Attitude 101 2025: Here are the 101 influential figures who made our list
We're spotlighting those in the community making a difference this year, with the full list available now in issue 363 of Attitude magazine
Attitude 101, empowered by Bentley has returned for its fifth year to celebrate the work of trailblazers across the global LGBTQ+ community.
Our special Attitude 101 issue celebrates individuals who have contributed to the community in a game-changing way across 10 distinct categories, plus our Trailblazer of the Year, bringing our total to 101.
The 10 categories are Media & Broadcast; Film, TV, and Music; Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics; Third Sector & Community; Financial & Legal; Fashion, Art & Design; Sport; Travel; Business; and The Future, supported by Clifford Chance.
Below is everyone who made the 2025 Attitude 101 list.
TRAILBLAZER OF THE YEAR
Nava Mau – Actress and filmmaker
FILM, TV & MUSIC
Olly Alexander – Actor and singer
Amrou Al-Kadhi – Drag artist, writer and director
Jade Anouka – Actor
Colman Domingo – Actor
Phil Dunning – Writer, actor and comedian
Cynthia Erivo – Singer and actor
JASMINE.4.T – Musician
Cooper Koch – Actor
Mikko Mäkelä – Director
Jason Patel – Actor and singer
BUSINESS
Roja Dove – Founder, Roja London
Stephen Brown – Commercial specialist, US Commercial Service at US Embassy
Bruna Gil – Head of partnerships EMEA, LinkedIn
Chris Glass – Global director of diversity, equity and inclusion, Soho House
Jamie Love – Founder, Monumental Marketing
Santino Pietrosanti – Director, Jaguar UK
Angelica Ross – Founder & CEO, TransTech Social Enterprises
Lexie Shaibu-Lenoir – Founder, Queer Weddings
Chris Sherwood – CEO, NSPCC
Dani Wallace – Founder, I Am The Queen Bee
FASHION, ART & DESIGN
Joseph Sissens – Principal dancer, The Royal Ballet
Alex Consani – Model
Adam Johnson – Ceramicist
Daniel Lismore – Living sculpture and painter
Seán McGirr – Creative director, Alexander McQueen
Zanele Muholi – Photographer and LGBTQ+ activist
Munya – Model
Sinéad O’Dwyer – Fashion designer
Harris Reed – Fashion designer, creative director, Nina Ricci
Steven Stokey-Daley – Fashion designer and creative director, S.S. Daley
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, & MATHEMATICS
Dan O’Neill – Biologist and television presenter
Dr Sundeep Singh Boparai – Operations manager, Northwell Health
Jerome Foster II – Environmental justice activist and entrepreneur
Max Harris-Jones – Technical assistant, Bentley Motors
Dr Layla McCay – Founding director, Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health
Dr Kate Nambiar – Gender clinician and endocrinology specialist, Welsh Gender Service
Tolu Osinubi – Director, Deloitte UK
Sarah Rench – GenAI security lead, Avanade
Kyne Santos – Drag queen and mathematician
Lauryn Yuen – Global client solutions manager, TikTok
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
James Longman – Chief international correspondent, ABC News
Christian Cooper – Science and comics writer
Nova Dando – Global creative director, TikTok
Snake Denton – Journalist and presenter
William Hanson – Etiquette expert
Ben Hunte – Journalist and broadcaster
Charley Marlowe – Presenter and comedian
Hafsa Qureshi – Activist, writer and public speaker
Harriet Rose – TV presenter
Owain Wyn Evans – TV and radio presenter
TRAVEL
Alicia Valenski – Travel writer and journalist
Kristofer Barber – Director of global communications, Booking.com
Ryan Bos – Executive director, Capital Pride Alliance
Nora von Breitenbach – Founder, Quouch
Doina Craciun – Co-founder, Queer Tours France
Mark Duguid – Managing director, Kuoni UK
Bilal El Hammoumy – Co-founder, Inclusive Morocco
Eva María Lange – Founder and CEO, Pink Iceland
Rick Stiffler – Senior vice president of global sales, Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Alex Zeitz – Senior director of international operations, Virgin Voyages
THIRD SECTOR & COMMUNITY
Friedel Dausab – LGBTQ+ activist
Josh Babarinde OBE – Liberal Democrat MP
Char Bailey – LGBTQ+ advocate
Simon Blake OBE – Chief executive, Stonewall
Rev Richard Coles – Broadcaster and author
Carla Denyer – MP and Green Party Co-leader
David Furnish – Chairman, Elton John AIDS Foundation
Jude Guaitamacchi – Activist and founder, Trans+ Solidarity Alliance
Manvi Madhu Kashyap – Trans pioneer
Sarah McBride – US Representative
SPORT
Thomas Hitzlsperger – Former footballer and LGBTQ+ advocate
Tom Daley – Diver
Anna Deignan – Director of fans and development, Premier League
Richard Morris – Motor-racing driver and co-founder, Racing Pride
Ryan O’Neill – Co-owner, Keighley Cougars
Marie Patouillet – Cyclist
João Lucas Reis da Silva – Tennis player
Sha’Carri Richardson – Sprinter
Milo Turnley – Founder, Transkaters
Noa-Lynn van Leuven – Darts player
THE FUTURE (UNDER 25) SUPPORTED BY CLIFFORD CHANCE
GK Barry – Content Creator and Broadcaster
X González – Gun control advocate
Joe Hayes – Pride Beats Prejudice founder
Abbie Jane – Rainbow Shoelace Project founder
Shaneel Lal – Activist and ‘conversion therapy’ ban advocate
Joe Locke – Actor
Fred Roberts – Singer-songwriter
Olly Shinder – Fashion designer
Zaya Wade – Model and LGBTQ+ advocate
Vivian Jenna Wilson – LGBTQ+ advocate and activist
FINANCIAL & LEGAL
Dame Julia Hoggett – London Stock Exchange CEO
Motie Bring – CEO, PPRO
Rebecca Chalkley KC – Barrister
Oscar Davies – Barrister
David Hynam – CEO, LV=
Keio Yoshida – Senior legal advisor, Center for Reproductive Rights
Deon Pillay – Head of marketing operations, Legal & General
Chase Strangio – Transgender rights lawyer
Anthony Watson – Founder, Bank of London
Dr Victoria McCloud – Legal consultant
This feature is taken from issue 363 of Attitude magazine, available to order here or alongside 15 years of back issues on the Attitude app.