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.

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UP & DOWN • WHAT WE’RE ROCKING AND BLOCKING

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The Rules • …for getting ahead on RuPaul’s Drag Race

Testing times • The government has pledged to end HIV transmission in the UK by 2030. Although the virus affects all sexualities, it’s up to the LGBT+ community to step up and save the day, writes Dr Ranj Singh

Partying isn’t playing fair

#INSTAMAN • HUBBIES ALEXANDRE AND HUGO ARE FULFILLING OUR HOT DADDY/ FURRY BEAR FANTASIES — NOW TAT’S WHAT YOU CALL A MATCH MADE IN GAY HEAVEN!

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ON A POSITIVE NOTE • Tom Hayes @PositiveLad, the writer behind the beyondpositive blog, tells us about his HIV journey, the importance of testing and why he believes there is no such thing as a bad HIV test result

TO THE MAX • Max Harwood is ready to take on the world with his first-ever acting role. No pressure that it’s playing the lead in the film adaptation of the hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie…

Bat to the future • Bat-suited and booted, bisexual Javicia Leslie is set to kick some serious butt in her new role as lesbian superhero Batwoman. Here she talks about doing her own stunts and blazing a trail as the first black actor to play the Caped Crusader

Where there’s a will, there’s a way • Scrubbing up nicely, NHS nurse Cavan McKenna, 30, opens up about how he beat his heroin addiction — in October, he celebrated seven years of being ‘clean’ — to carve out his dream career in medicine

YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE • Queeras Folkand DoctorWhowriter Russell T Davies has taken the Tardis back to 1980s Britain for It’s A Sin, a powerful tale of chosen families, love and inevitable loss set against the backdrop of the Aids crisis

NOWT SO QUEER… • David McGillivray presents 28 intriguing facts from our past — one for every day of LGBT+ History Month

IN SEARCH OF TRUMAN • Documentary film The Capote Tapes is a fascinating portrait of a heroic man who spoke his truth, no matter the cost. Truman Capote burst onto the literary scene in his early 20s, quickly establishing himself as the bitchy clown prince of letters — but a troubled childhood and the pressure of being openly gay in a fiercely homophobic era drove him to an early grave

LISTEN UP • THE FUTURE OF MUSIC IS HERE AND IT’S SUPER QUEER — MEET SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING, INSPIRING AND KICK-ASS LGBTQ+ ARTISTS REVOLUTIONISING OUR SOUNDSCAPE

Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead • Founders of 2LG Studio

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Travel

Once upon a time in Copenhagen • As the city prepares to host Copenhagen 2021 — aka LGBTQ+ mega eventWorld Pride — Attitude explores the queer side of the Danish capital

Where to Eat

Where to Sleep

Active • MIND, BODY AND WELL-BEING

BREAKING OUT • American rugby player Devin Ibañez came out publicly only a few weeks ago, but is...