Attitude Heroes: The Greatest Hits
Celebrate the end of 2017 with a special Greatest Hits episode featuring all your favourite moments from the series! From Ian McKellen and P...
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, Attitude magazine interviews 12 of its all-time heroes for a landmark series of podcasts. At...
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Bonus ep: Get ready for the Attitude Heroes Greatest Hits podcast!
After 12 months of podcasts, we're celebrating the end of the year with a special Greatest Hits episode featuring all your favourite moments...
Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black talk love, relationship struggles and the reality of Tom's sexuality
Olympic diver Tom Daley and Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin LanceBlack discuss growing up gay in very different worlds, coming out to thei...
Bonus ep: Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black reveal who did the chasing when they first started dating
Olympic diver Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black open up for the first time about how their fairytale love story began. Attitude H...
Gok Wan talks sexuality, masculinity and his battle against gay racial stereotypes
In episode 11, editor-in-chief Matt Cain chats to TV fashion guru Gok Wan. He talks about being persecuted as a mixed-race, overweight child...
Bonus ep: Gok Wan reveals how he came out to his parents with the help of an unsuspecting boyfriend
TV host and fashion guru Gok Wan recalls the "horrific" first meal his family shared together after he brought a boy home. Attitude Heroes i...
Marc Almond discusses growing up gay, schoolboy sexual experiences, and X-rated Soft Cell work
In episode 10, editor-in-chief Matt Cain chats to musician Marc Almond. A former winner of Attitude’s Icon Award, Marc discusses growing up...
Our next guest reveals the childhood trauma that preceded his global musical superstardom
Our next guest has been a musician for almost 40 years , has sold 30 million records worldwide and released more than 20 albums as a solo ar...
Rugby star Gareth Thomas talks growing up as a closeted gay man, the first time he had sex and how he came to accept himself
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, Attitude is interviewing some of i...
Bonus episode: Our next guest talks about coming out in sport
The next guest on that Attitude Heroes podcast is on fine form: candid, passionate, and perfectly happy to talk dirty. In this clip, he talk...
Mark Gatiss talks coming out, LGBT history, and political correctness in the gay community
In episode eight, editor-in-chief Matt Cain chats to writer, comedian and actor Mark Gatiss. He discusses growing up gay in County Durham in...
Bonus ep: Mark Gatiss recalls how he came out to his family
In this exclusive bonus episode, actor, comedian and novelist Mark Gatiss recalls how he came out to his family in his 20s - and reveals how...
Michael Cashman talks Stonewall, '80s homophobia and making EastEnders history
In episode seven, editor-in-chief Matt Cain chats to former actor, activist and now member of the House of Lords, Michael Cashman. Michael d...
Bonus ep: Michael Cashman on the trauma of his partner being outed by the press
In this exclusive bonus episode of Attitude Heroes, the British Labour politician and former actor discusses the trauma his late partner Col...
Julian Clary talks camp, comedy and living through the Aids crisis
In episode six, editor-in-chief Matt Cain chats to comedian and author Julian Clary. Julian discusses the homophobic bullying he experienced...
Bonus Episode: Our next guest talks longevity and controversial comedy
In this exclusive bonus episode of Attitude Heroes, our next guest reflects on a particularly difficult point in his life - but who is it? L...
Erasure's Andy Bell talks bullying, bathhouses, and gay '80s superstardom
In episode five, editor-in-chief Matt Cain chats to musician and Erasure frontman Andy Bell at his home in London. Andy talks about growing...
Bonus episode: Erasure's Andy Bell reveals why he was jealous of George Michael
In this exclusive bonus episode of Attitude Heroes, an '80s icon recalls the perils of visiting a gay bathhouse at the height of your fame....
Stephen K Amos talks race, sexuality and equality in the world of comedy
In episode four, editor-in-chief Matt Cain chats to comedian Stephen K Amos backstage before his latest stand-up show in London. Stephen tal...
Bonus episode: Stephen K Amos is asked a question by Russell T Davies
In this exclusive bonus episode of Attitude Heroes, one hero hands the baton to the next. Look out for our full podcast with Stephen K Amos...