Editor in Chief’s Letter

I’m turning into my mother. When my big fat Greek Cypriot

ATTITUDE LOVES

It looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth, but

When is it time to forgive and forget?

RUComingOut founder Wayne Dhesi asks if we should let bygones be bygones when it comes to historical cases of homophobia

Tamal Ray

After narrowly missing out on winning 2016’s Great British Bake Off, Tamal Ray’s easy on-screen charisma and his background as an NHS doctor made him an obvious choice to present Channel 4’s new series Live Well For Longer

THE RULES

DITCH THE APPS AND TAKE THINGS OUTDOORS. You’ve been

Marriage of inconvenience

Did you know that heterosexuals can get married now?

BIG IN A WIG

The big girl of RuPaul’s Drag Race seasons nine and

Culture Club

Party Monster showed the dark side of the New York club scene

Try to be kind of diff erent

A phrase I often use is “Don’t be a shit.” Specifically

Rolls-Royce Dawn Black Badge

A quite glorious juxtaposition of the stately and the sporting make for a celebration of dark arts

HOMES

Italian fashion juggernauts Dolce & Gabbana want

Queen’s heir apparent

He shot to fame on American Idol in 2009 but now Adam Lambert has stepped into the shoes of possibly the greatest showman of all time. He tells Attitude about his first memory of Freddie Mercury, how it feels to be on stage with rock legends and how they inspired his new music

Wilde at heart

Rupert Everett tells Attitude about how his early career was a bit like being in a boy band, making a film about his idol, Oscar Wilde, and the debt Drag Race owes to the playwright

killer role

Former Disney teen heartthrob Ross Lynch tells Attitude what prompted him to delve deep into the psyche of a deranged gay murderer — and reveals the effects of doing so…

HEART AND SOIL

The enigmatic singer is back with a new album.soil, and tells us about embracing sex, and why his Brandy doll is full of life…

A big noise

One of the first white South African entertainers to speak out against Apartheid, Pieter-Dirk Uys tells Attitude about his brand of satire, playing dress-up and meeting Nelson Mandela

LATIN LESSON

Joseph Cassara’s debut novel is an extravagant look at queer Latinx life, filled with love and passion

ANGEL FACE

With Sense8’s much-anticipated finale almost upon us, Attitude speaks to Miguel Angel Silvestre about playing gay, his admiration for show creator Lana Wachowski and why fans will be happy with the ending

STRONG SUIT

Flamboyant singer and songwriter Laurie Belgrave tells Attitude about his new music, being on stage with Adele and how he fell in love with Freddie Mercury

In bad faith

Jack May looks at how some religions are still using exorcism to drive out “gay” spirits and supposedly cure homosexuality

Joey Gonzalez

Chief executive, Barry’s Bootcamp

Just the TICKET

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

It’s a jungle out there

Attitude joins walking safaris in the sustainable game reserves of Zambia and Malawi in search of lions, hippos and formerly endangered species but finds there’s an elephant in the room

3 OF THE BEST…

Fitness Breaks

Philly buster

Rocky Balboa and Tom Hanks may be all some people know about Philadelphia, but — as Adam Duxbury discovers — there is so much to see and do in the city that staying just a few days doesn’t do it justice

HOT HOTEL

Pulitzer AMSTERDAM

GROOMING

Sunny side of tanning

Treading new ground

Les Parfums Louis Vuitton take you on a sensory adventure with their new fragrance collection for men

JEWEL IN THE CROWN

After coming out as bi on reality dating show Survival of the Fittest, Manchester-born jeweller RYAN CLEARY was flooded with messages of support. He tells us about the challenges he faced both on and off screen

WELL, I’LL BE BURGERED

If it looks like meat and tastes like meat, it still doesn’t have to be meat. Matt Lister thinks of doing the impossible and going vegan…

A PROBLEM SHARED

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

CHAPTER AND VERSE

The Naked Poet, Ernesto Sarezale, pleads the case for nudity — especially when it comes to the bodies of “ordinary” men

ANDREW SALGADO

artist

“He tried to slit my throat”

Canadian Scott Jones was left paralysed from the waist down following an unprovoked, homophobic stabbing. Now, he’s the subject of a documentary which draws attention to his country’s poor record on hate crimes

THE WORD ON THE STREET

What are you most looking forward to this summer?

Table For Two

SANDEEP AND IAN DINED AT M VICTORIA STREET, LONDON

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

HOMO FOMO

QUEER THEATRE, FESTIVALS, EXHIBITIONS AND MORE

Double date

Possible twin James Barr takes comfort in the hottest new anthems

Less is very definitely more

Pulitzer-prize winning tale of love, anxiety and avoidance is a treasure

CRUSH

Designed and crafted by the team at Arcadia, FoR is

POOL BOYS

Summer is made for lounging around in loose shirts and swimwear — and for letting your skin feel the breeze

Fashionlista

Whether it’s a weekend in Brighton or a week in Barcelona, make sure you travel in style with our top carry-on cases

STALLION

Go big, go bold…or go home

WATCHES

You might expect the first fruit of a collaboration

Favourite Things Isaac Carew

Isaac Carew, model-turned-chef-turned-writer has a