Gay Pages Spring Edition 2021 - Edition 100

It’s incredible to celebrate our 100th edition with you, especially as so many of you have been close to us from inception, and together we shared tears and joys over the last three decades. As the magazine creatives who come from all walks of life, we all learned so much over the 100 editions that we produced. Nothing makes you more aware of all the subtle nuances of life than when you give birth to a lifestyle magazine. Most careers tend to engender tunnel vision thinking, so people become good at a few things with limited focus on anything beyond that. Writing on a wide range of topics on the other hand opens your mind laterally and lubricates all your neurotransmitters. Surviving for 100 editions in a time when so…

ALAN SAMONS Travel, art, healthy food and all the finer things in life fuel Alan’s passions. When not hard at work at Gay Pages, he enjoys painting, sculpting, making silver jewellery and reading. Alan used his lockdown time to learn to cook shojin ryori – Japanese temple food – and hopes to soon host dinner parties for paying guests. SHAWN DONOVAN BRETT Shawn is an entrepreneur, owner and creator of Brand-Me, a signage and screen-printing company. A passionate fitness and obstacle course race enthusiast, and a self-development fanatic always up for personal challenges, he is an avid motoring enthusiast, spending his days speaking and writing all things cars. He’s unable to function without coffee. JEAN-PIERRE DE LA CHAUMETTE Our décor and design guru, Jean-Pierre has his finger properly on the…

A Adult............................................66, 69 Aesthetic Skin Care.........................71,73 Accommodation...........................68-78 Aids Treatment/Counselling.........71,72,73 Alternative Healing..............................68 Art and Antiques.................................66 Aiport Parking.....................................66 Attorneys........................................66 B Bars and Clubs...................................66 Blinds................................................66 Business Services.................................67 C Church...........................................67 Clairvoyants................................69,72 Cleaning Service.................................68 Conference Facility........................70,IBC Costume Hire.....................................69 D Dating............................................67 Debt Collection..................................66 Décor.......................................66,67 Digital Magazine....................... ...........5 Doctors..................................70,71,73 E Electrical.......................................67 Entertainment.................................66 Esoteric..........................................69 Estate Agents.................................67,69 Estate Planning...................................66 F Fitness Training...............................68,69 Furniture Removal................................69 G Gay Holiday.......................................69 Game Lodges................................68-70 Gardens......................................67 Gay Paraphernalia..............................71 Grooming.................................68,71,73 Guesthouses.................................68-70 Gym Training...................................68,69 H Hair Loss..............................................69 Hair Removal..............................68,71,73 Hairstylists..........................................69 Hair Care.............................................69 Health, Fitness & Wellness....................68,69 Holiday Accommodation..................68-70 Hotels........................................70,IBC Hypnotherapist...............................68,70 I Interior Décor and Design.................66,67 J Japanese Art and Antiques....................66 L Labour Law...........................................66 Landscaping & Gardening......................67 Laser Skin Treatment..............................71 Lawyers...............................................66 Leather and Fetish................................71 Life Coaching......................................71 M Manscaping...............................68,71,73 Marriage Officer....................................71 Massage (Therapeutic)..........................68 Mediation.........................................71 Medical.........................................70,71 Men Only Retreats.................................69 Menswear............................................72 Metal Supply and Manufacture..............67 N Nursery.............................................73 O Online Shopping.................................72 Oriental…

Louw is 32 years old and hails from Boksburg, Johannesburg. In his final year of High school, he went to Los Angeles for acting classes as well as runway training from Michael Madox and held the title of World Champion for age groups 16-24. As part of the prize, he won a partial bursary for the New York School of Film and Television, but could not attend due to financial challenges. He was awarded the Boksburg 5 Celebrity of the Year Award in the Arts category. In 2007 his first book, Volmaakte Gebrokenheid, was published shortly before his 18th birthday. In 2009 at the SA Championships of performing arts he was awarded Grand Champion Male Model and won a guest appearance on 7de Laan. In 2010 he went to New…

It’s undeniable, coronavirus has changed the world. No society or economy has escaped. It’s fascinating that an entity so small can be so deleterious to the most successful species on our planet. It’s a reminder and fitting segue to consider how we are connected with our natural environment and what can happen when we ignore that. The social and economic impacts of the pandemic are palpable but what of the environmental impacts? It’s a bit of a mixed bag. Some research shows a sharp 7-8% decline in emissions of greenhouse gases and some other air pollutants before gradually rising as lockdowns eased. This comes as no surprise since many industries reduced activity and we stopped driving everywhere. Localised air quality improved, a benefit to both our environment and human health.…

South Africa’s first ever brandy collaboration showcasing the diversity and heritage of the popular spirit has launched, with a range of 12 brandies from various regions across the country. With the gift range, Sugarbird, well-known for its popular craft gins and gifting, has made its first foray into the brandy category with a newly released XO 14-year-old. A 750ml bottle will be available just in time for Christmas. After successfully curating the country’s best craft gins in the Sugarbird and Friends Ginvent Calendar, Sugarbird has done it again with the release of the brandy gift box. The brandies in the gift pack, which range from three-year-old blended brandies to 15-year-old potstills, offer true competition to the best French cognacs and have cumulatively won more than 70 international and local awards.…