Mission & Team

IN SHORT

GAY45™  is at the forefront of a renaissance in high-quality queer journalism across Europe. GAY45.eu is an award-winning, independent European queer journal with a readership exceeding 170,000. Alongside the journal, we manage a podcast, GenClash: Queer Perspectives on Current Affairs, a newsletter called THE9 with the most important news of the week, and we organise the European Queer Journalism Campus. As a non-profit, most of our revenue is directed towards the Queer Journalism Campus to help mentor young queer journalists.

GAY45 draws inspiration from our forebears, aspiring to be The New Yorker, The Atlantic, or The Guardian for queer people, while reviving a progressive European style of journalism established by publications such as the French Le Gai Pied, German Der Eigene or British Gay News. As a European publication, we write in British English.

Our main stations are in Vienna, London, Berlin and Amsterdam.

DerAffe Vienna is the parent organisation of GAY45. They are the creators of JARVIS, the first AI art curator in the world.

We are governed by a five-person board of directors. Editor-in-Chief is a board observer and the board’s editorial representative. DerAffe’s founder control the day-to-day business and editorial strategy and decisions.

We follow the journalism code of practice as set out by The Fourth Estate.
It recognises three core principles that are fundamental to the ethical practice of journalism. Reporting the truth, ensuring transparency, and serving the community.

OUR MOTTOS

GAY45. Smart. Queer Smart.

Expand the Knowledge.

Stay Ahead.

Lead with Confidence.

Self-Empower.

Readers are Leaders.

PEOPLE ABOUT US

‘An excellent source for independent journalism, perspectives on a wide range of queer topics, from mainstream issues to niche features.’ Derek Abella, illustrator and writer, The New Yorker & The Guardian

 

‘A fiercely original publication that hits you with the perfect blend of unapologetic queer art, razor-sharp political insight, and fresh, authentic journalism—like a burst of color and truth.’ Ciprian Chiujdea, actor, Queer Palm, Cannes Film Festival

 

‘It’s a magazine that has plenty of unique content for an audience with varied and well-defined interests. Almost ideal. What struck me was how well a Google promotion could perform for their website.’ Jason King, Google Ads Trainer

SCHOOL FOR QUEER JOURNALISM

All profits, after covering expenses for our award-winning writers, administrative team, software, hardware, rent, and technical support, are directed towards the Queer Journalism Campus.

We are committed to being more than just a journal—we’re also a school for queer journalism.

THE WORD QUEER

Queer is a word we use with respect and love. It has expanded to encompass activism, punk movements, and radical political movements, embracing any non-normative behaviour, sexuality, or gender. For us, queer is a way of expression.

A.I.

DERAFFE, the parent organisation of GAY45, is a pioneer in creating the first AI curator in history and has imagined other AI projects before ChatGPT was public.

GAY45 is using AI for reasearch, proofreading and fact-checking. We never use AI to generate content or articles. We do not believe content = journalism. We clearly disclose when and how AI tools are used in our work.

Our articles are written by our staff writers.

Editorial guidelines emphasize that while AI can suggest edits, and generate summaries, promotional content, and SEO headlines, it should not draft or significantly alter articles.

All AI-generated content requires human oversight to ensure accuracy and maintain journalistic integrity.

ORIGIN OF THE NAME GAY45™

In 1993, any queer magazine needed to tag itself with “Gay”—like De Gay Krant, Gai Pied, Gay Globe, Gay News, and others—to signal its target audience and help the LGBT+ community easily identify media outlets working on their behalf.

We have always loved vinyl records for the authenticity of their sound. The name 45 refers to 45 rpm, the speed at which a vinyl record spins.

And so… GAY45.

PARTNERS

We partnered with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism to guarantee that the most complex stories are handled by their highly skilled investigative journalists.

Google offered us a Google Ads Grant and Microsoft offered the entire premium business suite for all our team.

MASTHEAD

CEO & Co-Publisher RĂZVAN ION (AT)

Editorial Director & Co-Publisher MIRUNA TIBERIU (UK)

Editors-in-Chief, acting  TAYLOR ABBOT (UK)

Managing Editor JUDE JONES (UK)

Senior Political Editor: DANNY TYE (UK)

Social Media Editor MILA EDENSOR (UK)

Deputy Social Media Editor: ZERO GREEN (UK)

Senior Multimedia Editor ANDREI IANCU (FR/AT)

News Editor & Berlin Chief of Station TAYLOR ABBOT (UK)

Vienna Chief of Station KEVIN PAWLAK (DE)

Staff Writers ARTHUR CORMERAIS (FR/PL), JOÃO DELFIM (FR/PT), IONE GILDROY (UK), SASHA BRANDT (AT), JACKSON WILLIAMS (USA), TOBY CLARKE (UK), JOE DRENNAN (IR)*

Chief Strategic Advisor Dr DOMINIK BÖHLER (AT)

Assistant to the CEO  Mag BJÖRN LINDBERG (SE)
Entertainment Director Dr EUGEN RĂDESCU (RO)
Editorial Assistant Mag PALOMA MACIAS (SP)

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GAY45 is published by
DerAffe Ku.KV Wien
www.DerAffe.io

Board of Directors Gerry Schneider (chairperson) (AT), Răzvan Ionescu (RO), Miruna Tiberiu (UK), Răzvan Ion(NL/AT)

CTO (Chief Technical Officer) Mag. RĂZVAN IONESCU (RO/UK)
CBO (Chief Business Officer) MATEUSZ GRZEGORZ SOBIESIAK (PL/DE)
CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Mag. BRIGITTE WEBER-JANKO (AT)

Art Director Dr BOGDAN MATEI (RO)

Database Design Dr KATHARINA STADLER (SP/AT)

Web Software Design ADRIAN CÎNCIU (RO)

Marketing
Out Loud, London
www.outloud.lgbt

Contact
servus[at]gay45.eu

Center
Vienna, Austria & London, UK

Stations

Paris, France
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Berlin, Germany
Warsaw, Poland
Stockholm, Sweden
Madrid, Spain
Timișoara, Romania
Taipei, Taiwan
Luanda, Angola
San Francisco, USA

Published by
Deraffe KuKv, Vienna
www.deraffe.io

Since 1993 they have been part of our history: Joshua Tree, Jan Kozlowski, Cătălin Nistor, Mihail Andrei, Virginia Hristu, Tarek Ali, Erika Wolf, Marian Mutașcu, Ciprian Cucu, Simon Levay, Virginia Heoffding, Florin Ionescu, Liviu Bulea, Ciprian Ciobanu, Toby Clarke.

*Joe Drennan was a superb journalist and an exceptional individual. He was tragically killed on 13th October 2023 in a hit-and-run car accident in Limerick, Ireland. Joe was 21 years old.