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SHOW. ME. THE. RECEIPTS.
With his eye-wateringly offensive lyrics, Eminem has sold over 220 million records via flagrant controversy and publicity-baiting, but his views on LGBTQ+ issues are more nuanced. Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?
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What’s in a name?
Should we get rid of labels defining sexuality? Four voices from the LGBTQ+ community offer their take
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“My ex-boyfriend took his own life. It took me years to process losing him”
Christopher* talks about growing up in Poland, coming to terms with his sexuality and finding freedom in the UK
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TEA TIME Raja
“My mum, who’s a Virgo, used to get angry with me [as a kid] because my favourite thing to tell her was: ‘Whatever!’” says a Clueless-channelling Raja of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: All Winners fame, after we praise the franchise veteran’s famously chilled and balanced energy. “That’s really how I feel about life,” explains the star. “You get the day, and some duties and responsibilities you’re meant to go through… But really — fuck it! Whatever!” Suffice to say, after the following mind-expanding chat, we want the Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses as our life coach.
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THE PODIUM
Raja ranks the drag of three queens from season three
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THE OUTER RIM
Exploring the furthest reaches of the multiverse
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Aston Martin DBX707
This SUV from a sports and supercar marque is, says its maker, “a sabre in a sector of sledgehammers”. Which, however poetic, actually undersells it by a margin that seems barely credible
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All it takes is a look…
A new Attitude China campaign with beer brand Budweiser highlights how Chinese LGBTQs can share their feelings discreetly and that all love is equal
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MEIN HERR
As he stuns as a surreal Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Callum Scott Howells talks rising to fame in It’s a Sin, trading Wales for the Big Smoke and embracing his queerness
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A STAR’S TREK
After a seven-decade TV career and ahead of his West End debut in Allegiance, Star Trek icon George Takei talks coming out, ageism and the biggest regret of his life
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SANTA, THE SERIAL KILLER
Although Bruce McArthur, who came to be known as the ‘Santa Claus killer’, is now behind bars, how did he remain free to kill for so long? BBC reporter Mobeen Azhar, who travelled to the Canadian city in search of answers, tells Cliff Joannou more
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WELCOME TO THE TALLINN SHOW
A burgeoning drag scene is taking centre stage in the Estonian capital, thanks to an influx of foreigners and Estonians returning from Western Europe and bringing its culture with them
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A FINE BROMANCE
In an exclusive interview with Attitude, Bros star Luke Macfarlane says he “wouldn’t change anything” about the first gay rom-com to be made by a major film studio, while also revealing that he he finds it “tough” to watch. He also discusses how masc for masc can be damaging — and his surprising passion for carpentry
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THINKING OUT OF THE BOX
With roles in Fleabag, Chewing Gum, Black Mirror, The Stranger and now spy drama Slow Horses, multi-talented actor, writer and all-round awesome human Kadiff Kirwan is not just a diverse AF performer but the epitome of being Black, queer and fabulous
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Virgin atlantic attitude awards 22
Our 11th annual gathering of the great, the gay and the good at Camden’s iconic Roundhouse saw live performances from Melanie C, Ellie Goulding, Cat Burns and Lady Blackbird — and a riotous after-party by Jaguar with DJ Jodie Harsh
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Dean Bolton-Grant
Managing director of Grant Horticulture, Urban Grow UK and the Northern School of Gardening
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Being harassed or discriminated against at work?
Is it just banter or are you being passed over for promotion — or worse? A City Law Firm looks at workplace harassment and how to deal with it
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Learning curve
As 2023 draws near, we reflect on one of our proudest moments of 2022 — awarding scholarships to the tune of £1,000 to six LGBTQ+ students at the University of Hull
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SOUTH of the BORDER
We explore the best of South Australia, from the rugged beauty of Kangaroo Island to the gastronomic delights of Adelaide
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Desert QUEEN
We channel our inner Priscilla in the snaking canyons and dusty desert sweeps of the Red Centre in Australia’s Northern Territory, before embracing the tropical climate of its coastal capital, Darwin
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Hello, SUNSHINE
We overcome our fear of sharks, dress up for the opera and somehow get a taste of Paris in Sydney ahead of WorldPride 2023
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HOT STUFF
The star of gay rom-com Fire Island and Broadway, Nick Adams speaks to Attitude about his stage and screen career, and how fitness keeps him sane
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DOCTOR’S ORDERS
Dr Ranj Singh discusses current health issues
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SHUTTING DOWN THE SHAME GAME
Roberto Tovar, 36, has been living with HIV for eight years. Originally from Mexico, he talks to Attitude about his relationship with his body and setting up a sexual and mental health awareness platform which aims to reduce stigma around HIV in the UK’s Latin American community
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GET YOUR FREAK ON
Perhaps the UK’s most inclusive LGBTQ+ party, Homobloc is where queer clubbing reaches its apex
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CROWNING GLORY
Currently starring as Father Alfie Romeo in Death Drop: Back in the Habit, LoUis CYfer (aka Lucy Jane Parkinson) has appeared in several plays and TV shows, and bagged the Drag Idol UK crown. We enjoy an audience with Britain’s most eminent drag king
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B SIDES
Attitude goes beyond the hits to unearth hidden musical treasures… This issue, James Hodge celebrates Pet Shop Boys
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SK8ER BOI
Our obsession with the 90s and 00s is back. Just as Charli XCX and Troye Sivan sang, we just wanna go back to 1999
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EDITOR’S PICK END.
Attitude & Rolling Stone UK’s fashion & beauty director Joseph Kocharian selects a few of his favourite things
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Nick Grimshaw
He’s charmed every A-lister imaginable, twice — and always at some ungodly hour. But does presenter Nick Grimshaw’s fabulousness translate when he’s in the hot seat? We find out…