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#GAYMEDIASOWHE NO MORE? TWO NEW DIGAL MAGAZ SIGNAL A MORE DIVERSE LGBTQ MEDIA
Attu, the bt-sellg and award-wng magaze for gay men the UK, celebrated 25 years of beg prt this week. The first issue appeared on shop shelv May 1994 wh gay pop star Boy Gee on the ver. And on Thursday 17 May, the magaze celebrated s 25th year wh an event at... * gay magazine cover maker *
Attu, the bt-sellg and award-wng magaze for gay men the UK, celebrated 25 years of beg prt this week. The first issue appeared on shop shelv May 1994 wh gay pop star Boy Gee on the ver. And as much as LGBT+ rights the UK have changed, so has diversy and reprentatn on gay magaze was once emed more important for stars like David Beckham and the aforementned Pt to stand solidary by appearg on the ver of Attu, now the magaze's foc is placed more on reprentg the greater mori the LGBT+ muny, cludg transgenr people and LGBT+ people of lour.
"A young, handsome talent who spoke directly to the los of many gay men. To this date, this is still Beckham’s only gay magaze terview. But the first PM to speak to a gay mag.
"It was a time when out gay men pop were few and far between, so when they did Attu was more than jt a PR story, was a statement that they were unpromisgly proud their inty, " says Cliff. A man who paved the way for today’s young gay pop stars by beg boldly unapologetic his sexualy. His first gay terview was like g home...
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"The first out, gay black man to grace the ver of Attu, Bloc Party ontman Kele Okereke’s neon bright ver alongsi the quote ‘n’t we have a gay popstar who is edgy and tough? While our primary dience is gay/bi cis-men, when our annual Attu Awards roll around we really get to share the love and celebrate people om across the LGBT+ muny, " explas Cliff.
"Laverne livered one of the most poignant speech the history of the Attu Awards, quotg the words of activist Bell Hooks while speakg of the power to transform stanc of tolerance to teachable moments that n turn trans and homophobia around. Explas: "We lnched the Attu Awards 2012 to celebrate the great, the gay and the good. "Today, Attu is spoiled for choice which out gay (or bi, or pansexual, or sexually fluid, or queer) men we n celebrate.
And unlike other gay media, Attu is more than jt a gay men’s magaze, we are a document of the tim through the lens of culture, polics, media, entertament… and fashn. "As such, wh our 300th issue cidg wh our annual September 'Style' issue, there was a clear directn to go, and that was by profilg the first male (and gay, and black) edor of Brish Vogue, the man who ma Balma relevant aga, and thecreative geni behd Lady Gaga’s wilst looks. Dan Savage talked about sluts gay TV took off.