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18-03-2025
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‘Let people know where you are, that you're safe': LGBTQ travellers share top solo travel tips
LGBTQ travel aficionados gathered in sunny Edinburgh, Scotland last night (Monday 17 March 2025) to talk solo travel and more for the launch of . Taking place at LGBTQ-inclusive 'radical bookshop' The Lighthouse, the community-focused event was attended by the book's author Alicia Valenski (pictured below), as well as Lonely Planet's Mairi Oliver. (Alicia was recently listed as one of our LGBTQ trailblazers on Attitude 101, empowered by Bentley. Read the full story here.) Lonely Planet's The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide is available from priced at £22.99. Alicia Valenski, author of Lonely Planet's top solo LGBTQ travel tips'Inform yourself as much as possible before you go. Information really is power. Especially when we're in an environment where, in some places, we could not just be fined or jailed, but could be harmed for being queer in those spaces. Knowing where you're going, knowing what the laws are there, and getting recommendations from locals – those would be my top tips!' The pair were joined for a panel discussion by Lighthouse bookshop owner Mairi Oliver; last night, Attitude caught up with all three to discuss the pitfalls and privileges of travelling alone as an LGBTQ person. The Scottish capital is one of an array of destinations – sometimes storied, sometimes surprising destinations – explored in the edition, from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Anchorage, USA. Lonely Planet's Chris Zeiher Lonely Planet'My top tip is always talk to a waiter or a waitress in a restaurant. They always know absolutely everything that's going on in their local community. They're going to be full of insider tips. They're mostly local, and they're really connected.' The launch event welcomed members of the local LGBTQ+ community including Sigrid and Bob of the Lavender Menace, a queer-book archive and local establishments recommended in the Edinburgh guide; Typewronger Books, Kafe Kweer and local LGBTQ+ coffee house August 21, whose wares were available to sample on the night. Destinations featured span across North and South America, Australia, and mainland Europe with Edinburgh celebrated as one of the most welcoming destinations in the world for the LGBTQ+ community. Lighthouse bookshop owner Mairi Oliver'If you're an LGBTQ solo traveller, know where you're going. The book will help with that. Also, letting people know where you are. Having that touchstone at the end of the night, so people [know] you're keeping yourself safe. […] As a bookseller, it's such a gift to be able to put this book in people's hands. As a queer traveller, it's been a long time coming. I hope we get more queers coming to Edinburgh!'The post 'Let people know where you are, that you're safe': LGBTQ travellers share top solo travel tips appeared first on Attitude.
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11-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Olly Alexander's Attitude cover, in 7 stylish shots – as star talks ‘maximalist approach' to new LP
Olly Alexander has been unveiled as Attitude's new cover boy – his first appearance on our front page since 2016 – complete with fashion-forward photoshoot. In the accompanying interview, the former Years & Years singer – who also leads the TV, Music and Film Category in Attitude 101, empowered by – revealed all about his new album, Polari. 'The sounds are too loud and a bit janky,' explained. 'It's an approach that is the antithesis to how you make music today, where things tend to be slicker and about creating sound beds. 'With this record, we were trying to go for a much more maximalist approach.' Elsewhere in the interview, Alexander told Attitude: 'I never thought I'd do an 'Olly Alexander album', to be honest. 'But the way that I perceive my sexuality and identity has really changed and developed since I began releasing music a decade ago. 'I'm always trying to get at what it means to be gay and be an artist.' Opening up about life in the public eye in 2025, Olly said: 'Anything I do is met with this instant negative reaction because someone is seeing a gay person and they feel threatened and offended. 'That didn't exist in the same way five years ago. Maybe it is a pendulum swing, and we have to just endure this backlash. It's odd because I'm doing the same thing I've always done.' Issue 363 of Attitude magazine is , and alongside 15 years of back issues on the free . The post Olly Alexander's Attitude cover, in 7 stylish shots – as star talks 'maximalist approach' to new LP appeared first on Attitude.
