Tris Reid-Smith

CEO, Editor-in-Chief

Co-founder and editor-in-chief of Gay Star News, Tris has years of experience across global LGBTI media publications.

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David Hudson

Editor

Writer, editor, film lover and traveller. Former editor of Out in the City and Boyz.

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Joe Morgan

News Editor

Joe Morgan is the news editor at Gay Star News. UK, Europe and Africa LGBTI rights specialist. Previous work can be found on The Guardian, The Stage and The Independent. Lover of theatre, music, drag and mind-numbing television.

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Jamie Tabberer

Entertainment Editor

Jamie Tabberer is the Entertainment Editor of Gay Star News. He was formally Staff Writer at Gay Times magazine and Senior Features Writer at OK! magazine.

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Tom Capon

Travel Editor

Tom is the Travel Editor at Gay Star News. Previously Staff Writer at DesignMyNight and CelebsNow. Loves beer, hates sunburn, has both in equal measure.

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Shannon Power

Health Editor

Shannon joined Gay Star News in 2017. Based in Melbourne, Shannon leads on Asia/Pacific coverage for GSN. Shannon also hosts a news and discussion program on Joy Radio.

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James Besanvalle

Family Editor

James is the Family Editor for Gay Star News and is originally from Sydney. He comes from a community radio background and has a keen interest in politics, feminism and everything Kylie (Minogue, not Jenner).

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Stefania Sarrubba

Prides & Festivals Editor

Stefania is the Prides & Festivals editor and a cinema geek. When she’s not partying for work, you can find her binge-watching Netflix shows or engaging in conversations about feminism, women’s reproductive rights, and bisexuality erasure at the pub with unimpressed strangers. Their loss.

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Josh Milton

News Reporter

Josh is a journalist specialising in fashion, features, arts, and lifestyle. With a background in writing on everything from the Gilmore Girls to the geopolitics of Brunei, pigeon photographers to finding love on Grindr, come to him with the whackiest news stories you can think of.

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Jamie Wareham

Head of Broadcast

Jamie oversees the video and audio production team at Gay Star News. Responsible for leading broadcast strategy and projects including short form social media and YouTube videos, to long-form documentaries that tell unique stories within our community.

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Lewis Peters

Video Editor

As video editor for Gay Star News, Lewis helps to bring LGBTI stories to life. Lewis also regularly appears in front of the camera, reacting from everything to Drag Race, Game of Thrones, and Lady Gaga.

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Rafaella Gunz

Reporter

Rafaella is a graduate of The New School in NYC, where she majored in journalism and minored in gender studies. She's passionate about feminism, LGBTQ+ rights, and other areas of social justice.

Anya Crittenton

Reporter

Anya is a writer with a passion for diverse narratives. Her feminist icons are Leslie Knope and Lauren Bacall. Outside of work, she can usually be found, she can usually be found watching movies with her dog, reading Neil Gaiman, or at Disneyland.

Calum Stuart

Correspondent

Calum Stuart is a freelance journalist who lives and works in Southeast Asia. He was previously a Vietnam correspondent for Thomson Reuters based in Ho Chi Minh City, and briefly worked as a copy editor at the Democratic Voice of Burma in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He has worked in both print and broadcast journalism.

Rik Glauert

Reporter

Rik Glauert covers Asia and the Pacific for Gay Star News. He has worked as a journalist in Asia for seven years, in which he has reported on some of the region's most seismic events–from Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution to Myanmar's ethnic cleansing of its minority Rohingya.

Stu Hosker

Director of Marketing and Brand Development

Stu joined Gay Star News in 2018. He has extensive marketing experience having worked in a variety of industries including arts, culture and public-sector. With a varied portfolio at GSN, Stu continues to build on the success of the brand and platform to serve the global LGBTI community.

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