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The upmarket 16-year-old Gay Pages is the only South African glossy gay
magazine with comprehensive national distribution. Many premium brands
advertise with
us, as the affluent, brand loyal gay consumer segment is one of the most
sought after niche markets. Our focus on travel, lifestyle and luxury
products has made
the Gay Pages a household name and popular with international tourists.
Our annual large format collector’s edition of the Gay Pages, the
Special Holiday Edition is on sale during the December /January holiday
season as a stand-alone
annual fifth edition.
We offer the best visibility and the longest shelf life due to the
useful business directory at the back of the magazine that features a
diverse range of over 200
services. Our readers use the business directory extensively and most of
the advertisers have been with us longer than 5 years. These ads vary in
size from half
pages to listings. Full page advertisements always appear in the first
half of the magazine. All advertisers are listed free on
www.gaypagessa.co.za.
Research confirms that gay consumers spend more than average on luxury
products, décor, home improvements, cars, travel and accommodation.
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| Editor: Rubin van Niekerk |
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Rubin is an established marketing and business consultant. He is
also the founder of The Family Business, South Africa's first gay
business association that was launched in Johannesburg in January
1992. He became the father of the Pink Money campaign in South
Africa, which he started in June 1992 and spearheaded ever since.
This campaign highlights the importance of networking and
entrepreneurial spirit in the gay community. It also emphasises the
need to support gay business and it encourages gay businesses to
create job opportunities for gay people. Many gay people still
experience discrimination in the workplace and are often pressurised
until they resign. Fortunately society is becoming more accepting
and more people are coming out of the closet at younger ages. Rubin
created the Gay Pages to provide a public platform where the gay
community can network and develop entrepreneurial skills. It has
educated the general public with regards to the economic importance
of the gay community. This campaign has been so successful that
various gay media have attempted to copy the Gay Pages. Recently
some companies have also tried to brand the Pink Money Campaign as
their own invention. The bottom line is that The Family Business and
the Gay Pages has been doing it for 15 years and the older the
network gets, the more successful it becomes. Besides, Harry Hay
started the first documented gay business network in 1950, called
the Matachine Society in Los Angeles, making him the
great-grandfather of Pink Money in the US. We have never hesitated
to embrace anybody who networks, but they need to tell us that they
exist, if they wish to be part of our powerful network. Island and
laager mentalities and large egos do not make money! The more, the
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| Deputy Editor: Alan Samons |
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Alan, a creative dynamo, studied fashion design and had his own
fashion label for a number of years during which he specialised in
men's formal attire. He also has a background dealing in Asian art
and antiquities, as well as interior design and jewellery design. He
still deals privately in antique Chinese and Japanese scrolls and
Chinese glass. Alan joined the Gay Pages in 1996 and is a director
of the Associated Business Network (Pty) Ltd, the publisher of the
Gay Pages. He designs the Gay Pages and does all the graphics,
including layout. A keen traveller, Alan enjoys reviewing the
amazing destinations that South Africa has to offer. He also has a
passion for travelling to Asia where he loves shopping and soaking
in the culture. In his spare time, Alan designs and makes silver
jewellery and offers private tuition sessions for couples and
individuals wanting to make their own commitment rings or other
special gifts (see www.alansamons.com). One of his art jewellery
pieces was recently exhibited in Japan, where it received high
acclaim. |
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| Art and Entertainment Editor: Denise York |
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Denise is a trained artist and qualified art teacher. She is also a
successful self-employed, multi-award winning financial consultant,
with a well-established 22-year-old business. Painting is her
passion and she paints portraits, landscapes, yachts and anything
else for clients. |
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| Canadian Contributor: Gabriel Janse van Rensburg |
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Gabriel designed the Gay Pages from the beginning in 1994 to 2000,
when he emigrated to Canada with his life partner Dr. Gerrit van der
Merwe. He is a successful self-employed graphic designer and
photographer and also works for other International magazines.
Gabriel specialises in international travel reviews that he writes,
photographs and produces graphically for various publications. He
travels to South Africa at least once a year for a little injection
of local culture. South Africa will always be special to Gabriel and
Gerrit who travel extensively. |
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| Décor & Design Contributor: Jean-Pierre de la
Chaumette |
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Having spent more than thirteen years in design, décor, broadcasting
and publishing, both locally and abroad, Jean-Pierre de la Chaumette
is the natural choice at reporting on everything that is hot and
happening in our Décor and Lifestyle news feature. He currently
heads up a PR and communications consultancy working on a
kaleidoscope of South African and UK design, décor, beauty and
lifestyle brands. If you have anything fabulous to share with our
readers email him on jp@jpinc.co.za |
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| Contributor, editorial assistant, social butterfly and Fag
Hag: Michelle York |
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Michelle has contributed various humorous articles to the Gay Pages
over the past five years after returning from the US, where she
worked for 5 years. Sewing a kilo of raw prawns into an ex-lover’s
curtain hems still ranks one of the best and smelliest forms of
revenge she has yet dreamed up. Michelle helps out in the office
from time-to-time, when we get too snowed under to cope. She also
simply adores attending functions, where her loud whooping and
hollering always gathers a crowd. |
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The graphics department of the Gay Pages creates anything from glossy
brochures to advertising campaigns and magazines. |
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