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
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CONTRIBUTORS
GAY PAGES DIGITAL • Visit our sexy website and keep your eyes peeled for the latest edition of our digital magazine! Print subscribers get a free digital copy every issue.
GIVEAWAYS
GAY WHILE INDIAN A MINORITY REPORT
A BALM FOR THE SOUL
CORAL REEFS ARE FACING THEIR OWN PANDEMIC
HEALTH & WELLNESS
IN THE SPIRIT
CREATURE COMFORTS • Décor appears to be in a period of simplicity and softness, probably a reaction to the often ‘humdrum gloom’ of life at the moment. We’re drawn to muted tones, uncomplicated shapes and a sense of familiarity that aids reflection.
SWIM WITHSOUND
TOYOTA COROLLA SEDAN AND FAMILY • Being the world’s top selling car is an impressive accolade, especially if this 12th generation model is 54 years old and one of the most recognisable household names globally.
MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLA 35 & A 35 TRACK TANGO
MECHANICAL PRIDE COMES ALIVE
A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS
ROAD TESTS
ROAD TESTS
MOVIE REVIEWS • All DVDs available from www.amazon.com
MUSIC REVIEWS
THE FRAGRANT MASTER UNLEASHED • It is not often that openly gay artists blow up the music industry with their sheer brilliance, whilst being true to the reality of what it is often all about… isolation, rejection, bullying and raw sexuality.
BOOK REVIEWS
NETFLIX RATED PG - PRETTY GAY • 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.
‘STRAIGHT-ACTING’ • Preference or problem? Gay culture’s obsession with masculinity hurts masculine and feminine men alike
HUNTERS, SCAVENGERS AND COCOONISTS
THE IMPORTANCE OF POSE • As a mature white South African gay man, I cannot really speak of the ball culture with any sense of true understanding. But I can speak from the heart. I can speak as a gay person whose first queer family were drag queens. I can speak as someone who was deeply affected by my drag family. And I can speak as a person who was deeply, deeply affected by Pose.
MEN AND WATER
MY HONG KONG LOVE SONG • Love has the ability to enable us to do bold and adventurous things, my love story took me to Hong Kong on an impulse, and my lovelorn memory is of a familiar boy in an unfamiliar city.
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