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 IS YOUR MEMORY OF SEX EDUCATION AT SCHOOL?

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UP & DOWN • WHAT WE’RE ROCKING AND BLOCKING

Editor in Chief’s Letter

On the cover

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The Rules • …for attending your school reunion

Suffering in silence • Male sexual violence was in the news last month when police appealed for witnesses following a sexual assault on London’s Clapham Common. Alex Feis-Bryce, CEO of SurvivorsUK, writes about the challenges that men encounter when talking about and reporting rape

Reality beats navel-gazing • NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, DESIGNER AND PHOTOGRAPHER JOE BUITENDAG HAS A GOOD EYE – AND AN EVEN BETTER BUTT!

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BEATS & PIECES

Bentley Bentayga Hybrid • How some of the newest, cleanest hybrid tech transforms the grandest of SUVs into a car that exemplifies the brand

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GROWiNG PAINS • Sex Education ‘bad boy’ Connor Swindells — who recently made waves in hit BBC drama Vigil — schools Attitude on how life-changing the show has been for him, checking toxic masculinity and what’s in store for his romance with on-screen boyfriend Ncuti Gatwa

From PARIS With LOVE • Gracing Attitude’s front cover for a second time, French actor and Sex Education heartthrob Sami Outalbali opens up about how schools are failing students, his special je ne sais quoi with co-star Ncuti Gatwa and bringing gay characters to the screen

TEENAGE KICKS • As Netflix’s terrific, taboo-busting comedy drama Sex Education returns for a third season, Attitude catches up with show creator Laurie Nunn and series stars Ncuti Gatwa, Tanya Reynolds, Patricia Allison and Moordale Secondary’s newest recruit Dua Saleh about creating and portraying queer characters, filming intimate scenes, the power of storytelling and righting the wrongs from their own school days

LAURIE NUNN • Creator and writer

NCUTI GATWA • Plays Eric Effiong

TANYA REYNOLDS • Plays Lily Iglehart

PATRICIA ALLISON • Plays Ola Nyman

DUA SALEH • Plays Cal

The Wounded Healer • Oxford graduate, pilled-up San Francisco biker, maverick neurologist, cultural icon — Oliver Sacks was all these things and more. In a life filled with turmoil and hardship, his innate empathy for the suffering of others has left a scientific legacy that continues to inspire

GIRL POWER • This year, the British Phonographic Industry is marking National Album Day on 16 October with the theme Celebrating Women in Music. Attitude asked five performers from the queer scene to pay homage to their favourite iconic diva

JONBERS BLONDE ON BRITNEY

SHARON LE GRAND AS CYNDI LAUPER

RILEASA SLAVES ON RIHANNA

CARA MELLE ON BEYONCÉ

TETE BANG ON DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

All Heart • After roles in TV’s Gentleman Jack, Years and Years and Humans, Dino Fetscher will star at the National Theatre in seminal gay play The...