News World
Netherlands’ Prime Minister Rob Jetten and Nicolás Keenan announce they’re expecting their first child
It comes months after Jetten told Attitude of his hopes to have children with the professional hockey player
Culture Music
Celebrity Traitors star Bash Croft opens up about being outed at school by ex-boyfriend
“I had a really difficult few years,” said the up-and-coming singer
Life Travel
Brits are eyeing up haunted holidays and less ‘sex on the beach’ in 2027
Paranormal tourism and 2027 holidays to work through relationship issues lead Booking.com’s 2027 travel predictions
Editors’ picks
Culture Film & TV
Michael Johnston reveals he was taught being gay would send him ‘straight to hell’ in Attitude cover interview (EXCLUSIVE)
Johnston, who was raised in a Southern Baptist family, recalled internalising the idea that being gay made him an “abomination”
Culture Music
Jordan Stephens opens up about ex Jade Thirlwall in Attitude cover interview: ‘She showed me what an ally is’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The Rizzle Kicks star opens up about his and Jade’s shared love for the LGBTQ+ community to mark him receiving the Ally Award, supported by Polestar, at the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards 2026, in partnership with M&S and electrified by Polestar
Culture Music
Orville Peck opens up on overdose, addiction and rehab in Attitude cover interview: ‘I was so lost’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The country star reflected on the darkest period of his life while speaking ahead of the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards 2026, in partnership with M&S and electrified by Polestar
Culture Music
Pet Shop Boys star on the cover of Attitude, revealing the meaning behind ‘It’s a Sin’: ‘People have always assumed it’s about being gay’ (EXCLUSIVE)
After years of people assuming their ’80s hit is about being “gay”, the duo reveal the true meaning behind the song as part of receiving the Legend Award, supported by Virgin Atlantic, at the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards 2026, in partnership with M&S and electrified by Polestar
News
News World
Netherlands’ Prime Minister Rob Jetten and Nicolás Keenan announce they’re expecting their first child
It comes months after Jetten told Attitude of his hopes to have children with the professional hockey player
News UK
NHS England assessment warns new single-sex ward guidance could harm trans patients
New guidance issued by the NHS states that trans women are no longer to be placed on female-only wards, where applicable
News UK
UK government to ban porn depicting strangulation and incest from November
The measures follow an independent review of pornography regulation led by Conservative peer Baroness Gabby Bertin, published in February 2025
News World
Trailblazing transgender actress and cabaret performer Ana Lupez dies aged 82
She was among the first Argentine transgender women to undergo gender-affirming surgery and spent much of her career performing in Argentina and Spain
News World
Chick-fil-A CEO dodges questions about donations to anti-LGBTQ+ groups
In an interview for NBC’s Today, Andrew Cathy was questioned by anchor Craig Melvin about the scandal
News UK
ACT UP announces 2027 calendar marking 40 years of HIV/AIDS activism
All profits will go towards ACT UP’s Fund Healthcare Not Warfare campaign, which is building towards an international day of action in 2027
News World
Hungary votes to scrap anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions introduced under Viktor Orbán
Hungary’s parliament has approved changes to a law that restricted LGBTQ+ representation in material available to children
News World
Michael Kearns, actor and HIV/AIDS activist, dies aged 76
Celebrated as one of Hollywood’s first openly gay actors to publicly disclose his HIV-positive status, he used his career to challenge stigma, homophobia and social inequality
News UK
Thousands sign petition urging Sadiq Khan to block Harry Potter Christmas lights in London
Backed by the Good Law Project, the petition calls on the Mayor of London to stop the Oxford Street display from going ahead
Culture
Culture Film & TV
La bola negra director defends casting straight actor Miguel Bernardeau in gay role
Javier Ambrossi has explained why he chose the actor to play Rafael in the upcoming Spanish film
Culture Music
Attitude revisits Kylie Minogue’s genre-bending Impossible Princess on its 29th anniversary
Almost three decades on, Minogue’s Impossible Princess remains one of pop’s most daring reinventions
Culture
Derek Mitchell on queer adolescence and the darker side of wanting to be seen (EXCLUSIVE)
Drawing on his own experiences growing up queer, comedian and writer Derek Mitchell prepares to bring his coming-of-age show Goblin to Park Theatre
Culture Music
Celebrity Traitors star Bash Croft opens up about being outed at school by ex-boyfriend
“I had a really difficult few years,” said the up-and-coming singer
Culture Film & TV
Race Across the World’s Alfie Watts opens up about family’s negative reaction to him coming out as bisexual
Watts says his family “weren’t exactly the most approving”
Culture Film & TV
Freddie Fraser: Miranda Hart is the gift that keeps on giving as Celebrity Traitors tempt the yawning fates (EXCLUSIVE)
In his third weekly column for Attitude, The Traitors star Freddie Fraser gives his hot take on the latest celebrity instalment
Culture Scene
New photo book documents East London’s queer nightlife from 2005 to 2015 (EXCLUSIVE)
Ralf Obergfell’s limited-edition collection features photographs and first-hand accounts from a decade of underground parties
Culture Theatre
Midnight review: A gay Hamilton with talent to spare and no room to breathe
Todrick Hall’s Midnight brings extraordinary vocals, ambitious choreography and a sweeping love story to the Off-Broadway stage, but an overstuffed production leaves its strongest ideas struggling to breathe
Culture Music
The Celebrity Traitors star Bash Croft releases new single ‘Good Light’
Croft, best known for playing Ben Hope in Netflix’s Heartstopper, began releasing music in 2025 with his debut single ‘Tokyo’
Style
Style Fashion
Teddy Bryce is retiring from OnlyFans – and putting everything into Strapp Metal (EXCLUSIVE)
Speaking to Attitude, Long reflects on his decision to step away from OnlyFans, the realities of making a living from sex work, and the complicated boundaries between performer and fan
Style Fashion
Samsøe Samsøe x END. just made leather trousers our autumn essential
From furry slip-ons to lightweight knits, the collaboration has autumn dressing covered, with plenty of attitude
Style Fashion
Attitude Awards 2026: Donatella Versace wins this year’s Icon Award, presented by Ncuti Gatwa and Natasha Poly
Versace was honoured at the 15th anniversary of the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards 2026, in partnership with M&S and electrified by Polestar
Attitude Loves
Attitude Loves
Attitude Loves: From a Cretan retreat to the latest foldable phones, here’s what we’re into
Gorgeous hotels, fancy jewels and the best new phones – this is what you need in your life right now
Attitude Loves
Attitude Loves: From Drag Race-driven Diesel, ABBA Voyage parties and body positivity, here’s what we’re into right now
Summer scents, dancing queens and naked bodies… oh my!
Attitude Loves
Attitude Loves: From Schiaparelli at the V&A to Sony’s new earphones, here’s what we’re into right now
Trainers, bags, art… oh my
Life
Life Travel
Brits are eyeing up haunted holidays and less ‘sex on the beach’ in 2027
Paranormal tourism and 2027 holidays to work through relationship issues lead Booking.com’s 2027 travel predictions
Life Travel
Cristine Bedfor, Málaga, hotel review: A vintage slice of Spanish heaven
Comfortable, charming and not bad on the eye either, Cristine Bedfor is a brilliant base in one of Spain’s most historic cities
Life Business
Standard Chartered’s Agata Banas and Lewis Shaw on the making of Business, Belonging and Beyond podcast
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