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13 February 2026

Attitude 101 2026: Here are the 101 influential figures who made our list

Zack Polanski, Fra Fee, Marissa Bode, Cat Burns and more make up this year's list of Attitude 101, empowered by Bentley

By Attitude Staff

Composite image showing five people standing side by side against varied studio-style backgrounds. From left to right: Louis Gabriel Nouchi, Marissa Bode, Zack Polanski, Cat Burns, and Fra Fee. An Attitude 101, empowered by Bentley, logo appears in the corner, with a soft colour gradient overlay along the bottom of the image.
Our annual Attitude 101, empowered by Bentley list honours 100 LGBTQ+ trailblazers and one Trailblazer of the Year (Image design: Attitude)

Attitude 101, empowered by Bentley has returned for its sixth year to celebrate the work of the outstand trailblazers across the global LGBTQ+ community.

Our Attitude 101 event celebrates individuals who have contributed to the community in a game-changing way across 10 distinct categories, plus our Trailblazer of the Year, bringing our total to 101.

The list appears in a special edition of Attitude magazine out now, and will be celebrated today (13 February) at a charity lunch event at Rosewood London, with funds raised benefitting the Attitude Magazine Foundation for LGBTQ+ causes.

The selection spans 10 categories: Business; Fashion, Art & Design; Financial & Legal; Film, TV, and Music; Media & Broadcast; STEM; Sport; The Future (Under 25), supported by Clifford Chance; Third Sector & Community; and Travel, supported by Booking.com.

Below is everyone who made the 2026 Attitude 101 list.

Trailblazer of the Year

ortrait of Zack Polanski standing behind a pale rectangular plinth, wearing a dark blazer over a dark top with a pocket square. The background features soft geometric light and shadow. Overlaid text reads “Trailblazer of the Year” and “Zack Polanski, Leader of the Green Party”, alongside the Attitude 101, empowered by Bentley, logo.

Zack Polanski
Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

The Future (Under 25), supported by Clifford Chance

Five Attitude 101 honourees shown side by side in individual portrait images. From left to right: a person in a grey blazer and white shirt standing against a plain background; a person with curly hair with light highlights wearing layered necklaces and a dark top; a person in a yellow headscarf and patterned jacket smiling and looking to the side; a person in a light-coloured sleeveless top looking upwards in soft, dramatic lighting; and a person in a black-and-white striped top seated against a patterned background. A yellow gradient and the Attitude 101 logo appear at the bottom left.

Marissa Bode
Actor and performer

Jacob Alon
Musician and songwriter

Frances Anderson
Actor and musician

Sam Carling
Member of Parliament

Cai Cherry
Lawyer and author

Auli’i Cravalho
Actor and singer

Zelah Glasson
Reality TV personality and personal trainer

Elijah McKenzie-Jackson
Artist, activist and author

Henry Moodie
Singer and songwriter

Nxdia
Musician and songwriter

Travel, supported by Booking.com

Five Attitude 101 honourees shown side by side in individual portrait images. From left to right: a person smiling in a yellow jacket against a bright background; a person with long red hair performing on stage with a microphone and wearing a light-coloured outfit; a person in a blazer and shirt standing with arms crossed in a softly lit indoor setting; a person with short hair wearing a striped top and smiling outdoors; and a person in a white sleeveless top looking at the camera with a cityscape in the background. The Attitude 101 logo appears in the lower left corner.

Daniel Pasquali
Vice president of sales, Belmond

Michael Bonsor
Managing director, The Chancery Rosewood

Nicola Butler
Owner and managing director, NoteWorthy

Mohamed Amine Gabbouj
Programme manager, IGLTA Foundation

Pattie Gonia
Founder, Queer Outdoor and Environmental Job Board, and co-founder, Outdoorist Oath

Mike Henderson
Founder and chief executive officer, B.A.G. Travel

Jon Hilton
Global sales senior account manager, Virgin Atlantic Airways

Karen Hilton
Managing director, British Airways Euroflyer

Lizzy Monroe
Founder, Rainbow Routes

Henrik Muehle
Managing director, Flemings Mayfair

Business

Alt text: Five Attitude 101 honourees shown side by side in individual portrait photographs. From left to right: a person in a pink shirt smiling and posing outdoors; a person in a white shirt with short hair and light facial hair looking at the camera; a person with long blonde hair wearing a patterned scarf and dark jacket in a studio-style portrait; a person with short hair in a dark top photographed against a softly lit indoor background; and a person with grey hair and beard wearing a checked blazer and white shirt against a dark backdrop. The Attitude 101 logo appears in the lower left corner.

