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Adryan’s POV by

Adryan Corcione

- “Personal essays on pop culture of now and then, from a pop culture essayist from New Jersey.”

Angry Gay Grandpa by

James Lantz

- “An every-once-in-a-while blog post on the "Angry Gay Grandpa" web series and a 60 second PSA supporting LGBTQ Youth during the upcoming 2024 election.”

The Audacity by

Roxane Gay

- “Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints from writer, editor, and cultural critic Roxane Gay.”

BOYCULTURE by

Matthew Rettenmund

- “A living archive of gay sense and sensibilities from the NYC-based author of the novel "Boy Culture," made into a feature film and series, and the book "Encyclopedia Madonnica," among many others.”

Bringing Fire To Earth |

Leela Sinha

is determined to make the world a better place as a team culture consultant for ethical founders. Disruptor of bullshit—full of ideas, essays and poems.

Cattywampus by

Heather Hogan

- “Queer life, pop culture, politics, nerd stuff, and cats from a writer and editor from small town Georgia now living in New York City with my wife our cackle of rescued pets.”

Collide Press

Clint Collide

- “Collide Press celebrates Creativity, History, Masculinity, and More through a motley mix of Art, Design, Ephemera, Photo, and Video.”

Cultural Tendencies by

Anna Troberg

- “Explores our endlessly fascinating and frustrating world. Always curious, often funny, sometimes poignant. A personal take on culture, politics, history, science, democracy, LGBTQ+, AI, and other things that tickle my fancy and hopefully yours.”

Dear Diary by

Michelle Tea

- “A newsletter about the daily whatever, including art, tarot, movies, the occult, literature, gossip, food, queerness, sex, diary and the rest.”

Demarcation by

Dizzy Zaba

- “Farting around the internet and writing about living in this world. Meanderings about my life, the internet, community, friendship, culture, and politics. Expect musings every week or two.”

fabliha’s diary by

fabliha

- “Bangladeshi queer writer and organizer. NYC. 24. An open diary filled with my thoughts and feelings.”

Fancy Meeting You Here |

Kelly Rafferty

is a queer feminist writer and an Emmy and Peabody-award winning documentary producer. She writes about bodies—the social construction of them, how we make meaning about and through them, and our quests for embodiment—at Fancy Meeting You Here, and edits W. Kamau Bell asks, “Who's With Me?” She cares about dismantling white supremacy and making the world safer for bodies of all sizes, genders, and sexualities.

Flashy Pixels by

Bruce Harwood

- “A weekly newsletter that explores how technology is reshaping the media landscape, transforming how we watch, read, and listen.”

The Fry Corner by

Stephen Fry

- “A sack of stubs, a stub sack, a stack of subs, a substack - from actor and Prince of Neckwear, Stephen Fry.”

Gay Buffet by

Aidan Wharton

- Qstack Readers Selection April ‘25. “A once-weekly roundup of all things LGBTQ+ Come for the name, stay for the news, art, music, advice, and more!”

Gay Doctor by

Carey O'Donnell

- “Short fiction and non-fiction. The pleasure is ALL mine!”

Gayety

Gayety Team

- “Gayety is an authentically queer space where LGBTQ+ people can celebrate culture, content, and art—fully embracing creativity and identity without censorship.”

GAYLETTER by

GAYLETTER

- “Exploring the less-explored sides of queer art, fashion, culture, music and writing, delivered to your inbox each week.”

hankycode

Rebecca

- “Spotlighting queer history as it's happened and documenting it as we move forward.”

Harmony and Havoc (Tales From a Former Wanna-be Rockstar) by

Camille Brightsmith

- “Sex, drugs and rock and roll. Untamed essays and unfiltered lessons from an ovarian musician who once teetered on the edge of fame.

Haus of Pouts Substack

- “Artists: Dallas Lyn & Jacob Miller Downes. Queer, Influencers, activists.”

Herrera Words by

Leo Herrera

- “Sex, culture & history writings by Leo Herrera, a Mexican writer, activist and filmmaker.”

¡Hola Papi! by

John Paul Brammer

- “Writing, art and more from an author, illustrator, and advice columnist engaging in general jotería.”

kaywritesthings

- “An artistic enby's repository for rambles, fictions, musings on societal frictions and multimedia miscellanea-- now with 100% more podcast!”

Light In The Loafers

Jamie W

- “Refreshing LGBTQ+ news, culture and community stories, as well as queer-specific recommendations in our bi-monthly newsletter offering up the hottest spots to go for the ultimate solo days out across the UK.”

LIT FEMME by

Trish Bendix

- “A celebration of the work of queer, lesbian and feminist writers, musicians, artists and historians. Expect intergenerational conversations, reflections, and listings of out-of-print/rare books, records and other dyke culture ephemera and generally extremely niche content.”

Material Queer by

Damian Kerlin

- “An online space celebrating queer culture in all its glory. You can never have too much.”

Musings | Caitlin E. Myers writes for creatives seeking to ideate in constantly varied settings. Chaotic in nature, Musings challenges content creation culture. You are not a machine. Subscribe for Writing and publishing updates, short stories and book giveaways, cultural commentary about Substack and the world at large, book reviews and recommendations, and writing insights and community.

