Gay Pages

Established in 1994 and one of the world’s 25 oldest printed magazines, the sophisticated Gay Pages is the only gay glossy coffee table magazine in South Africa. It enjoys comprehensive national print distribution, reaching approximately 1600 outlets ranging from airport lounges, retail and 1400 mail boxes. This clean, presentable coffee table publication has a wide and diverse audience, while many premium brands advertise with us, as the affluent, brand loyal gay consumer segment is one of the most sought-after audiences globally. Our focus on writing reviews on travel, restaurants, cars, lifestyle and luxury products, whilst publishing gay content from all over the world, made us a household name and popular with local and international tourists from Japan to the USA. Our incredibly popular website has over 1000 articles (www.gaypagessa.co.za) and has tremendous reach, with more than 100 000 page views per month. We offer both print and online subscriptions.

Gay Pages

FROM THE EDITOR

CONTRIBUTORS

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

GAY PAGES

MR. GAY WORLD SOUTH AFRICA

VIRAL RESPITE

SUGARBIRD AND BRANDY FRIENDS SHOWCASE SA DISTILLING HERITAGE

FRESHHHHH • Jean-Pierre de la Chaumette shares his roundup of some of the latest décor by homegrown talent from across the country. Reassuringly, and despite the pandemic, creativity is thriving in the local design scene. So: go forth and buy local!

ALAN SAMONS

CAN NETFLIX DODGE BULLETS?

MERCEDES-MAYBACH GLS

LAND CRUISER 300

3, LCI2,1,GO!

Lexus IS 300 F Sport Hybrid

Renault Koleos Dynamic 2,5 CVT

Hyundai Santa Fe R2,2 Elite AWD

Nissan Navara 2,5D LE 4X2

Honda FIT Elegance 1,5 CVT

Mercedes-Benz E300 Cabriolet

BMW 128ti

DVD & STREAMING REVIEWS

MUSIC REVIEWS

JUST OUR CUP OF TEA • Historically artists such as David Bowie, Annie Lennox, Boy George and even Liza Minnelli challenged the traditional gender identities. In recent years though, programmes such as RuPaul’s Drag Race, have resulted in drag culture becoming much more commercially acceptable.

BOOK REVIEWS

PUTTING THE GAYS IN GAMING • It would not be unfair to say that the gaming franchise The Sims owes its success to one real gay man, and two virtual lesbians.

LGBT BULLYING PREVENTION REQUIRES EMOTIONAL FITNESS FROM TEACHERS • There are hundreds of programs that teach children how to deal with bullies. Coping skills. Life skills. But what about our teachers?

A FOREIGN CONCEPT FOR BUSINESS? • Business leadership needs to change their approach from compliance-driven to performance-driven, making room to include all.

POPIA • Online services and applications are valuable information tools and allow you to connect with people and access services, but are we considering the implications of sharing personal information?

JUNGLE VIBES

GAY CONTENT EXCLUSIVE TO NETFLIX • Times may have changed, and gay audiences now have a wider variety of gay content to choose from. Netflix provides plenty of LGBTQ-films for anybody in search of alternative entertainment outside of the safer mainstream series and films.

HAPPINESS THROUGH COLOUR • Part of my studies many years ago, included a short course on colour psychology. It was fascinating that colour, which surrounds us wherever we go, can have a profound effect on our mood, shopping and eating habits, and even our perception of time, or the taste of food.

GAY PAGES 100 EDITION CELEBRATION • Time flies when you’re having fun and it has been fun putting together the past 100 editions of the Gay Pages. There were tough times, but also laughter, travel to exotic locations, many beautiful cars gracing our driveway and great interaction with our readers. So, to all of...