EDITOR'S LETTER

Every October we celebrate the famous folk that have shaped

The Heated Debate

I would date a guy who was bi. It’s about

THE A-LIST

Mathew Bourne’s reworking of Bizet’s Carmen is back for another

JOE STONE IS ON IT

A lot can happen in 21 years. Since Attitude first

THE RULES OF TURNING 21

2 WE NOW HAVE AN MP WHO IS YOUNGER THAN

PARIS IS BURNING

I’m so bored of transgender people selling out their ‘brave

ASTON MERRYGOLD

When JLS took the title of runners-up on The X

PAUL FLYNN IS OVER IT

BECAUSE I’M OLD enough to remember the unveiling of the

FILM REVIEWS

Television’s finest Adam Scott (Parks & Rec) and Taylor Schilling

CLOSETS

I wanted to make something that was accessible to younger

MUSIC REVIEWS

If there was a prize for absolute consistency in music,

ROISIN MURPHY

Róisín Murphy’s mesmerizing voice has defined my clubbing life. Sing

LITTLE MIX

The day we meet Little Mix, the girls are in

BGF

Sir Ian McKellen owes his first Oscar nomination, for the

CULTURE CLUB

The Golden Girls revolves around four older women sharing a

GRATUITOUS NUDITY

There are many musical combos out there that’d whip off

SHOPPING

The Polo Ralph Lauren Wimbledon Collection is available at select

GROOMING

T he Sanderson Agua Spa in central London is the

CRUSH

This ‘How To’ is very simple, just let Diesel do

STORY

LUCAS WEARS JACKET, £180, FLARED TROUSERS, £120, BOTH BY TOPMAN

A MESSAGE FROM PRIDE LONDON

I’d like to begin by wishing Attitude a happy 21st

WELCOME TO THE attitude PRIDE AWARDS

Pride has its roots in late 1960s America and over

THE ATTITUDE PRIDE AWARD WINNERS 2015

Photography: Ellis Parrinder, ellisparrinder.com / Retouching: Melissa Jenkins /Makeup and

BEATING HIS DEMONS

In January 2014, 26-year-old Jonny Benjamin made a public appeal

FREEDOM TO LOVE

UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group asylum seeker support worker

BACK TO SCHOOL

At twenty years of age, and having just wrapped his

HOPE FROM DESPAIR

Emmanuel Okoghenu, 23, has faced some immense challenges. The son

THE MAN WHO WISHES TO BUILD BRIDGES

In 2001, Matt was 23 and had just come out

THE SURVIVOR

When you grow up in Manchester, you quickly get attuned

THE WOMAN WHO SAVES LIVES & CHANGES MINDS

Ayla Holdom is nervous. It’s the night before her cover

THE OLDEST GAY IN THE VILLAGE

I’ve come to meet George Monatgue at the Victory Services

BREAKING THE CYCLE

There is a serious drug problem amongst a significant minority

THE POWER OF DRAG

The UK’s most prominent Muslim drag queen, DJ club hostess

LIVING PRIDE

Jonathan Blake sits with me in the blooming garden of

RUPAUL

It’s pretty cool when your icons actually turn out to

ATTITUDE IS 21

Co-ordinated by Ben Kelly Photographed by Clive Leonard Shot in

LAYTON WILLIAMS

An interview with Layton Williams is not like a normal

MARY LAMBERT

Even if you don’t think you know Mary Lambert, you

SWITCHBOARD - THE LGBT+ HELPLINE

‘I JUST DON’T WANT TO WAKE UP TOMORROW. I’M DEPRESSED,

Freddie MERCURY AT LIVE AID

13 July 1985 was Live Aid – The Day The

KAVANA

When he was a kid growing up on a council

DR CHRISTIAN

Q: What are the symptoms of HPV and should gay

HIV DIARIES

As Attitude turns 21, it’s a good chance to reflect

REAL BODIES

I thought that doing Attitude ’s Real Bodies would be

Iain Dale

WHAT’S IN A NAME? Why do we all have to

R u Coming Out?

Last summer I entered the Big Brother house, billed as

DINNER DATE

Sam: Somone who was going to make me laugh, be

Truly Madly Deeply

We live in a house-share in London, and we’ve got

FAMILIES

We met in 2007. Mat is originally from Britain but

COUNTRY HOMES

MIKE BUCKLEY GETS HIS TWEEDS ON AND LOOKS AT SOME

TRAVEL

IT’S THE CITY THAT MASQUERADES AS NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON

PROPERTY

“Why don’t we sell the flat and buy a house,”

HOW GAY ARE YOU?

I don’t think we should have to pay for haircuts,