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

EDITION 1 OF 2025

CONTRIBUTORS

ECOLOGY

THE AESTHETIC WORLDS OF DARK ACADEMIA AND LIGHT ACADEMIA IN INTERIOR DESIGN

Haval Jolion Pro 1.5T HEV Ultra Luxury DHT

Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max

Mercedes AMG C63 S E Performance

Defender OCTA Black

BMW X3

The real cost of car repossession: why maintaining your vehicle still matters.

MUSIC REVIEWS

COME RHIAN! OR SHINE • I have featured many artists in this magazine but very few have really touched my heartstrings like this issue’s artist. It is a story of survival… It is a story of tragedy…

BOOK REVIEWS

BE TOO MUCH • Picture it…: Early 1970-something. A small Free State town named Rosendal where my grandparents lived. A family gathering. And me – the one who could never have been in the closet even if I tried. Over the course of my lifetime, I heard the slur “moffie” as often as I heard my name.

COVER MODEL

FACTS OPTIONAL: META’S NEW POLICY AND THE IMPACT ON QUEER PEOPLE

THE WORD HE FEARED MOST • André Carl van der Merwe reckoned with his past in writing Moffie. Now, decades later, he’s watching it unfold again – this time, on stage.

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IS NOW OFFENSIVE • The term “political correctness” or “PC” came to the fore in the west in the 1970s by activists of various causes and politicians at the time. This term, as well as others, such as “ideological correctness” and “towing the line” was borrowed from Chinese Communist Party texts.

GAY IGNORANCE THE RIGHT, THE WRONG AND THE DOWNRIGHT DELUSIONAL • Being ignorant is not about not knowing something. It’s about knowing that you do not know… I, for example, know that I don’t know a lot about cars.

THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED • As a young out gay man in the 1980s, probably about eighteen years old, definitely under twenty, I clearly remember a night when out clubbing at the iconic Dungeon Club in Johannesburg, I was standing crowd watching which is one of my favourite pastimes to do, I distinctly remember turning to a friend and saying “look at all those old men, don’t they have a home to got to?” The guys I was looking at were probably thirty-five at most!

UNCENSORED: A CURIOUS HISTORY OF SEX, CENSORSHIP, AND THE SEARCH FOR PLEASURE

THE DUTCH ART OF DOING NOTHING… NIKSEN • In a world that often glorifies productivity and busyness, the Dutch have a refreshing approach to life: niksen, the art of doing nothing.

FIGHT BACK, HUMOUROUSLY

NAVIGATING THE MONOPOLY OF RELATIONSHIPS TO THE PASSIONATELY CURIOUS • An open relationship or a breakup after seven years together. Seriously, are those my only options?!

ROSES AND CHOCOLATES ARE NOT ROMANTIC: LIVE LIKE LOVERS • Falling in love is unlike any emotion known to mankind. You put your best foot forward, you spend hours on the phone with this person,...