Adam Mattera was the editor

Editing

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 of Attitude

Attitude (magazine)

Attitude is a British gay lifestyle magazine owned by Vitality Publishing. It is sold worldwide as a physical magazine and a digital download for the iPad and iPhone via the App Store. The first issue appeared in May 1994....

magazine, a leading UK monthly publication aimed at the gay

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 market, from 1999 to 2008.

He won Best Men's Magazine editor at the BSME awards (British Society of Magazine Editors) in 2005, the first time an editor of a magazine in that sector has won the award. Other magazines in the category included Arena

Arena (magazine)

Arena was a British monthly men's magazine. The magazine was created in 1986 by Nick Logan, who had started The Face in 1980, to focus on trends in fashion and entertainment. British graphic designer Neville Brody, who had designed The Face, designed Arena's launch appearance.The magazine featured...

, Esquire

Esquire (magazine)

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and Men's Health

Men's Health (magazine)

Men's Health , published by Rodale Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, United States, is the world’s largest men’s magazine brand, with 44 editions around the world. It is also the best-selling men's magazine on U.S. newsstands. It covers fitness, nutrition, sexuality, lifestyle and other aspects of...

. He was again nominated the following year.

He has made numerous television appearances commentating on popular culture and gay issues including 'The Richard & Judy Show' (Channel 4, 2003), '25 Years of Smash Hits', 'The Posh & Becks Years' (Sky, 2004), '100 Greatest Sexy Moments' (Channel 4, 2001), 'Pop Songs We Love To Hate' (Five, 2007) and 'Boy George's Queerest TV Moments' (ITV, 2005).