Culture Music
Charli XCX candidly shares mental health struggles as she vows to take a pause from interviews
"I’m in the worst place mentally that I’ve been in my life," Charli told Rolling Stone UK
Mental Health
News UK
Queerwell warns LGBTQ+ mental health inequality is ‘structural’ as new workplace wellness programme launches
"Wellness in the Workspace is about moving beyond performative inclusion towards meaningful action," Tim Spoor MBE, CEO of Queerwell, said
Life Wellbeing
Midlife and the parasocial phenomenon: What I’ve learned about growing older in the algorithm age
Nick Ede: "Midlife doesn’t need more pressure - and ageing well, it turns out, isn’t about keeping up with anyone else"
Culture Music
Henry Moodie on Mood Swings, growing pains, and the queer relationship that inspired ‘Cigarettes’ (EXCLUSIVE)
“My life has been very chaotic, and so much has happened,” Moodie told Attitude in the lead up to his debut album's release
Life
Jules Von Hep: I’ve seen hundreds of naked bodies and it’s changed how I feel about my own
Opinion: "There’s no magic wand for body confidence. It’s a lifelong practice. But self-love is the greatest mental tool we have," writes the body confidence advocate
Culture Film & TV
Lukas Gage: ‘I’m a love addict – but maybe I shouldn’t get married in the first week of meeting someone’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Speaking to Attitude about his new memoir, I Wrote This For Attention, Gage reflects on his impulses, mental health, fame and his brief marriage to celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton
Life Wellbeing
Gay comedian Paul Foot on miraculous moment that ended his 30-year-long battle with depression
"I knew immediately that years of mental illness was gone and that I no longer needed the antidepressant medication and would never need it again," writes Paul, as he shares his personal story with Attitude
News World
Trump administration to shut down LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention hotline leaving Trevor Project CEO ‘devastated’
“This is not about politics; this is about people,” CEO Jaymes Black says
Attitude Loves
LGBTQ+ mental health app Voda raises £650,000 in funding to help struggling queer communities
Voda founder Jaron Soh said the funding will "give us the ability to support thousands more LGBTQIA+ people across the UK"
Culture Film & TV
I Kissed a Boy’s Jordan Burrow sends heartfelt message to father for Men’s Mental Health Week (EXCLUSIVE)
After his father’s appearance on this week’s episode of I Kissed a Boy, Jordan shared a heartfelt message to him on one of Europe’s biggest billboards
Life Wellbeing
New global survey reveals the mental health struggles of trans+ community
The research has found that 67.8% of respondents had been diagnosed with a mental health condition
Culture Music
Chappell Roan says that cis people shouldn’t be making decisions for trans people: ‘Period’
Preach!
News UK
Scottish Government funds mental health project for LGBTQ youth
The Chief Executive of LGBT Youth Scotland said the funding was "a step in the right direction"
News UK
Brianna Ghey’s mum ‘extremely grateful’ for mental health campaign support
"It is helping me massively to see how good people can be"
Culture Film & TV
Alice Oseman teases ‘dark, real’ Heartstopper SE2: ‘There’s new stuff and surprises’
"I understand why people think the show is sweet, but look at it: transphobia, homophobia, bullying, sexual assault."
Culture Film & TV
Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman teases a second season could be on the way
Alice Oseman has told Digital Spy that future seasons of the hit show could explore the series' darker themes.
Culture Sexuality
‘XL 4 XL only’: Are size queens getting cockier?
The impersonal nature of apps means we’re more upfront about our desires than ever. But is an increasingly naked obsession with big penises an expression of sexual freedom – or is it turning us into a bunch of pr***s? Jamie Tabberer investigates.
News World
Male sexual abuse helpline says calls doubled in 2021
Safeline says last year saw a big rise in the number of men coming forward to access their services.
Culture Film & TV
Drag Race UK’s Veronica Green explains social media absence
"It’s hard to describe the pressure of being in the public eye while you’re going through tough times"
News World
Mother warns of impact of homophobic attacks after gay son took his own life
Claire Fry, 48, says her son, Tommy, drastically changed following an attack in a Maidstone nightclub in 2015.