Bobbi Pickard
Founder, Trans in the City

Paul Castro
Account director, Accenture Song

Kate Dale
Co-founder, Milli Group, and director of marketing, Sport England

James Devonport
Founder, UserLoop, and co-founder, Create With

Dee Jas
Founder, colourfull

Fameed Khalique
Founder and creative director, Fameed Khalique Ltd

Cayal Mathura
Chief growth officer, Publicis Production

Emma Perriman-Rabone
Chief compliance officer and head of governance, risk and compliance, Bentley

Tristan Schukraft
Founder, MISTR, Tryst Hotels and ID90 Travel; owner, The Abbey WeHo, Fire Island Pines, Circo Puerto Rico and D.S. Tequila Co.

Lawrence Whittaker
Chief executive officer, Warrantywise, and managing director, The Lister Motor Company

Fashion, Art & Design

Alt text: Five Attitude 101 honourees shown side by side in individual portrait photographs. From left to right: a person in a purple one-shoulder outfit posing at an event backdrop; a person in a black tuxedo with a bow tie smiling on a red carpet; a person with a moustache wearing a dark zip-up jacket in a studio-style portrait; a person in a pale pink dress with decorative makeup and hair accessories seated at a table; and a person in a red-and-white patterned shirt standing with arms crossed. The Attitude 101 logo appears in the lower left corner.

Louis Gabriel Nouchi
Founder and creative director, LGN

Dara Allen
Fashion director, Interview magazine, and stylist

Pol Anglada
Artist

Alex Margo Arden
Artist

Willy Chavarria
Creative director

Conner Ives
Creative director

Maximilian Raynor
Creative director

Paul Tazewell
Costume designer

Mickalene Thomas
Artist

Richard Villani
Director of global partnerships and exhibitions, Tom of Finland Foundation

Financial & Legal

Five Attitude 101 honourees shown side by side in individual portrait photographs. From left to right: a person in a dark blazer and white shirt smiling against a dark background; a person in a white outfit with long hair smiling in a studio-style portrait; a person in a grey suit and tie seated at a desk with hands clasped; a person with short hair and glasses wearing a patterned shirt and blazer; and a person with glasses and facial hair smiling in a grey jacket. The Attitude 101 logo appears in the lower left corner.

Danny Kittinun Daramadhaj
President, Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand

Olivia Campbell-Cavendish
Lawyer and founder, Trans Legal Clinic

Karim Chedid
Managing director and head of investment strategy, BlackRock

Adam Clisby
Chief of staff, American Express

Lewis Crompton
Financial educator and founder, STARTrading

Robyn Grew
Chief executive officer, Man Group

Stephen Lue
Barrister, Garden Court Chambers

Susan Mann
Assistant general counsel and director, Bank of America

Karl Thompson
Lead economist, National Institute for Health and Care Research

Anna Thwaites
Partner, Clifford Chance

Film, TV & Music

Five Attitude 101 honourees shown side by side in individual portrait photographs. From left to right: Cat Burns wearing a patterned jacket against a pink background; Jin Xing in a light outfit with a fur-trimmed wrap at an event; Fra Fee seated on a chair wearing a sleeveless top, showing a tattooed arm; Xelia Mendes-Jones wearing a dark sleeveless top in a studio-style portrait; and Shobna Gulati in a white shirt against a neutral backdrop. A soft blue gradient runs along the bottom, with the Attitude 101 logo in the lower left corner.

