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

EDITORIAL

CONTRIBUTORS

HENRI STRAUSS • Just like every classic Hollywood story of a struggling artist who moves from a small town to the big city, chasing the dream of becoming the next Broadway superstar, my story pretty much followed the same path – the only difference is, is that I have the vocal ability of Phoebe Buffay, and instead of New York, I got Jozi.

A Voyage to an AGE OF OPULENCE • If the captivating atmosphere that encumbers the formidable Queen Mary 2 could be bottled, the gilded inscription would alluringly read “imagination come to life”.

BUBBLE BUTTS OF THE BUSHVELD

REACH FOR A DREAM

COLOUR YOUR HOME • We all get to the point where we need a change in our environment and the cheapest way to make a change is with a simple coat of paint.

ROAD TESTS

STREAMING/FILM REVIEWS

RUNS IN THE FAMILY • An emotional ceasefire during a rollercoaster road trip has often been a potent theme for coming-of-age films. Being holed up with a parent or wayward teenager in a car can bring out the worst in people. Or, in Runs in the Family’s case, can reunite them. Because this exuberant, but also melancholy comedy brings opposites together in various unexpected ways.

MUSIC REVIEWS

NOT TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED • There are few coming out stories that resonate with me, but when I came across Grant Knoche’s story, it really touched my heart. This young singer grabbed my attention through his coming out to his dad through a song and on further exploration, I realised that musically this is one of the mor prolific LGBTQ+ artists to have surfaced in recent years.

BOOK REVIEWS

Henri Strauss

Nudity • There are few things as controversial as the naked human body – and few things as obsessively adored. Beyond its function as our vehicle through the world, it bares symbolic resonance across every facet of our lives: in art, the naked body is beauty and desire; in religion, it is lust and sin; in general society, it is offensive; in politics and the working world, the body is a resource; and in your self-conscious brain, well, it could be any of the above.

WHERE HAS THE HUSTLE GONE? • As I have often lamented, times were simpler then, and the streets were certainly much safer, given the times, many young boys would earn extra “pocket money” or potentially their entire income by plying the oldest profession.

LIFE IS LIFE • Most of us realise before the age of ten that we are somehow different from other kids.

Spare sympathy for sapiosexuals’ scabrous strain sailing the Sea of Social Norms

Cultural appropriation versus cultural appreciation. Yes, there is a difference. • Perhaps living in such a multicultural country, the idea of appropriating someone else’s culture is not even something we think of too much.

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