Attitude: История британского гей-журнала

British gay magazine

In 1997, art historian Reina Lewis wrote that Attitude was "notable for its glossy and gorgeous fashion editorial and [ ] generally more visual led [than other gay and lesbian magazines]". Lewis also wrote that Attitude used both male and female photographers, and that photographers' sexuality was not made clear: "we do not know if the photographer is gay, although they are certainly gay literate". In 2003, it was characterized as "a gay (and less laddish) version of GQ". Describing the contents of Attitude, Boy George said: "It's not just full of cock and arse. There is some intellect in there. Most gay magazines are all nipple rings and eight inch penises and pecs. [Attitude has] a bit of that, it has to be said, but there is stuff to read." In July 2005, the magazine launched fashion supplements as a spin off publication. The March" 2010 issue was themed as the titles first Older Issue with EastEnders star John Partridge on the cover. The February 2017 edition was the first Body Issue.

Attitude features a mixture of gay and straight cover stars. as of 2017, Attitude had published 280 issues with more than 300 covers. More than half of the cover stars have been gay. The longest stretch straight celebrities have not appeared on the cover is three months. Then Editor Matthew Todd previously suggested there were not enough famous gay people to have them on the cover constantly and has made a point of putting celebrities on the cover such as Beth Ditto (first lesbian woman on an Attitude cover) and Kele Okereke (first black gay man on an Attitude cover). In 2016, Prince William became the first member of the British royal family to appear on the cover of a gay magazine when he appeared on the cover of the July issue of Attitude; in the cover story, he also became the first British royal to openly condemn the bullying of the gay community. In the January 2020 issue, Yasmin Benoit and Anick Soni became the first asexual and intersex people on cover of Attitude respectively.

Attitude began publication in 1994 as part of the Northern & Shell group owned by Richard Desmond. Attitude was founded by a straight couple, Tim Nicholson and Jane Phillips, with gay writers Paul Burston and Pas Paschali. In 2008, Attitude and other Remnant titles were bought by Trojan. Attitude was acquired in September 2016 by Stream Publishing.