Gay Pages Summer Edition 2021/2022 - Edition 101

The Gay Pages turned 28 on International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2021, a birthday also shared by our constitution that turned 26 this year. Sadly, ever since Nelson Mandela died a few years ago, the celebration of our constitutional birthday has stopped. Political movements tend to be short-lived, and in this edition, the polymath article demonstrates how far we have moved on since the dark middle ages, but it also demonstrates our loneliness and sadness from youth to old age. JAMA paediatrics pooled 35 studies, and the data from 10 countries and 2,6 million teens ranging from 10 to 20 is shocking. Gay and bisexual teenagers are over three times more likely to attempt suicide than straight teenagers, while transgender youth are at double that risk. As adults, this…

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. CHRIS AVANT-SMITH Chris started his working life in the film and modelling industries, segued into HIV counselling, care and policy formation and ultimately reverted back to film, television and events management as a producer. He is also a radio show host, and is currently the host on the T-Health Show on Cliff Central. Chris holds a degree in Metaphysics and diplomas in Broadcasting and Human Resource Management. HENRY BANTJES As a…

A Adult............................................68,71 Aesthetic Skin Care.........................73,75 Accommodation...........................IBC, 70, 72 Aids Treatment/Counselling..............73-75 Alternative Healing..............................70 Art and Antiques..............................15, 68 Aiport Parking.....................................68 Attorneys........................................68 B Bars and Clubs...................................68 Blinds................................................68 Business Services.................................69 C Cars......................................OBC, 9, 11 Church...........................................69 Clairvoyants..................................71, 74 Cleaning Service.................................70 Conference Facility........................IBC, 72 Costume Hire.....................................71 D Dating............................................69 Debt Collection..................................68 Décor......................................15,68,69 Doctors..................................72,73,75 Digital Magazine...................................5 E Electrical.......................................69 Entertainment.................................68 Esoteric..........................................71 Estate Agents................................69, 71 Estate Planning...................................68 F Fitness Training...............................70,71 Furniture Removal................................71 G Gay Holiday.......................................71 Game Lodges................................70-72 Gardens.............................................69 Gay Paraphernalia................................73 Grooming.................................70,73,75 Guesthouses.................................70,72 Gym Training...................................70,71 H Hair Loss..............................................71 Hair Removal..............................70,73,75 Hairstylists..........................................71 Hair Care.............................................71 Health, Fitness & Wellness....................70, 71 Holiday Accommodation............IBC, 70, 72 Hotels.................................................IBC, 72 Hypnotherapist................................70,72 I Interior Décor and Design............15,68,69 J Japanese Art and Antiques.................15,68 L Labour Law...........................................68 Landscaping & Gardening......................69 Laser Skin Treatment..............................72 Lawyers...............................................68 Leather and Fetish................................73 Life Coaching..................................70,73 M Manscaping...............................70,73,75 Marriage Officer....................................73 Massage (Therapeutic)..........................70 Mediation.........................................73 Medical.........................................72,73 Men Only Retreats.................................71…

I grew up in a traditional Filipino family that is very conservative, and which always upheld our Catholic values; to love and respect everybody. Growing up I knew I was different from my childhood playmates and my classmates at school. I have always enjoyed playing with toys that are for girls that’s why my younger sister and I would always share toys. We used to play games pretending we were in a salon, and I was the hair stylist to do her hair. I will never forget that one time we were playing that salon scene where I was trying to style her hair and while I was rolling the brush, it got stuck accidentally and tangled her long black hair. We were panicking and we did not know what…

BRAZIL AMAZON DEFORESTATION UP 22% IN A YEAR, 15-YEAR RECORD Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose by almost 22 percent from August 2020 to July 2021 compared with the same period the year before, reaching the highest level in 15 years. The 13 235 square kilometres of forest lost in the 2020-21 period was the largest swath since 14 286km2 were cleared in 2005-06, according to an estimate by Brazil’s national space research institute INPE. It is the third time in a row that annual Amazon deforestation has increased under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, who the opposition blames for the spike due to his encouraging of farming and mining activity. Environment Minister Joaquim Leite admitted the figures represent “a challenge” and vowed to be “more forceful against environmental crimes.”…

BARISTA BLACK If the Authorised Biography of James Bond is to be believed, the world’s most celebrated secret agent is 100 years young. And so it was, as Pinotage approaches a centenary of its own, that the Barista team noted the similarities to their own journey with the cultivar. And Barista Black is just that: an expression of the grape which, like 007 himself, expresses luxury in the most timeless of fashions. Grapes for the 2019 Barista Black are sourced predominantly from a 20-year-old bush vine vineyard in the Swartland. Fermentation took place in stainless tanks, and the wines were then matured for 18 months, with 20% of the wine aged in first-fill French barrique. Expect rich plums, red currants and baking spice intermingling beautifully on the nose. The palate…