Jonny Woo (Image: Rebecca Zephyr Thomas; Design: Attitude) As co-owner of east London’s latest queer hotspot The Divine (which recently opened after the closure of The Glory in Haggerston), Jonny Woo has seen and done it all. Since his formative years in early-2000s New York where he was inspired to try his luck as a performer, he’s become a pinnacle of the capital’s LGBTQ+ scene, hosting the wildly popular annual LIPSYNC1000 competition and becoming a mentor to new talent, including Drag Race UK stars Crystal and Jonbers Blonde. He’s now also returning to London’s queer restaurant/performanc ..read more

Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O'Connor in Challengers (Image: MGM Studios) Challengers star Josh O’Connor has given his verdict as to whether his character in the upcoming film is queer. O’Connor stars opposite Zendaya and Mike Faist in the film about two former best friends turned tennis rivals. The film’s trailers have shown off a fiery love triangle, that does play out – check our review here. Speaking to Variety on the red carpet at the film’s LA premiere recently, O’Connor, known for other queer roles such as God’s Own Country, was asked whether his and Mike Faist’s characters – Patrick ..read more

Swedish flag (Image: Unsplash) Sweden has passed a “balanced and responsible” law aimed at making life easier for trans people. The bill also saw the age Swedes can change their legal gender lowered from 18 to 16. The bill was passed on Wednesday (17 April) by 234 votes to 94. It is due to come into effect in 2025. Sweden, the first country to make transitioning legal in 1972, will now require trans people to have a short consultation with a doctor or psychologist. People will also need The National Board of Health and Welfare to approve as well. People aged 16-18 will also need a parent or g ..read more

Linus Karp in Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story (Image: Dave Bird) Inspiration can be a funny thing. Much like lightning which rarely strikes the same place twice, inspiration rarely strikes in the same way more than once. For example, you can be working on what you think is a perfectly good idea and then you find an old skit you did for your partner’s mum’s 60th birthday and realise it makes a great basis for a show. Or one of the world’s biggest film stars can get into a skiing accident which several years later becomes a televised legal battle and also forms the basis of a show. That whol ..read more

Ncuti Gatwa (Image: Attitude/Melanie Lehmann) Ncuti Gatwa has reflected on his intersectional identities in a new interview with Attitude. The Doctor Who star appears on the cover of our 358th issue, available to buy on shelves, order online and read on our app now, to mark our 30 years in LGBTQ+ publishing. Ncuti Gatwa on the latest cover of Attitude (Image: Attitude/Melanie Lehmann) In a wide-ranging interview, the 31-year-old touches on Barbie, the Oscars and, as asked by Attitude editor Cliff Joannou: “Between being a Scottish, British, Black person, an immigrant, and ..read more

Ncuti Gatwa leads our 30-year anniversary issue (Images: Attitude/Melanie Lehmann ) “I just got a text from Cheryl…” says a panicked member of Team Attitude. The year is 2008 and I am a bright- eyed, bushy-tailed intern listening with poker-faced fascination as the magazine’s Girls Aloud cover hangs in the balance for reasons I won’t get into here.  The ensuing tea is scalding (or would have been, were tea a metaphorical concept back then), but everything works out in perfectly sequinned GA style in the end.  It’s surreal that 16 years later, the girls are back — minus their s ..read more

Luke Evans, Ncuti Gatwa, Beth Ditto and Mel B all appear in the latest issue of Attitude (Images: Attitude/provided) We know, we know, we don’t look a day over 21! But believe it or not April 2024 marks 30 years of Attitude magazine. (To put that into perspective, we’re one year older than Dua Lipa, who was born in 1995!) Ncuti Gatwa on the latest cover of Attitude (Image: Attitude/Melanie Lehmann) To celebrate this milestone in LGBTQ+ publishing, we’ve put together a bumper issue in which we survey the last three decades of queer history, and revisit some of our favourite covers and features ..read more

Ncuti Gatwa in shots from his Attitude photoshoot (Image: Attitude/Melanie Lehmann) Doctor Who‘s Ncuti Gatwa is Attitude’s latest cover star, and appears in a vibrant, fashion-forward photoshoot as our magazine celebrates 30 years on shelves. The actor – also known for roles in Sex Education and Barbie – is joined in our celebratory issue, which is on sale now, by everyone from Spice Girl Mel B to Gossip frontwoman Beth Ditto. Ncuti Gatwa in his Attitude shoot (Image: Attitude/Melanie Lehmann)The Doctor Who star leads out 358th issue (Image: Attitude/Melanie Lehmann)The actor is known for rol ..read more

JoJo Siwa in her new music video (Image: Columbia) From hidden gems to huge hits, the ‘gay pop’ pantheon is stacked with songs, with George Michael’s ‘Freeek!’ and Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ immediately springing to mind. Can you blame JoJo Siwa, then, for wanting to formalise it… albeit with a song most would rather forget?! That’s the the TikToker’s plan, at least: after catching heat for comments to Billboard last week about starting “a new genre … called ‘gay pop'” with lesbian-centric single ‘Karma’, the star now claims she’s not the “inventor” of the genre, bur rather ..read more

Germany flag (Image: Unsplash) A change to laws around transitioning in Germany has been celebrated as sending a “strong message” to the rest of the world by campaigners. On 12 April German lawmakers passed a new law that will allow trans people to change their legal gender through self-identification (Self-ID). The new law will come into effect this November. 374 MPs voted for the new law, while 251 voted against, and 11 abstained. Cristian González Cabrera, a senior LGBT rights researcher at Human Rights Watch said: “Germany has joined a growing list of countries that are abolishing patholo ..read more