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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Do you feel safe as an LGBTQ+ person abroad? • Four community members tell us how they tackle travelling to places with hostile attitudes

SHOW. ME. THE. RECEIPTS. RICKY GERVAIS • Part of the cultural furniture for decades, After Life star Gervais has gone global since joining the Netflix comedy family. But just how upstanding an ally is this standup? Erm, you might want to sit down for this one…

When it’s OK to ghost a friend

“Moving to the UK gave me a great sense of freedom” • Will Cabral jointly runs queer foodie haven, The Rear Window Restaurant in east London. He speaks of his repressed upbringing in Brazil before finally being able to express himself

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THE OUTER RIM • Exploring the furthest reaches of the multiverse

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Volvo EX30 • Say hello to the first small car that makes electric accessible, sensible and desirable: Volvo’s all-new baby SUV that’s as if Apple made motor cars…

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THERE FOR YOU • When Big Boys first aired on Channel 4 in 2022, this hilarious and heart-warming take on the friendship between new roomies Jack and Danny portrayed the gay/straight bromance in a refreshing and relatable way that we hadn’t seen on the television in… well, ever. Ahead of season two hitting our screens in the new year, Attitude meets leads Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing, and writer Jack Rooke

The sinister gay lobotomies of Dr Walter Jackson Freeman II • Electric shock therapy? Chemical castration? These were just two of the horrendous “cures” for homosexuality prevalent since the 1940s in the US and UK. Perhaps the worst of them all — and the least talked about — is how Dr Walter Jackson Freeman II made it his mission to lobotomise hundreds of gay men

LOVE AND HAIGH • Director Andrew Haigh on the journey from the emotional intimacy of his breakthrough film Weekend to the visceral intensity of new feature, All of Us Strangers, starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal

Winning the war on HIV • PrEPster co-founder Marc Thompson discusses his journey around HIV awareness and prevention

SELF-STARTER • Nadia Whittome, the Labour MP for Nottingham East, got involved in politics as a teen after seeing first-hand the effects of austerity on her local community. Here, she outlines Labour’s priorities if they were to secure power in 2024, and her views on the ongoing persecution of the LGBTQ+ community

Heart for art • Multi-talented artist Patrick Bullock chooses projects that hold personal meaning for him, so that he can express his feelings

Dame Inga Beale • Former CEO of Lloyd’s of London, the first and only female in this role

A helping hand • The AMF’s LGBTQ+ scholarship in partnership with the University of Hull is now in its second year, offering...