Alice's WONDERLAND ♡

With its tender depiction of sexuality and gender in all its myriad forms, Heartstopper has delivered the representation the queer community has been waiting generations for. As this year sees the publication of the final book in the series, Attitude talks to our Person of the Year, Alice Oseman about their game changing creation

Bentley Bentayga S

How to get seduced by a car: cover 1,000 miles in three days in hope rather than expectation. Five stars. Would recommend

Role PLAY

As he takes the lead in a mainstream movie for the first time to portray a gay dad - actor Ben Aldridge shares how queer roles have taught him more about himself than he could ever have imagined. In this revealing interview, he also reflects on how he struggled to overcome enduring feelings of shame about his sexuality

A breath of FRESH AIR

From encouraging cycling to implementing Ultra-Low Emission Oliver Lord has made London's controversial Zone, eco campaigner great strides towards cutting pollution

Transforming LIVES

In 2020, Dani St James founded Not A Phase, a charity that wants to make a difference for trans and gender-diverse adults. Here, she tells us more

SUPER TROUPERS

Happily married couple Mark Gatiss and lan Hallard have collaborated on a play inspired by lan's devotion to ABBA. Now beginning its UK tour, The Way Old Friends Do is not about the Swedish superstars, but two mates performing as ABBA in drag. We interviewed the pair to find out more...

Welcome to MIAMI

We explore the queer and vibrant streets of Miami Beach before getting a feel for Wynwood, Miami's trendy up-and-coming neighbourhood

Baptism OF FIRE

Here, globetrotting guru and founder of LGBTQ+ travel website Every Queer, Meg Ten Eyck writes about her recent trip to Burning Man

Right MOVES

Meet a fashion icon who can do it all. Sakeema Peng Crook is an international model, content creator, dancer and activist whose mantra is embodying positive change

Work of ART

Michael F. Rumsby always aspired to be an artist. After a very successful career in PR, he's now following his passion full time, as he shares here

Aqua MAN

As one of the few publicly gay professional swimmers, Team GB's Daniel Jervis discusses coming out, the highs and lows of 2022 and what's up next

Political POWERHOUSE

Commentator and activist Karine Jean-Pierre is the first Black and LGBTQ+ press officer for the White House, fighting for racial justice and LGBTQ+ rights across America

Getting SERIOUS

Not content with making the nation laugh, comedian turned campaigner Joe Lycett has taken to speaking out on the issues of the day - from David Beckham becoming the face of antigay Qatar in the World Cup to the UK government's immigration policy. We loved him before but now we love him even more...

Freer THAN EVER

Actor Adam Ali on bringing their \"queer Arab magic\" to film and TV, including Waterloo Road, coming out, and how they hope to inspire and influence positive change through representation

EASTBOURNE PLAYBOY BUNNIES SHOOT

I was beginning to wonder after my last Eastbourne photoshoot, if people were starting to get bored with them, as there were only 3 of us including Richard who took part in the Zombie one.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE?

"The world won't go away just because believe otherwise. You can't avoid people being gay or transgender just because you have a religious faith.

BREE FRAM - Blazing trails to build a stronger military

U.S. Space Force Lt. Colonel Bree Fram will be remembered as a trailblazer for a transgender-inclusive military. This was not so obvious when we met about six years ago. However, she's well on her way to earn that distinction with a public track record of advocacy and leadership.

Sophie's 20 years later

In 2018 I was crowned Miss TLi and I won it on my first attempt - and first Eastbourne event for that matter - dressed as "Minnie Mouse", and after being a judge in 2019 there was something that stopped the following 2 years' events taking place... I can't quite remember what that was though??

VICTORIA'S SECRETS

Actress VICTORIA GIGANTE has, many times, appeared on stage and screen; and her photographs have adorned gallery walls around the world - but she feels like she hasn't done enough. As her new play 'Miss Philippines' is about to hit London's West End, WARREN CHRISTOPHER HALLETT meets this multi-talented sensation to find out why - and then some.

Project 5.0

Like for many others, the Covid years were more difficult in more ways than one for me. I had lost the occasional night out dressed, the ability to dress regularly, and had even more uncertainty of what the future held.

BRUCE INTERVIEWS GEORGE

Hi everyone, in this edition my article is dedicated to a good friend of mine who approached me over three years ago for some advice and a very inspirational guy, called George Blake.

Miss Transliving International 2022

MAIDEN VOYAGE... an Eastbourne weekend experience and winning Miss Transliving International 2022

CELEBRATING EDWEENA BANGER!

On the eve of Christmas 2021, a month after her sellout gig at London's St. Moritz Club, singer-songwriter Edweena Banger brought out her second solo album, 'Diamond Rocks'.

ALONE finds his Tribe on the Dancefloor

"Fine" is the Second Single from the Gender-Bending Queer Artist

AIDEN K. FELTKAMP

Chase joy... it's worth it

A Level Playing Field?

Fairness in sport is a centuries-old tradition, but now this principle has come under scrutiny as never before

THIS WOMAN'S WORK

As the only openly lesbian member of the Welsh Parliament, North Wales's Hannah Blythyn is already one of a kind. Now she's on a mission for a total ban on so-called 'conversion therapy' in Wales - and to make it Europe's most LGBTQ+-friendly country, as Attitude discovered

Flying high

With high-profile roles in Marvel's Hawkeye series and Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon, and taking over as The Emcee in the West End's revival of Cabaret, Fra Fee tells Attitude's Will Stroude how he's keeping his feet on the ground

The spirit of SOUL PRIDE

Cliff Joannou journeys to Berkshire for Soul Pride, a new festival that is asking us to dive into the mind and body to rediscover what it means to be proud and LGBTQ+ today

EUROPRIDE AND PREJUDICE

As Belgrade prepares to host EuroPride in September, Martijn Tulp explores its fundamental role in the battle for LGBTQ+ rights in Serbia