Attitude Magazine

The World’s Best Gay Magazine. We pride ourselves on exclusive content and we are the premier destination for film, music, sports and pop stars plus LGBT heroes and allies that want to speak directly to gay men. Each issue has a balance of features on a diverse range of subjects, with block busting A-list celebrity exclusives and in-depth analysis of news and issues affecting the LGBT community. No other gay magazine can come anywhere near Attitude’s star pulling power, with celebrities such as James Franco, Tom Hardy, Elton John, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ian McKellen, Liam Payne, Take That, Matthew Lewis and countless more giving exclusive gay press interviews to us. Plus we have the likes of Paris Lees, Matt Lucas, David Furnish, not only appearing in the magazine but also writing for it.

Meet the team • WHAT NEW YEAR RESOLUTION HAVE YOU MADE BUT ARE BOUND TO BREAK?

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UP & DOWN • WHAT WE’RE ROCKING AND BLOCKING

Editor in Chief’s Letter

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The Rules • …for finding ‘the one’ in time for Valentine’s Day

Will you be a change-maker for LGBT+ rights? • From fighting for the conversion therapy ban to the Gender Recognition Act, human rights activist Peter Tatchell says we all have a role in making the UK more equal

big in a wig Rhys’ Pieces • Everybody wants a piece of Rhys’ Pieces. A previous winner of Lipsync1000 and a staple on the east London scene, the drag and burlesque star is also the creator of cabaret collective, Queefy. One helluva tasty treat

The drink doesn’t work

Feeling it • After the release of his debut EP, Plastic, Surrey-born singer Dan Aura, 21, discusses growing up in the internet age, love triangles and his path to self-acceptance

BEATS & PIECES PAGANO • Trade resident and cofounder of OFF Club, DJ and producer Pagano is part of Italy’s committed house and techno culture. His productions have been played on BBC Radio 1 and by leading DJs, from Adam Beyer to David Guetta. With several Beatport #1 albums under his belt, Pagano’s career keeps reaching for new heights

ON WITH THE SHOW • It’s more than 10 years since Adam Lambert swept into the limelight on American Idol. Since then, as well as making his own music, he has regularly stepped into the shoes of Freddie Mercury as Queen’s lead singer. As he prepares to join the legendary band on tour in 2022, and to appear on new ITV show, Starstruck, we join him and his friend, 80s icon Boy George, to talk fame, gender and toxic masculinity…

Taking off • Actor Tom Prior’s first lead role in upcoming gay romance Firebird will see him star as Sergey, a young Russian private who falls for a handsome fighter pilot during the Cold War. Here he talks to Attitude about juggling acting, writing and producing for the movie and his take on queer representation on screen

Learning experience • School yourself in the ups and downs of being a teacher in Ryan Wilson’s illuminating memoir, Let That Be a Lesson: A Teacher’s Life in the Classroom, as he puts pen to paper about his most memorable moments, how the kids encouraged him to come out and how times are changing for LGBTQ+ staff and students

BORN TO dance • A giant of contemporary dance, Alvin Ailey formed a company in 1958 that remains one of the most famous in the world. More than 30 years after his untimely death, a fascinating new film, Ailey, reveals a gay man who was able to express himself on stage but rarely in real life. David McGillivray spoke to its director Jamila Wignot to find out more

KRYSTAL VISION • Taking to the throne as Drag Race UK’s new queen, Krystal Versace holds court on what she learned about herself on the show, rebuilding her relationship with her dad, the response to her virginity ‘reveal’ and her plans for world domination

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