Qstack | The LGBTQQIP2SA+ Directory of Substacks

Links to Categories - Get Listed! - Submissions - How To Substack

Welcome to Qstack - the LGBTQQIP2SA+ Directory of Substacks!

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PLEASE: ❤️, Restack, Comment, Recommend, Note — the more folks hear about us, the more visibility our community will have. THANK YOU! ❤️🍊💛💚💙💜

Links to Categories:

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News | Politics | Social Justice

Culture | Media | Podcasts

Arts | Design | Music

Leisure | Food | Travel | Local | International

Sex | Relationships | Gender

Health | Healing | Wellness | Recovery

Education | Science | Technology | Climate

Memoir | Personal Stories | Coming Out

Fiction | Poetry | Writing | Literature | Books | Publishing

Home | Family

Work | Retirement | Money

Spirituality | Faith | Esoteric Traditions

Get Listed!

You may have noticed some of the categories are full to bursting, while others are a little slim. What? No “Sports” category? Indeed there are a few sports Substacks, but not enough to justify a whole separate category or page. Yet.

We are actively adding new listings, and would love to be able to break out new categories as our community grows.

Also, we see this as an opportunity for people to notice where there are gaps, and maybe start a new Substack which addresses under-served topics. Queer Foodie Substack, anyone?

If you’d like to be included in the Qstack Directory, kindly click the button below.

You can also find the button in the header of the Qstack main page, as shown below.

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Submissions

Guest posts are the other side of the Qstack coin—your chance to highlight your work and give other people in the Qstack community a taste of your writing.

We are accepting submissions for Qstack guest posts by LGBTQ+ writers, including allies. We are happy to consider previously published work, including your own Substack posts.

If you want to be a guest poster in any of the following categories, please use the button below, also found on the top of the Qstack main page, as shown above.

We are eager to publish your:

• Short stories

• Poetry

• Art

• Essays and articles on cultural and community topics

• Editorial/Opinion pieces

• Interviews

• Book, movie, media, and event reviews

• Profiles of community organizations and leaders

• We’re open to your suggestions!

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How To Substack

There are all sorts of posts about how to grow your Substack—my least favorite have screenshots of the posters’ subscriber growth masquerading as #gratitude with rinse/repeat tips that make our beloved platform feel a bit like a Ponzi scheme.

Unless you want to devote yourself to the “Win Substack or Die Trying” niche, there is only one sure-fire, organic way to make the most of your Substack experience and that is to CONNECT with others.

SUBSCRIBE. LIKE. COMMENT. Let people know you’re interested, that you care, and that you want to see them succeed. Restack posts you find interesting. Recommend Substacks written by folks you admire. Collaborate!

Start right here with your Qstack friends!

You can also read my post “Slow Grow Your Substack” for 9 ways to stay sane in the go-go-grow Substack mill.

Check out SmallStack by Robin Taylor (he/him) to find others who are just getting started. Some of the most loyal friends you will make here are other new writers just beginning their Substack journey.

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Paid Subscriber Benefits

All of Qstack will always be free! We hope that it becomes a beacon and central hub for queer writers to see and be seen by an ever-growing community, and to make it as accessible as possible, no post or section will ever be behind a paywall.

If you want to support our work with a paid subscription, we offer a few special benefits to show our appreciation for your patronage:

• A Recommendation from Qstack.

• Priority consideration for guest post submissions.

• Invitations for Feature posts—interviews and articles highlighting you and your work.

• A Premier listing with 1-click subscribe button—which looks something like this:

Questions/Concerns/Suggestions? DM or email mrtroyford at substack dot com