Substacks recommended by The Queer Love Project

Recommended by The Queer Love Project

A weekly digest of the indigestible.

Michael A. Horvich: Memoirs, Musings, and More

I write essays & poetry about life insights & philosophies, the LGBTQ Community, & Dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease. I collect small things and am a photographer. I will share all on my Substack. I am cis, gay, retired, old, widowed, Jewish. Buddhist, male.

Michael has amazing life experiences to share and is a queer elder to pay attention to!

- The Queer Love Project

Geek Out

By Brenden O'Donnell

A memoir, pedagogy, and literary criticism newsletter.

Brenden O'Donnell

Book Reviews, Queer Thoughts, and Geeky Ravings 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Asya Graf

She's the best emerging writer you need to know right now!

- The Queer Love Project

Queering Reality

By Elizabeth Earley

Queering Reality is a series for exploring and reshaping the world through a queer lens by Elizabeth Earley, a queer writer, scientist, and ex-christian with magical thinking who is also a mom and Board President at Jaded Ibis Press.

Magnificent Obsession

By Bob Merrick

Stories, essays, and reflections from a life fully lived—one adventure, misstep, and epiphany at a time.

Bob has some fantastic stories to share. Subscribe and don't miss any of them!

- The Queer Love Project

Rey and the Archive

By Rey Resendez

A space dedicated to LGBTQ+ education, policy insights, and cultural commentary from a transmasculine perspective.

Magic in the Mess

By Molly Booker

Magic in the Mess is a newsletter about navigating life’s biggest reinventions with soulful storytelling, sacred self-trust, and the radical reclaiming of joy.

Queer Archive Fever

By Queer Archivist

Offering an intimate look into the life of a Queer Archivist.

Sitting Queerly

By Ty (He/Him)

A newsletter for late-blooming queers and those in their life who embrace them, as well as all who want to see more people living as their full selves.

Qstack | The LGBTQIA+ Directory of Substacks

By Mr. Troy Ford

Qstack ❤️🍊💛💚💙💜 | The LGBTQIA+ Directory, Community & Platform on Substack - SUBSCRIBE for bi-monthly updates of queer links, interviews, and stories.

Letters Home

By Martin Goodman

Thoughts from the gay wild side of spirit, nature, writing, and life seen face-on and sideways.

COLLIDE PRESS

By Clint Collide

Hi, I’m Clint Collide, a gay creator-curator exploring Photography, Pop Culture, and Pride through Men, Montages, and More. I'm here/queer to celebrate. Not to hate/debate, dear. If you "color" outside the lines too, welcome to the crew, boo! 🌈✌️

Entwined Mag

By Alex Alberto

Human stories of polyamory, friendship, and family.

Gay Buffet

By Aidan Wharton

Gay Buffet helps you make sense of the modern world through a lens that is thoughtful, Queer, kind, and hopeful. Plus, a Friday sex column full of horny, but helpful tips to get you more in touch with your lovers or yourself!

Open Secrets Magazine

Open Secrets is an online magazine for memorable, revealing personal essays about all the subjects we're taught to keep "secret." Contact Editor Rachel Kramer Bussel at opensecretsmag at gmail.com

Leading the least secretive life is the way we combat shame and make the world a better place: Rachel Kramer Bussel is a smart editor and she knows how to pick great writing from a large array of topics. Don't miss a post!

- The Queer Love Project

Narratively

Discover extraordinary true stories celebrating the diversity of humanity.

Ford Knows Books

By FORD KNOWS

Essays, stories & curiosities | Home of the novel "Lamb" - "The Books We ❤️ Club" - and "The Road to Published" - the choose-your-own-adventure approach to writing and publishing books

Troy is a HUGE help and resource for all things writing (and Substack). Make this man a star!

- The Queer Love Project

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

Surrendering to Sappho

By Katrina Anne Willis

Thoughts from a late-in-life lesbian.

Herrera Words

By Leo Herrera

Sex, culture & history writings by Leo Herrera

Third Thoughts

By Melissa Febos

cold takes on writing, embodiment, and the art of obsession

BOYSLUT

By Zachary Zane

BOYSLUT® is an erotic publication featuring real accounts of intimate, raunchy, and kinky sexual experiences curated by Zachary Zane.

Such a horny read! It may be NSFW—but that's what we need in our lives from time to time. Zachary Zane is curating a corner of our lives that we can't get enough of.

- The Queer Love Project

sweater weather

By Brandon

essays about literature, culture, and so many feelings.

Memoir Land

By Memoir Monday

Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.