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THE NEW GAY YEARS: The other night a friend of mine attempted to console me over my recent break-up. He brought up a new definition of a gay year: the amount of time a person has been gay.
GAY IN THE COUNTRY: Who decided that gay people are part of urban decay and not entitled to a wholesome rural life? Al Mackay visits his mom at the seaside, and takes his boyfriend along for the ride.
TOO OLD FOR CAPE TOWN: Twenty-something Al Mackay takes a weekend break to Cape Town, only to discover that he may already be “too old” for the Mother City’s oh-so-picky locals.