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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Róisín Murphy • Has anyone in the history of public life ever gone from achingly cool to embarrassingly cringe quite so precipitously? The Moloko frontwoman and veteran solo artist, known for eternal bop ‘Sing It Back’, was once an east London dancefloor mainstay and the jewel in the crown of many an LGBTQ+-coded music festival. Then 2023 happened. Here, we retrace the timeline of that glittering career, the explosive story and its dark aftermath

Aussie star turns up the heat • Australian singer Andy has already given us what might be the horniest music videos of the year, and now he’s unleashing his debut EP, &e

Kelly Rowland • From Destiny’s Child to a hugely successful solo career, Kelly Rowland has been a pop icon for nearly three decades. Now, as she takes on a new challenge as a coach on The Voice UK, we’ve got one important question for her to answer: just how much Attitude does she have?

Choose U: Living Boldly with HIV • This article is sponsored content developed and funded by Gilead, who organise and fully fund the Choose U campaign

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FROM PLEASE TO OBSCURE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN • Over 40 years into a career that has seen Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe only ever deliver their absolute finest music with each outing, the Pet Shop Boys remain as genre-defying as ever. Here, the duo reflect on an astonishing discography

Integral: A Pet Shop Boys timeline

TUNING IN TO TURING • With new album A Man from the Future, the Pet Shop Boys have created the soundtrack to the life story of Alan Turing, the mathematical pioneer who turned the tide of the Second World War with his codebreaking machine. Here, Attitude speaks to the band and Turing biographer Andrew Hodges

FROM SHOW PONY TO MULE • Country star Orville Peck on his grounding new relationship, the new album that emerged from a challenging period of reckoning with his demons, and mourning the loss of Dolly Parton

SETTING THE BAR • For Jordan Stephens of hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks, allyship comes naturally. Driven by a genuine curiosity to learn and a desire to understand, while crediting ex Jade for illuminating the path forward, he brings an openness that many of his straight male peers could learn from

THIS CHARMING MAN • He never wanted to be famous, but a standout role in one of this year’s biggest films has put Michael Johnston – and his sexuality – firmly in the public eye

THE QUEEN OF FASHION • Attitude meets the icon Donatella Versace, who reflects on how the LGBTQ+ community inspire her as an ally, the lessons she learned from her brother Gianni, and what fashion means to...