Big in a wig

Meet the team

WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?

Doctor’s orders

Dr Ronx Ikharia says seeing is believing as they use their platform as a Black queer person – be it on the hospital ward or our TV screens – to uplift the next generation

Life support

As an out-and-proud teen, Brad Gudger had the world at his feet — until he was diagnosed with cancer at just 19. Although Brad’s life was turned upside-down, he has come out the other side to set up Alike, an online community that aims to bring together others affected by the illness

Praise be

Bow down at the altar of Sarah Jones, the Anglican priest who didn’t lose her religion – far from it – when she embraced her transness

No pain, no gain

Diagnosed with early onset dementia at the age of 31, Patrick Ettenes devotes his life to improving support systems for LGBTQ+ people affected by the condition

Playing an ace

Asexual activist and model Yasmin Benoit is more than happy to show her hand when it comes to stepping up for the ace community

Page turner

Fuelled by his own experience of growing up gay under Section 28, children’s author Olly Pike has helped kickstart a new chapter of inclusive education for LGBT+ youth today

Man on a mission

Activist Ted Brown has spent a lifetime challenging injustice, media homophobia and murder music. Despite physical violence and the threat of arrest, he remains steadfast in his battle for equality

Finding me now

Ben Kaye had the perfect life, but when it started to unravel, his recreational drug use took over and spiralled out of control. Following rehab, he reinvented his life and now works to help others overcome addiction issues

Army of one

Marc Thompson grew up in a supportive family, reaching his teens in hedonistic ’80s London. Coming out was a breeze. Then, he was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 17. He thought his life was over. In truth, it had only just begun…

“I WAS DOING SELFIES WITHOUT FILTERS!”

GRIME ARTIST NATE ETHAN WATSON TELLS ATTITUDE HOW MY PERFECT COSMETICS WAS THE ONLY SKINCARE THAT WORKED FOR HIS TRANSITIONING SKIN

Editor in Chief’s Letter

I f you had asked somebody pre-pandemic who

BEOSOUND EXPLORE

Brave the great outdoors (yes, hun, that might

THE DUTCH BOYS

Romance (and not a little heartache) is in

ASK ME ABOUT MY PRONOUNS

DKNY have collaborated with their long-term charity partner

QUEER ICONS AND THEIR CATS

Not your mog-standard book, Queer Icons and Their

LANVIN: THE CURB SNEAKER

We’re truly feeling our Avril Lavigne fantasy with

ATTITUDE X SPOTIFY

In an all-new Attitudevideo series, produced in partnership

The dangerous road to freedom

The recent jailing of prominent trans celebrity Shakiro for “attempted homosexuality” didn’t just highlight the plight of LGBT+ people in Cameroon, but the challenges and threats to life that the community’s straight allies and human rights advocates also face defending them, writes Cameroonian entrepreneur and LGBT+ activist Bandy Kiki

The Rules

…for  what  to do  during  Pride  season

I am a Proud Gay Man

MEET ROLIM MAIA, A BLOGGER BASED IN RIO

BEATS & PIECES

JAMES HILLARD HORSE MEAT DISCO James Hillard is

Bentley ‘Unifying Spur’

The luxury car manufacturer creates a piece of four-wheeled art for Pride season and commits to an ambitious diversity target

School of love

For many of us, a highschool romance with our homo-leaning crush was damn near impossible, while watching it depicted on TV was unheard of. Thankfully, today’s youth have the groundbreaking — and really rather good — drama Love, Victor to relate to. Even older viewers may find themselves enthralled (and maybe even misty-eyed) by this coming-of-age series.  As the show returns for its second season, its thoroughly lovely and somewhat easy-on-theeye stars Michael Cimino and George Sear speak exclusively to Attitude

Guardian Angel

As Pose draws to a close — no, you’re crying! — Angel Bismark Curiel, aka Lil Papi, shares his thoughts on what the boundary-pushing TV show has taught him, being an ally to the trans and queer communities and his sex symbol status

No ifs or putts

At the fore!-front of Sky Sports’ golf coverage, Sarah Stirk opens up about rising through the ranks in a male-dominated world, embracing her sexuality and, in her own words, not giving a shit any more

The Queen of Queens

Meet the unstoppable Pabllo Vittar, the drag queen pop sensation who is set to take over the world

Shooting from the lip

From a passionate same-sex kiss on primetime BBC TV in 2002 when any gay affection was taboo to more recently challenging the anti-trans LGB Alliance, David Paisley has never been afraid to speak out in support of the silenced

Joseph Undaloc

Founder of Loma

Favourite Things Latrice Royale Drag queen & actor

…item in your wardrobe? ILOVE SPARKLY THINGS, so

Just the TICKET

MOVE YOUR BODY A new festival celebrating queer

Take a punt

We soak up the heavenly historic charms of Cambridge, once home to a host of queer geniuses, including Enigma code breaker Alan Turing

Flex appeal

Dancer and flexibility coach Conor McKenzie can contort himself into all sorts of eye-watering poses. Here, he talks us through discovering dance, and how anyone can touch their toes…

AIDY SMITH

TV presenter & writer

The fight is far from over

BOOK OF THE MONTH

Music

Caveboy Now hear this Lady Gaga postponing her

ANOTHER ROUND

5/5 MadsMikkelsen,ThomasBoLarsen, MagnusMillang Danish director Thomas Vinterberg deservedly

Written in the stars

Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci leave a trail of broken hearts in this understated tale of dementia’s devastation

IN THE HEIGHTS

AnthonyRamos,CoreyHawkins,JimmySmits Speaking of films delayed by the pandemic,

c . r . u . s . h

NOTES TO SELF London-based director and photographer Kevin

c . r . u . s . h

GET ON BOARD Coach has introduced its ‘Pride

Walk this way

Dsquared2 are setting the pace with their sneaker

ALL THAT GLITTERS

Adding sparkle to your look? Reveal your inner magpie and go big and bold

WATCH

SEEING SENSE Smartwatches are winning the fitness tech

BEAUTY

The Pride party’s on and this year you want to be EXTRA. These grooming essentials have got all bases covered so you can shine all night long… hine