# Gay 45

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gay_45
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gay_45.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_45
> Source revision: 1305164049
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

**GAY45** is an online, English-language [queer publication](/source/List_of_LGBT_periodicals), now based in [Vienna](/source/Vienna), [Austria](/source/Austria) and [London, UK](/source/London,_UK). Was republished starting with 2023. It is notable as having been [Eastern Europe's](/source/Eastern_Europe's) [first queer publication](/source/LGBT_rights_in_Romania) and one of the oldest continuous queer journals in Europe, founded as a print magazine in April 1993 by activist and editor [Răzvan Ion](/source/R%C4%83zvan_Ion). The magazine has received various accolades for its contributions to the queer community and its innovative use of technology in journalism. [1]

## History

GAY45 was founded in [21 April 1993]] in [Romania](/source/Romania) by [Răzvan Ion](/source/R%C4%83zvan_Ion), then a Dutch journalist. It was created in response to [Article 200](/source/Article_200), a section of the [Penal Code of Romania](/source/Penal_Code_of_Romania) that criminalised [homosexual](/source/Homosexuality) relationships. The magazine aimed to change public 'mentality' towards homosexuality and promote an integrated European identity.[2]

Today, GAY45 is based in [Vienna](/source/Vienna) and [London](/source/London), according to its website, is "committed to publishing high quality journalism" on topics ranging from politics, news, investigative reporting, poetry, music, film, pop culture, and art.[3]

## References

1. ["A country everyone wanted to escape – ODD"](https://oddweb.org/annuals/2017-2/savaged-pink/a-country-everyone-wanted-to-escape/). Retrieved 2024-08-31.

1. Zamfir, Ioana (2023). "Between Holy Church and Holy Human Rights: Life Stories of the Romanian LGBTQ+ Community after 1989 until Romanian Accession to the European Union". *aspasia*. **17**: 141-163.

1. ["Journalism for queer freedom and creativity"](https://gay45.eu). *GAY45*. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-08-31.

## External links

- [gay45.eu](https://gay45.eu/)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gay 45](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_45) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_45?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.