Nerdy Notes

Dr Emily Garside

- “Musings on Queer life and culture, from a PhD in queer cultural writing. I share what I love, so expect theatre, TV, film and personal essays.”

nonsense newsletter by

Patrick Lenton

& Bec Shaw - “A culture, news and comedy newsletter, with a focus on queer culture, news and issues from Rebecca Shaw and Patrick Lenton.”

O Caftan My Caftan by

Krista

- “A weekly queer newsletter with recurring columns, etiquette advice, perfume talk, and strong opinions!!!! about trivial shit – from Krista Burton, author of Moby Dyke.”

Off-Grid Baby by

AISHA MIRZA

- “Prepping, but make it fashion! Queering off-grid, marching into apocalypse holding hands, madness as truth, rhythm & harmony, dreams of escape & still on that trans utopia shit.”

Omnivorous

Dr. Thomas J. West III

- “Pop culture commentary and sundry other writings by a recovering academic and self-proclaimed public intellectual.”

Paging Dr. Lesbian by

Kira Deshler

- “Dispatches from the lesbian internet (and beyond). Paging Dr. Lesbian is a weekly newsletter written by me, Kira Deshler. Here you will find articles and essays primarily about lesbian or sapphic pop culture, but anything else that strikes my fancy is fair game.”

Pink Heart Emoji by

C ♡

- “Pink Heart Emoji is a newsletter about lesbian gossip, which planets are making me sad, zoning out in AA meetings, and queer media I have strong opinions about.”

Polly Writes

by Polly Superstar
- “Champion of gender, sexual, & romantic minorities. Founder of sex culture institutions, Kinky Salon, & Mission Control. Author of Sex Culture Revolutionary. Artist, mentor, retreat facilitator, performer, writer, & provocateur.”

The Queer Factor by

Mike Bowers

- “Film and television consumption with a queer lens from a writer and performer in Los Angeles with a serious media consumption addiction.”

Queer Happened Here: NYC by

Marc Zinaman

- “NYC's queer history is everywhere, but rarely is it visibly documented. This project is meant to map out and document the oft forgotten LGBTQ history of NYC in an accessible, visual format.”

Queer History with Step-Hen-ie by Stephenie Magister - “Investigating queer media throughout history, as well as long-form interviews with queer people (and allies) leaving a lasting positive impact.”

Queer Your Thoughts

Natalie S. Ohio

- “A lesbian-owned newsletter dedicated to exploring the queer experience through personal reflections, history, feminism, relationships, and culture.”

Rewilded Anthropologist by

Caroline Osella

- “Rewilded Anthropologist. Writing about the world from my ethnographic heart. Just another queer nerd loose in UK society.”

Right?! with

Zoe Paskett

- “Musings on Culture, but just the good stuff. Theatre, music, comedy, film, tv, art, literature etc. etc. etc.”

Rising and Gliding by

Erin Ryan Heyneman

- “Notes from the intersection of disability and culture by a queer disabled writer, creator, speaker, and parent. I'm comfortable discussing the hard parts and bright spots of life with a disability.”

Rooted Resilience

bloom local

- “Rooted Resilience: Intersectional Narratives of 2SLGBTQIA+ Creatives in Western Massachusetts is a project in progress. A podcast, multimedia blog, and discussion series launches Spring 2025.”

Sacred Gyre by

Emily Pittman Newberry

- “On Sacred Gyre I invite you to think about how to stay connected to your deepest values as you navigate this sometimes confusing world.”

slow living by

Aviv Gijsbers van Wijk

- “Documenting a year of buying only 20 things and other ways of "slow living," anti-capitalism, mindful spending, and the why behind it. Also explores philosophies and trends around intentional living. For people who want to spend less and live more.”

Tiny Violences by

Jet T.

- “Tiny Violences is about the ruptures, frictions, abuses, and even victories that happen along the way to finding belonging.”

Trans Perspectives on Culture by

Kay Alexander

- Personal Substack of Kay Alexander PhD (Literature & Anthropology). Journalist (The Observer, DiS, BBC); StratComms Consultant; Lecturer; Teacher; Writer. GAHT 2022.

TV Dinner by

Maddy Court

- Qstack Readers Selection Dec ‘24. “Meddlesome Sagittarius. I write about tv and queer relationships. I’m mostly known as an advice columnist. I wrote a book and a zine called The Ex-Girlfriend of My Ex-Girlfriend Is My Girlfriend.”

Very Mark McCormick |

Mark McCormick

is a retiree from tech, business, design. He writes poetry and musings on cultural subjects when he’s not teaching yoga, writing and coaching.

Witness by

Robert Jones, Jr.

- “Pro-Black, Pro-LGBTQIA2S+, sometimes polemical political and pop culture testimony from author Robert Jones, Jr., formerly known as "Son of Baldwin.””

The Yearning by

Meg & Ali

- “A newsletter about queer tv, movies and the people who make them. The Yearning is reviews, recommendations, discussions and essays on why we believe that two women looking longingly at each other onscreen isn't enough.”

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