly fashion need-to-know

CHRISTMAS

GIFT GUIDE

Stumped for what to buy that special someone this year?

GLOW

Mix in a bit of shimmering softness to tougher looks for autumn-winter

ACTIVE

attitude

ACTIVATE

THE LATEST TECH, GEAR AND INFO

FOCUS

SOME PEOPLE SHY AWAY FROM COMPETITION, BUTREVEALS WHY

REAL BODIES

MARTYN BRISTOW, 29, SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Have a Nice time

MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGOWROTE ABOUT A TRIP TO NICE FOR HIS FRENCH A LEVEL. SADLY, HE HADN’T ACTUALLY BEEN. NOW HE’S MADE IT — AND DISCOVERS AN UNDER-APPRECIATED GEM OF THE RIVIERA

Just the ticket

TRAVEL TIPS AND A ROUND-UP OF ALL THE LATEST HOLIDAY NEWS

The heart of Hampshire.

TRAVELS AROUND THE UK BY CAR, WITH THE HELP OF LEADING CAR HIRE COMPANY HERTZ. THIS MONTH, SHE VISITS HAMPSHIRE TO WALK IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF AUTHOR JANE AUSTEN AND FINDS AN EXQUISITE MUSEUM AND A FORMER MANOR HOUSE BUT SADLY NO SIGN OF MR DARCY. NO MATTER, IT’S STILL ANOTHER IDEAL SHORT BREAK

The challenge of changing

As a trans man, Chay Brown’s relationship with his masculinity is complex, and given that he’s gay and a teacher, finding acceptance hasn’t always been easy…

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

A problem shared

Got a problem? DR RANJ SINGH and WAYNE DHESI are here to offer their advice

JOY RIDE

ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

The Coppice at Chapel-en-le-Frith, in Derbyshire, is

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

Table for two

Peter and Charlie dined at M Restaurant Victoria Street

Stepping out

We all remember that exciting, nerve-racking night when we made our debut on the scene. So what was it like for you, the first time you walked through the door of a gay venue?

BIG IN A WIG

WAS NAMED IRELAND’S LGBT ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AT LAST MONTH’S GALAS AWARDS. AND HE ONCE MILKED A SHEEP, SO OBVS HE’S MASC AS HELL…