News World
Pope Leo XIV says Catholic Church will not widen same-sex blessing policy
Leo spoke to reporters on the flight back to Rome after an 11-day trip to North and Central Africa
News Sport
Benfica footballer Gianluca Prestianni banned for six matches over homophobic conduct
During an investigation, midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni said Prestianni said he had directed a homophobic insult at the Brazil international
Culture Music
Tsatsamis writes songs for gay clubs and the morning after (EXCLUSIVE)
Tsatsamis turns queer nights out, messy love affairs and private emotional spirals into sleek, synth-heavy pop that hits as hard on the dancefloor as it does alone at 4am
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News UK
Zack Polanski unveiled as the Attitude 101 ‘Trailblazer of the Year 2026’ – as Green Party leader talks ‘bold politics’ and re-imagining of capitalism (EXCLUSIVE)
Speaking to Attitude, Polanski says his determination to speak for a disaffected electorate came from frustration with decades of political evasiveness
Culture Film & TV
Miriam Margolyes unveiled as Attitude Uncut’s new cover girl – as A Friend of Dorothy goes for Oscar glory (EXCLUSIVE)
“My life has been irradiated by the film,” says Miriam, as she leads Attitude Uncut: The Film Issue alongside her A Friend of Dorothy director Lee Knight
Life Wellbeing
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month: Robin Cancer Trust urges self-checks and fundraising
Around 2,400 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK each year, but survival rates exceed 95% if the disease is caught early
Culture Film & TV
Dan Levy: Having an iconic woman play my mother is a requirement (EXCLUSIVE)
The actor talks to Attitude about his new Netflix show Big Mistakes, and why his character couldn’t be anything less like Schitt’s Creek legend David Rose
News
News World
Pope Leo XIV says Catholic Church will not widen same-sex blessing policy
Leo spoke to reporters on the flight back to Rome after an 11-day trip to North and Central Africa
News Sport
Benfica footballer Gianluca Prestianni banned for six matches over homophobic conduct
During an investigation, midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni said Prestianni said he had directed a homophobic insult at the Brazil international
News UK
Kezia Dugdale apologises for JK Rowling praise and insists Stonewall backs trans rights
The controversy came after Dugdale was asked about Rowling during an interview with the Guardian following news of her appointment
News World
Far-right mayors cancel Pride and remove LGBTQ+ symbols in two French municipalities
The moves, in Elne in the south and Faches-Thumesnil near the Belgian border, have drawn criticism from campaigners
News UK
Rapist jailed for deliberately transmitting HIV to men and underage boys
He was convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm on seven victims, including raping four of them with the intent of transmitting HIV
News Politics
Former drag performer is elected as Reform UK councillor and immediately calls for Pride funding cuts
“All councils should stop funding Pride events that bring little value to social inclusion,” Michael Felse said after his election victory
News World
NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani appoints Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz as Department of Records lead
Mamdani has appointed Smith-Cruz, a Black lesbian librarian, to lead the department.
News World
Luxembourg foreign minister reveals clash with ousted Hungary leader on anti-LGBTQ+ laws
“As I told Viktor Orbán at that moment, it was not my choice [to be gay],” said Luxembourg’s foreign minister, Xavier Bettel
News Politics
Ex French PM Gabriel Attal criticised by right-wing media for discussing gay relationship in memoir
Attal includes a chapter titled “Gay”, where he writes about his relationship with Stéphane Séjourné, who serves as a European commissioner
Culture
Culture Music
Tsatsamis writes songs for gay clubs and the morning after (EXCLUSIVE)
Tsatsamis turns queer nights out, messy love affairs and private emotional spirals into sleek, synth-heavy pop that hits as hard on the dancefloor as it does alone at 4am
Culture Scene
Sydney breaks the rules with all-gender nights at gay sauna
It’s not perfect, nor pretending to be. It’s Sydney blurring the lines – then deciding not to make too much noise about what happens next
Culture Music
‘Brazil is a country of contradictions’: Pabllo Vittar on a love-filled coming out story and Club Vittar domination (EXCLUSIVE)
From her 2021 Attitude cover shoot to Coachella 2022 and a collaboration with Charli XCX, Pabllo Vittar reflects: “Pabllo is joy as protest”
Culture Film & TV
BBC announces Smoggie Queens spin-off The Dickie Show with Phil Dunning
“Apologies in advance to all the celebrities he will inevitably offend,” said Dunning
Culture Film & TV
Scott Mills’s replacement at BBC Radio 2 is confirmed
“It’s been a dream to host the breakfast show since I joined Radio 2 and it feels like a bit of a full circle for me,” the show’s new host said
Culture Film & TV
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 11 cast and release date announced
The season will climax in an epic Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown, where the finalists will battle it out for a $200,000 (£148k) cash prize
Culture Film & TV
Heartstopper Forever release date confirmed by Netflix
Heartstopper Forever will see fan-favourite characters return to screens, as several of the leading actors are set to reprise their roles
Culture Film & TV
UK Asian Film Festival celebrates queer stories through compelling cultural visuals
Screening around 30 films across its 10-day run, the festival has also announced three queer-focused films as part of its LGBTQ+ strand
Culture Film & TV
Kylie Minogue lands three-part Netflix documentary from Beckham producers
Netflix said the programme will explore how the singer “reshaped pop and became one of music’s most enduring icons”
Style
Style Fashion
Jacob Elordi is Bleu de Chanel’s latest leading man
The Academy Award–nominated actor steps into a new chapter as ambassador for the influential men’s fragrance
Style Fashion
The JW Anderson Summer Series perfects the warm-weather wardrobe
Bold graphics meet craft-inspired crochet in a capsule collection we’ll be reaching for all season long
Style Fashion
Louis Vuitton brings art to life with its latest Automata timepiece
The Tambour Taiko Arty Automata turns timekeeping into a kinetic masterpiece
Attitude Loves
Attitude Loves
Attitude Loves: From the BFI Flare film festival to gorgeous male nudes, here’s six things we’re into right now
Movies, men, and fresh coffee… Is there anything else one needs?
Attitude Loves
Gender-diversity on-camera: Inside Brighton Museum & Art Gallery’s Gender Stories Exhibition
The exhibit runs from 31 January to 12 April 2026 – and features an Attitude portrait of Trans Pride Brighton CEO Sarah Savage!
Attitude Loves
From Jade Thirlwall to Trixie Mattel: Revisit photographer Magnus Hastings’ epic career
Girls Aloud. Courtney Act. Alaska. Sugababes. Photographer extraordinary Magnus Hastings has captured them all. Here, we take a look at his best work
Life
Life Business
Jacqui Rhule-Dagher on how working in law helped her come out: ‘Your queerness is not a liability’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Rhule-Dagher reveals how working at a law firm helped her come out at a time when representation in her field was lacking, inspiring her to create change with Legally Queerly
Life
Study reveals 1 in 3 LGBTQ+ women delay healthcare over discrimination fears
Lady Phyll and Dame Kelly Holmes are among those marking Lesbian Visibility Week as new figures reveal the scale of healthcare avoidance among LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people
Life
Trans+ Solidarity Alliance founder marks one year since Supreme Court gender ruling: ‘Our rights were dismantled’
“We have to stand up together and prove that the future is not fixed and rollbacks of rights are not inevitable,” Jude Guaitamacchi writes