SOUTHERN COMFORT

A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Welcome to the latest issue of Attitude. It’s one which places a greater focus than usual on issues affecting LGBT+ life around the world. And it’s led by our editor Cliff Joannou’s fascinating interview with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The word on the st reet

WHERE: THE COSMOPOLITAN BALL BY NORTHERN CITY WAACKERS, GLASGOW

A genda

1 // Get ready to be Goosed (above) at this year’s

THE RULES

LOOK TO THE PAST; BY 30, ALEXANDER THE GREAT HAD CREATED

ROBERT HASTIE

THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE CRUCIBLE THEATRE IN SHEFFIELD EXPLAINS WHY IT REMAINS IMPORTANT TO STAGE CLASSICS SUCH AS THE WIZARD OF OZ

CLIFF JOANNOU

The art of an elegant exit

WEST END GIRLS GIRLS

The West End’s Leading Ladies — BEVERLEY KNIGHT, AMBER RILEY and CASSIDY JANSON — are going to take the Christmas charts by storm with their new album of show tunes

LEO IN LA LA LAND

Britney hits LEO RICHARDSON one more time — and it’s as if he’s 16 again…

QUEER SPACE

As Dr Who, a show renowned for pushing the boundaries of gender and sexual diversity, prepares for the Time Lord’s regeneration into a woman, Attitude looks at some of its queerest moments

DANNY LEE WYNTER

TWENTY YEARS AGO Mariah Carey released her sixth studio

ROYLE ASSENT

Veteran star RICKY TOMLINSON jumped at the chance to appear in a tender coming-out drama

REIGN IN SPAIN

WITH SEEMINGLY EVERYONE OPTING TO SING IN SPANISH, SENOR JAMES BARR IS ONCE AGAIN WITHOUT A SPECIAL HOMBRE

A WINNING HAND

JESSICA CHASTAIN PROVES TO BE A BIG DEAL IN AARON SORKIN’S TRUE-STORY, HIGH-STAKES POKER DRAMA

PAUL FLYNN

Figuring out your families may take more than a little logic

A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOC

A STUDIED LOOK AT THE HISTORICAL ROOTS AND POLITICAL USE OF HOMOPHOBIA IN MODERN-DAY RUSSIA

culture club

Artists PIERRE ET GILLES swept to fame with real-life airbrushing

BFG

FORMED IN 1981, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren

LEADING THE WAY

CANADA MADE HISTORY LAST MONTH WHEN IT ISSUED A FORMAL APOLOGY TO ITS LGBT+ COMMUNITY FOR PAST PERSECUTIONS. IN A WORLD EXCLUSIVE, ATTITUDE EDITOR CLIFF JOANNOU MEETS THE COUNTRY’S PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU AT MONTREAL PRIDE

Healing the wound

SOUTH AFRICAN MUSICIAN AND ACTOR NAKHANE DOESN’T SHY AWAY FROM ATTENTION, BE IT GOOD OR BAD. HAVING BURST OUT OF THE CLOSET AND ON TO THE MUSIC SCENE IN 2013, HE’S NOW COURTING CONTROVERSY WITH NEW FILM THE WOUND — A GAY LOVE STORY SET WITHIN AN ANCIENT AFRICAN RITE OF PASSAGE

Red alert

HIV RATES ARE FALLING IN THE WEST BUT IN RUSSIA THEY’RE SOARING. GAY MEN ARE AMONG THE WORST HIT AND THOUGHT TO BE IN THE MIDST OF AN INVISIBLE EPIDEMIC. MATT CAIN TRAVELS TO MOSCOW WHERE HE MEETS HIV ACTIVISTS AND VISITS THE GAY SCENE TO FIND OUT WHY

BAND OF BROTHERS

HAMED SINNO, THE FRONTMAN OF LEBANESE ALT-ROCKERS MASHROU’ LEILA, TELLS ATTITUDE ABOUT THE DEPRESSINGLY REPETITIVE CRACKDOWN ON GAY MEN IN PARTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST, WHY HE’S NO MORE IMPORTANT THAN HIS STRAIGHT BAND MATES, AND ABOUT SOME OF THE IGNORANT PICK-UP LINES HE’S HAD TO ENDURE

All the world’s astang

…AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS — UNLESS, THAT IS, YOU ARE A MAN PORTRAYING A WOMAN, OR VICE VERSA. THREE DRAG QUEENS AND A DRAG KING FROM AROUND THE WORLD TELL US WHAT THEIR ART MEANS TO THEM

WHAT’S HOT

Who said the high street wasn’t cool? Here are our top picks of what’s in stores right now

CRUSH

Your monthly fashion need-to-know

LAY IT ON ME

Layer up and keep adding to leave every part of you warm

MAX FACTORaZ

WITH A FILM, A BOOK AND A WEB SERIES ON THE WAY, THERE’S MORE TO UNDERWEAR MODEL AND INSTA-STUD MAX EMERSON THAN MEETS THE EYE

ACTIVATE

THE LATEST TECH, GEAR AND NEWS

FOCUS

THIS MONTH, MATT LISTER. REVEALS SOME OF THE HIDDEN CALORIES IN THOSE DISHES YOU LOVE AT YOUR FAVOURITE RESTAURANT

REAL BODIES

”I have no idea what I weigh — I can’t be bothered

Be a good sport

TORONTO IS FAMOUS FOR ITS SHOPPING AND DIVERSITY BUT, AS THE SPORTS-AVERSE MARKUS BIDAUX FOUND OUT, IT’S ALSO HOME TO CANADA’S MOST PASSIONATE SPORTS TEAMS AND FANS

Just the ticket

THIS MONTH, WE PREVIEW SOME OF THE WINTER’S TOP GAY SKI WEEKS

A walk on the wild side in Wales

SALLY SHALAM CONTINUES HER TRAVELS AROUND THE UK BY CAR, WITH THE HELP OF LEADING CAR HIRE COMPANY HERTZ. THIS MONTH, SHE VISITS PEMBROKESHIRE, HOME TO STUNNING COASTAL WALKS, CUTE HARBOURS AND VILLAGES, AND AMAZING LOCAL PLACES TO EAT — A GREAT WAY TO BEAT THE WINTER BLUES

Our hearts will go on

IT’S WHERE CELINE DION CALLS HOME AND WITH ABUNDANT NATURE JUST HOURS AWAY, NATHAN SPARLING — AKA NANCY CLENCH — FINDS MUCH TO FALL IN LOVE WITH

Small-town boy

Growing up in traditional Indiana as a gay boy with a lesbian mum wasn’t easy for Sean Faris, but he’s now found a home in London, where he’s opening doors for himself and others…

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

1382NO PLACE LIKE HOME

If you are one of the millions looking to live in a

JOY RIDE

IT’S SMALL BUT PERFECTLY FORMED AND PACKS A SURPRISING

A problem sha red

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

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

Hassan and Ciaran dined at M Victoria Street, London

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

MEET VIZIN — THE ALL-DANCING, ALL-SINGING NATIVE AMERICAN DRAG-POP SENSATION