Fra Fee
Actor and singer

Cat Burns
Singer

Talisa Garcia
Actor

Shobna Gulati
Actor

Xelia Mendes-Jones
Actor

Lee Knight
Director, writer and actor

Mason Alexander Park
Actor

Noah Schnapp
Actor

Jacob Tierney
Actor, director, screenwriter and producer

Jin Xing
TV personality

Media & Broadcast

Five Attitude 101 honourees shown side by side in individual portrait photographs. From left to right: a person wearing a green suit at an event backdrop; a person with short styled hair and a moustache wearing a light shirt against a studio background; a person in a dark outdoor jacket standing in a natural setting; a person wearing a striped top against a green backdrop; and a person in a denim jacket smiling at the camera. The Attitude 101 logo appears in the lower left corner.

Mobeen Azhar
Investigative journalist and filmmaker, BBC

Natasha Devon MBE
LBC presenter and mental health activist

Stephanie Hirst
Presenter, Greatest Hits Radio; motivational speaker

Simon Jones
Founder and chief executive officer, Simon Jones PR

Mark McAdam
Lead presenter, Sky Sports News

Scott Mills
DJ, BBC Radio 2

Jason Okundaye
Assistant opinion editor, the Guardian

Hannah Sarney
Editorial product director and executive editor, Financial Times

Aidy Smith
TV presenter and neurodiversity advocate

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)

Five Attitude 101 honourees shown side by side in individual portrait photographs. From left to right: a person with a moustache wearing a light jacket over a patterned knit top outdoors; a person wearing round glasses, a bright pink jacket and a tie against a dark background; a person wearing glasses and a blazer, smiling in front of an architectural structure; a person with long hair wearing a sleeveless light-coloured top, smiling outdoors; and a person with short hair and a beard wearing a white T-shirt, smiling at the camera. The Attitude 101 logo appears in the lower left corner.

Dr Mark McBride-Wright MBE
Founder, Equal Engineers

Eric Bundy
Delivery executive, Google Cloud Consulting EMEA

William Dryden
Head of power, National Energy System Operator

Dr Kevin Guyan
Academic, data researcher and author

André K. Isaacs
Chemistry professor and science communicator

Leanne Pittsford
Founder, Lesbians Who Tech & Allies

Martine Rothblatt
Chief executive officer, United Therapeutics

David K. Smith
Author and professor of chemistry, University of York

Sophie Wilson
Computer scientist

Nathan Wren
Development executive producer, BBC Studios Science Unit

Sport

Five Attitude 101 honourees shown side by side in individual portraits. From left to right: a person with a moustache wearing a light blue T-shirt; a person in a beige zip-up top posing against a dark backdrop; a person wearing a bucket hat and briefs holding roller skates against a red background; a person in a tailored dark suit holding a trophy; and a person with a beard and visible arm tattoos posed in low light, with the Attitude 101 logo visible at the bottom.

Mitch Brown
Former AFL player

Jason Collins
Former NBA player and LGBTQ+ advocate

Fleur Cousens
Founder, Goal Diggers FC

Lewis Gibson
Olympic ice dancer

Ajay Holbrook
Bodybuilder

Nicolás Keenan
Olympic hockey player

Connor Minney
Founder, Gayns Sports Club

Jay Moch
Fitness coach and content creator

Blaize Shiek
Minnesota Vikings cheerleader

Leah Williamson
England football captain

Third Sector & Community

Five Attitude 101 honourees shown side by side in portrait photos, featuring a person in a green jacket, a person speaking at a podium, a smiling person in a striped polo shirt, a person in a rust-coloured shirt, and a person in a cream knit top, with the Attitude 101 logo visible in the corner.

Suki Sandhu OBE
Founder and chief executive officer, INvolve; founder, Audeliss

Simon Carmichael
Integrative psychotherapist

Sabah Choudrey
Author and equality, diversity and inclusion consultant

Dominic Davies
Psychotherapist and clinical sexologist

Eva Echo
Events manager, Trans in the City, educator and TEDx speaker

Jason Jones
Human rights activist

Bernárd Lynch
Irish Catholic priest and psychotherapist

Silva Neves
Psychosexual and relationship psychotherapist

Sue Sanders
Chief executive officer, Schools OUT UK

Marc Svensson
Social scientist and founder, You Are Loved

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The full feature and Attitude 101 list appears in issue 369 of Attitude magazine, available to buy now in print, on the Attitude app, or through Apple News+.

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