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OMAR APOLLO ON DISCUSSING QUEERNESS IN MUSIC, COMING OUT, AND SAFETY: ‘THAT’S NOT A JOKE TO ME’ Exclusive: “It’s like when you’re gay and you’ve been kissing girls your whole life, then one day you kiss a guy, you’re like ‘Oh, that’s why everyone loves it’" As much as Omar Apollo likes to have fun and joke around, there are some things he takes very seriously. Among them is the safety of LGBTQ+ people, something he can relate to himself. Appearing on the cover of Attitude’s September/October issue – out now – the ‘Glow’ singer discusses how he has talked about his queerness in his music. READ MORE WHY UK BLACK PRIDE WAS THE MOST RESTORATIVE DAY OF THE YEAR "Knowing that so many Black and brown LGBTQ+ people and our allies have a safe, purpose-built space - even for one day - to celebrate Pride never fails to move me" writes Lerone Clarke-Oliver in an op-ed UK Black Pride is the world’s largest free pride celebration for LGBTQI+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American, and Middle Eastern-descent. On Sunday, 11 August 2024, it celebrated its 19th year. The organisation has gone from a bus-load of attendees traveling to Southend-on-Sea, 10,000 people in Haggerston Park, to a large-scale day of festivities, attended by 25,000 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. READ MORE ELSKA: 10 INTIMATE IMAGES OF HANDSOME LGBTQ GUYS AND ALLIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD As the queer travel zine turns nine, editor Liam Campbell reflects on the story so far ATTITUDE VISITS ALICE SPRINGS, THE QUEER HEARTBEAT OF AUSTRALIA’S RED CENTRE This unassuming town in the Australian outback is home not only to an iconic Priscilla location, but also a sizeable LGBTQ+ population TOM DALEY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM DIVING: ‘IT FEELS LIKE THE RIGHT TIME’ It's the end of an era for Tom, who says he's "completed the colours" SEPT/OCTOBER ON SALE NOW Omar Apollo on the power of a first gay kiss. Plus: is there an epidemic of early gay deaths? Also in this issue: the drag queens of Nigeria, Will Young, Christeene, the LGBT+ activists of Africa, and more.

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