2020-12-01 Attitude Magazine

150 Pages·2020·34.56 MB·English

THE BEST-SELLING GAY MAGAZINE

COLIN FIRTH
& STANLEY TUCCI

VIGGO MORTENSEN

AMANDA HOLDEN

NICOLA ADAMS

SUNIL GUPTA

THE VAMPS

AGE OF
CONSENT
THE LONG FIGHT
FOR EQUAL LOVE

DUA
LIPA
THE NEW BOSS
OF POP

December 2020

attitude.co.uk
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TOM ALLEN
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF
COMING OUT IN CURTAIN
TWITCHING BROMLEY

QUEER
COMICS
THE HISTORY OF
GAY SUPERHEROES

BOW DOWN, BITCHES

Francesco and Giacomo wear matching Home Suits in Navy Blue.

H O ME

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This issue

December 2020

Agenda

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF’S LETTER
ATTITUDE LOVES
What we’re thirsty for this month
THE RULES
For beating the winter blues
THE BIG ISSUE
Safe sex during the pandemic
COLUMNIST – AMROU AL-KADHI
The healing power of drag
BIG IN A WIG
Scarlett BoBo

Features

DUA LIPA
Britain’s biggest pop star on being a
gay icon — and making songs we just
want to Lipa around to!
TOM ALLEN
How the comedian and Attitude
Awards 2020 host learned to
embrace his eccentricities and
queerness
SWEET SIXTEEN
As the 20th anniversary approaches,
we look back at the long battle to win
an equal age of consent
SUPERNOVA
Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci reflect
on playing a gay couple who face an
uncertain future
THE VAMPS
The band are back with their new
album Cherry Blossom — and it’s
blooming marvellous
BRANDON TAYLOR
Provides a snapshot of queer black
life in his Booker-nominated tome,
Real Life
SUNIL GUPTA
Why the photographer embarked
on his journey to capture the LGBTQ
experience
VIGGO MORTENSEN
On his directorial debut, about a
gay man caring for his ailing — and
homophobic — father
QUEER POWER
How the superheroes have been
coming out in the comic books for
years
BUSINESS PROFILE
Michael Dankwah, Grin & Bear
FAVOURITE THINGS
Amanda Holden

Travel

JUST THE TICKET
The latest travel tips and news
TELLING IT STRAIT
We sampled many Turkish delights
during our luxury stay at Six Senses
Kocatas in Istanbul
HOT HOTEL
Portrait Firenze, Florence

Active

HITTING THE RIGHT NOTE
Former Union J star Josh Cuthbert
strikes a chord about body image
and mental health
REAL BODIES
Performer, fitness instructor and
life model Kage Douglas on the bare
necessities of life
A PROBLEM SHARED
Dr Ranj is always here for you
MATT LISTER
Fitness in focus

Social

LIFE LESSONS
Boxing champion and Strictly Come
Dancing favourite Nicola Adams
REVIEWS
Books by Uli Lenart, films by Guy
Lodge, music by James Barr

Style

CRUSH
Recycled looks
WARDROBE
Casual but cool
FASHIONLISTA
Statement knits
GOLDEN HOUR
Escape to the countryside
GROOMING
Love the skin you’re in

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Jamie Tabberer, web reporter
As well as countless depressing
Jeff Buckley lyrics, I’m always
moved by the surprising profundity
of the Spice Girls’ 2 Become 1...
especially Mel B’s line: “Free your
mind of doubt and danger. Be for
real, don’t be a stranger. We can
achieve it, we can achieve it.” No,
this is not (solely) an excuse to
print my picture with her.

John Dunning, journalist
“What else could I say? Everyone is gay” from
All Apologies by Nirvana. These lyrics changed
the way I thought about myself as a gay teenager
living in Africa. This song, together with Cobain’s
portrait on the cover of The Face magazine
wearing Courtney Love’s floral housedress and
chipped cherry-red nail polish changed my life.

James Barr, music columnist
The Saturdays’ “Whatcha doing
Saturday, girl? I’m doing nothing” from
Higher, the Flo Rida remix, natch. They
predicted lockdown — psychic!

WHAT IS YOUR
FAVOURITE SONG
LYRIC?

Meet
the
team

WHAT WE’RE ROCKING
AND BLOCKING
UP &

DOWN

BEAM ME UP!
Moon water… soon to
appear atop the rider
requests of all self-
respecting divas!

POPE FRANCIS
COMES OUT…

…in support of same-
sex civil unions. Make
your mind up, bruv

RUDY BEHAVIOUR

Donald Trump’s attorney
Rudy Giuliani’s dirty
laundry exposed in
new Borat film

THE LIBRARY IS
BACK OPEN!
Drag Race UK has
Ru-sumed filming and
suddenly we have hope to
get through another day

LITERAL PEOPLE

Literally, like ones that
literally use ‘literally’ in
every sentence they say

PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE
PEOPLE

Say what you’re thinking or
just fuck off

CAN’T EAT, WON’T
HELP OUT

Tory scrooges
against free meals for
vulnerable children

END CREDITS?

Cinemas are facing a tough
time… support the arts,
people!

GUEST-LIST ISSUES
30 friends at a funeral?
Only 15 mates at a
wedding? We’re literally
better off dead than wed

8
DECEMBER 2020

Editor in chief Cliff Joannou
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