#WORLD #WORLDWIDE #attitude #Magazine #LGBTQ+ #Gay #News #Journal #Update

 

View this email in your browser

KADIFF KIRWAN INTERVIEW: ‘I BLOODY LOVE BEING QUEER – IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING’ EXCLUSIVE: With roles in Fleabag, Chewing Gum, Black Mirror, and now spy drama Slow Horses, multi-talented actor, writer and all-round awesome human Kadiff is the epitome of being Black, queer and fabulous It’s easy to get cynical when you’re in the business of show. But you’d be hard-pressed to find someone as positive, inspiring and grateful as the talented Kadiff Kirwan. Born on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat (population: approx. 5,000), he was whisked away to a Preston council estate as a child. It’s an experience he describes as “beyond culture shock”. Although Kirwan attests to having zero trouble from his peers, the fish-out-of-water combo of being the only Black person in school, with a thick Caribbean accent, religious parents and identifying as queer led to some youthful acting out. READ MORE HOW TO SLAY A TRAIN: WHEN THE QUEERS TOOK OVER THE VENICE SIMPLON-ORIENT-EXPRESS Attitude joined the likes of Bimini, Amanda Lepore, Jake Shears, Omari Douglas, and Jayde Adams for a ride on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. The answer was, “Absolutely YES!” The question from Glyn Fussell of Mighty Hoopla? “Fancy coming on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express?” Two months later, outfits planned and bags packed, I land in Venice with 22 queerdos and one boyfriend in tow during a torrential downpour. Amongst others, our outrageous entourage includes Bimini, Jake Shears, Kadiff Kirwan, Jayde Adams, Omari Douglas, and Layton Williams, who all dash through the rain and dive into people carriers that whisk us to the heart of the city. A short car ride later we clamber onto boats that ferry us to the timeless Belmond-owned Cipriani hotel on Giudecca Island, located a few minutes from the city, for the first night of this ‘Traveling with Pride’ experience. READ MORE ANTONI POROWSKI APPEARS AS TOM DALEY IN NEW SPOILER ALERT CLIP Speedo and all! PUTIN SIGNS IN EXPANDED VERSION OF RUSSIA’S GAY PROPAGANDA BILL It is now illegal to spread “propaganda” about “nontraditional sexual relations” to minors and adults. THE SANTA CLAUS KILLER: WHO IS BRUCE MCARTHUR, WHO TARGETED GAY AND BI MEN? Over the course of seven years in Toronto, eight men who identified as gay or bisexual disappeared without trace. GET THE ATTITUDE JAN/FEB ISSUE On the cover: It’s a Sin star Callum Scott Howells. Plus: The Santa Claus Serial Killer, George Takei, Luke Macfarlane, Estonia’s new drag scene, Tom Allen, Raja and more!

MORE ON ATTITUDE ONLINE Copyright © 2022 Stream Publishing, All rights reserved.