Letter from the Editor

Welcome to the first issue of Attitude on sale in

Q: What’s Your Dream Destination?

New York. I’ve always wanted to go - it’s iconic!

The A-List

The 8th Manchester Queer Contact Festival kicks off February 4th

Music Reviews

No one really knew if Bowie’s dramatic comeback album The

Film Reviews

This fast-paced and finely acted drama is the retelling of

Joe Stone Is On It

IT’S OFFICIAL. The time has come to burn the earth

Q&A: Al Porter

You describe your style as ‘council estate camp’. What was

Jemal Polson

As much as I complain about some of London’s less

Books

As a lifelong liberal, Lynne Featherstone has long championed the

Flow Chart: Where should You Go on Your Holidays?

Paris Lees

NOTHING TASTES as good as ripe mango eaten on a

Man of the Month James Fleury

Every day is different, and that’s why I love being

Table for Two

MARTIN: He was tall and seemed nice. He’s American, he’s

Truly Madly Deeply

MY HOBBY AT university was ballroom dancing, and it was

BgF Big Gay Following

He’s one of the world’s most in-demand DJs who kicked

Treading Lite with UGG

You’ve likely seen us lusting over UGG’s winter offerings of

Swimwear Stripes

Finish the Look

Crush

Following in the footsteps of James Long, Christopher Shannon and

Travel Crush: 25 Hours Hotel, Vienna

The 25hours Hotel Vienna has created the perfect balance between

Night Crawler

Skrein Star

Camden-born rapper turned actor Ed Skrein is the latest addition

The Times of Stuart Milk

Gay men tend to be loud mouths. But not loud

The Insiders

Agustín Gómez Cascales is the Editor in Chief of Shangay,

Rio’s Grand

BRAZIL’S BEACH CITY is perfect for a winter break if

A Swede Holiday

Awhile back a misguided PR suggested that we take our

Celebrities’ Best Holidays

In 2008 I went to the Dominican Republic with my

“Tip the World on Its Side and Everything Loose will Land in Los Angeles”

That infamous quote came from late American architect Frank Lloyd

Gay Travel - But not As You Know It

The everyday challenges we face as gay people thankfully seem

Know Your Go-Go

Imma/Mess is just a fantasy version of myself. Me but

Saturday Night Fever

Outrage swept through the world of Saturday night television in

The Clinic with Dr Christian

Q I can no longer run long distances without getting

Flex to The Beat

WELL, MAINLY I JUST DO CARDIO. I RUN FOR TWENTY

Real Bodies

I’m a bit all over the place, to be honest.

Je Suis Fatty Gay

By the time I started university, my binge drinking had

Ru Coming Out?

When I came out in the 1980s, my mother only

Family Guys

We met in 2004, and we actively started the process

A Problem Shared...

I’ve noticed that I’ve been drinking too much and would

Paul Flynn Is Over It

SO, I WATCHED the Fury/Klitschko fight. I inherited a love

Iconic

“YOU’RE AN ATTRACTIVE, INTELLIGENT, CONFIDENT BUSINESSWOMAN.” These are the words

Life Lessons

NICK BALDWIN, 53, WAS MARRIED TO A WOMAN AT 23,

Iain Dale

WITH THE ADVENT of equal marriage and all sorts of

Kew Bridge

Following the continued success at the Kew Bridge development by

How Gay is Edwina Currie?

I think £50 is too much. That’s really top end.