The Queer Agenda
Shohreh DavoodiThoughtful advice, encouragement, and strategies for LGBTQ folks (and our accomplices) to heal and come home to ourselves. Equal parts warm hug, gentle kick in the ass, and queer magic.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 86 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | a month ago |
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Rants & Raves | Vol. 1
After two years of publishing round-ups in roughly the same format, I’m instigating a change! I love writing about what I’ve been engaging with and sharing my finds. However, I’ve been feeling limited by the set posting timeline and trying...
Iranian diaspora dreams and limitations during Nowruz
Note: I originally published a version of this essay on Instagram on Friday, March 20—the first day of Nowruz. The affirming feedback on that post from other folks in the Iranian diaspora made me want to give these words a permanent home he...
Tips for planning the queer wedding of your dreams
After two years of planning, Jessie and I hosted our wedding on September 21, 2025, with 51 guests. We were already legally married—we eloped on our anniversary on July 13, 2024—so we saw our wedding as an opportunity to celebrate our love...
"Abolish ICE," Pretty Girls, and mooncat nail polish
Welcome to your January 2026 Bi-Monthly Round-Up!
While these round-ups are about looking back, I first want to focus on something happening right now: the reign of terror that rogue ICE officers are inflicting in Minneapolis and dozens of...
Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters, A Man on the Inside, and bye bye Spotify
Coming in hot with the November 2025 Bi-Monthly Round-Up, the final round-up of 2025, on the last day of November.
What a weird-ass, topsy-turvy year it’s been, y’all. Some high highs (wedding! promotion! renewing our lease! memorable hike...
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Unapologetically queer writer, creator, and consultant. Author of The Queer Agenda newsletter on Substack and aspiring novelist. Happily living and working in the Denver area with my wife, but forever a Texan at heart. She/they pronouns.
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