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(Mini) Flash Nonfiction Essay Contest
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My recent chat with Lindsey Danis about her queer travel book—along with publishing Char Breshgold’s short nonfiction essay, “Not Our Love Poem”—inspired us to launch a flash nonfiction contest with a travel...
The Polyamory of Grief
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Claybourne Elder on being a gay dad, growing up Mormon, and the kindness of strangers
I spoke with with Claybourne Elder, a performer who many may know from his breakout role as John Adams on HBO’s The Gilded Age and his roles in Broadway revivals like Company.
Most recently, he has channeled his journey from a Mormon upbri...
The QLP Questionnaire: Mario Elías
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Not Our Love Poem
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Authors
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Jerry Portwood is the founder of The Queer Love Project, which explores LGBTQ+ stories about relationships. He was a top editor at Rolling Stone, Out magazine, and New York Press. He's a longtime instructor at the New School's writing program.
honest ramblings on politics, identity, and culture
Writing about queer intimacy, nervous systems, caregiving and the quiet ways people disappear into each other.
Zines and more covering the history of queer Maryland!
Author of I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF (Catapult, 2023) and A SHARP ENDLESS NEED (Dial, 2025). jock. parent. sweatpants enthusiast. they/them.
Anthony DiPietro is a queer, poly poet and arts administrator originally from Providence, Rhode Island. kiss & release (Unsolicited Press, 2024) is his debut collection.
Writer, children's advocate and occasional filmmaker. Dancer and feline mom of 2.
Writer, organiser, campaigner. I write about queerness and whatever is rattling around in my head. Australian-born, Europe living.
Art historian turned novelist that also still makes visual art! Beloved Disciples out May 12th 2026 via Amble Press
Lane Michael Stanley (he/they) is a transgender writer and filmmaker whose work explores queerness, class, restorative justice, grief, and healing. For his portfolio of writing, films, and plays, please visit www.lanemichaelstanley.com.
David Clarke is a journalist & communications strategist covering arts, politics, LGBTQIA+ issues, and community leadership. His recent bylines include OutSmart Magazine & BroadwayWorld. He was named to PR Week’s Pride in PR 2024 list.
Char Breshgold paints and writes. She is currently working on a memoir, about the AIDS crisis years. She was a member of The Girl Artists, whose papers were acquired by the Smithsonian Archives of American Art in 2023.
LGBTQ+ travel writer, author of (Out) On the Road: The Radical Joy of Queer Travel. http://www.lindseydanis.com
Neth turned 20 years of drafting legal documents and reports into writing full-time. He produces many lifestyle and poetry pieces and is hired by insurance agencies, law and accounting firms, and licensing institutions to write material for them.
Queer Typographer / Associate Professor @SAIC / You Look Like The Right Type is my 17-year archive of daily drawings from overhead conversations
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