Category: Read with Pride – LGBTQ+ blogs and articles

readwithpride.com If you’ve been following our journey through the Becoming Jennifer series, you know we don’t shy away from the hard stuff here at Read with Pride. Real life isn’t always glitter and rainbows: sometimes it’s dusty roads, heavy secrets, and the sheer, exhausting effort of just waking up another day. In Becoming Jennifer: Becoming …

The Courage to Stay: Resilience and Recovery in ‘Becoming Jennifer’Read More

readwithpride.com There is something radical about being okay. In a world that often expects LGBTQ+ stories to be defined by high-octane drama, heartbreak, or the constant struggle for basic recognition, there is a quiet, shimmering revolution in a story about simply existing. As we move through 2026, the landscape of LGBTQ+ ebooks is shifting. We’re …

The Beauty of Ordinary Happiness: Finding Peace in ‘Still Jennifer’Read More

readwithpride.com Let’s talk about hunger. Not the “I forgot to eat lunch because I was binge-watching Netflix” kind of hunger, but something much deeper. Something ancient. We’re talking about the kind of craving that spans centuries, crosses oceans, and survives the rise and fall of empires. If you’ve been scouring the Read with Pride dashboard …

Beyond Desire: The Eternal Hunger of ‘Her Infinite Embrace’Read More

readwithpride.com Coming out isn’t a one-time event; it’s a series of choices you make every single morning when you swing your feet out of bed. In the world of LGBTQ+ fiction, we often see the “big moment”: the glitter, the tears, the dramatic reveal. But what happens the next day? And the day after that? …

Finding Your Voice: Resilience and Visibility in ‘Finding Jennifer’Read More

readwithpride.com There’s something about a New York City summer that just hits differently. It’s the smell of asphalt after a sudden rain, the golden hour light bouncing off brownstones, and that feeling that absolutely anything, or anyone, is just around the corner. If you’re looking for a book that captures that specific, electric, and sometimes …

Claiming Happiness: Why ‘Almost Jennifer’ is the Luminous Summer Read We All NeedRead More

Hey there, beautiful people! Today we’re diving deep into a topic that is close to our hearts here at eBooks by Dick Ferguson. We spend a lot of time talking about MM romance and the incredible world of gay fiction, but at the core of all our favorite stories is the journey of identity. One …

The Ultimate Guide to Being Non-Binary: Everything You Need to Flourish Beyond the Binary GazeRead More

readwithpride.com Let’s be real: navigating the world of queer dating is a bit like reading a high-stakes MM romance novel without the benefit of a table of contents. In the “heteronormative” world, there’s a very specific script: dating, engagement, marriage, white picket fence, 2.5 kids. But for us? Our script was lost in the mail …

7 Mistakes You’re Making with Queer Relationship Milestones (and How to Fix Them)Read More

readwithpride.com Let’s be real: as queer people, our hobbies are rarely just hobbies. They are our survival kits, our aesthetics, and: most importantly: our homing beacons for finding “the others.” Whether you’re looking to escape the “enemies to lovers” drama of your current dating life or you want to channel your inner main character, finding …

Queer Hobbies: 20 Creative Ideas to Get You Started and Finding Your TribeRead More

There is a specific kind of silence that only exists just before the sun breaks the horizon. It’s a heavy, expectant quiet, the kind that settles in the lungs and makes you hold your breath, afraid that a single exhale might shatter the glass-like surface of the world. For those of us who seek solace …

15 Lyrical Moments That Capture the Raw Intimacy of a Secluded Naturist DawnRead More

readwithpride.com Let’s be real for a second: how many of us have finished a particularly steamy MM romance book and suddenly felt the inexplicable urge to buy a bow and arrow, learn how to pick a deadbolt, or start an artisanal sourdough starter? If you’re nodding your head, welcome to the club. We’ve all been …

Why Picking Up New Queer Hobbies Will Change the Way You Read RomanceRead More

It’s Tuesday, May 12, 2026. You’re sitting in your living room, the sun is setting, and you’ve spent the last decade, maybe three, wondering if the life you’re living is truly yours. If you’re reading this, you might be standing at a crossroads. You’ve realized something about yourself: you’re gay, bisexual, or queer, and you’ve …

Coming Out Later in Life 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Navigating Your Most Courageous ChapterRead More

readwithpride.com Let’s be real for a second: the traditional publishing world hasn’t always been the most welcoming place for us. For decades, queer voices were sidelined, censored, or told that our stories were “too niche” for a mainstream audience. Even with the rise of self-publishing, authors often face massive fees, confusing algorithms, and platforms that …

The Ultimate Guide to Our Free Publishing Portal: Everything You Need to Succeed as an LGBTQ+ AuthorRead More

readwithpride.com Welcome back to the afternoon installment of our massive 100-post series! If you’ve been following along, we’ve been diving deep into everything from queer parenting to navigating digital life. Today, we’re stepping away from the screen (mostly) and into the world of queer hobbies. Let’s be real: sometimes our “hobby” is just doom-scrolling or …

Queer Hobbies: 20 Fresh Ideas from Archery to Lockpicking to Get You StartedRead More

The silence of the woods is unlike the silence of the city. In the city, silence is a vacuum waiting to be filled by a distant siren or the hum of a neighbor’s air conditioner. But here, in this remote cabin three hours north of the grid, the silence is heavy. It has texture. It …

7 Mistakes You’re Making with Emotional Intimacy (and How to Fix Them Tonight)Read More

readwithpride.com It’s Tuesday, May 12, 2026, and as the sun warms up the streets of London and beyond, it feels like the perfect time to talk about something we often push to the back burner: our healing. We spend so much of our lives fighting for space, for rights, and for the perfect MM romance …

5 Steps How to Practice Queer Healing and Reclaim Your Peace (Easy Guide for Our Community)Read More

The Beauty of Being Non-Binary: Living Beyond the Binary Gaze For centuries, society has tried to fit the human experience into two very small, very rigid boxes: male and female. But if you’re reading this, you probably already know that the human soul is far too vast for that. There is a profound beauty in …

The Ultimate Guide to Non-Binary Identity: Everything You Need to Succeed in Owning Your NarrativeRead More

readwithpride.com Let’s be real for a second: queer relationships are basically played on “Hard Mode.” Not because our love is more difficult, but because we’re often building the map while we’re driving the car. There’s no standard “script” for how a queer relationship is supposed to look. We don’t always have the white picket fence …

7 Mistakes You’re Making with Queer Relationship Transitions (and How to Fix Them)Read More

readwithpride.com Let’s be real: sometimes the bar scene feels a little… played out. While we all love a good drag brunch or a late-night dance floor, there’s a specific kind of magic that happens when you’re elbow-deep in potting soil or arguing over the rules of a niche board game. Finding your “found family” is …

25 Creative Queer Hobbies You’ve Never Thought Of for Instant Community BuildingRead More

There is a specific, haunting silence that exists only at five o’clock in the morning. It is the moment before the world decides what it wants to be for the day. In the heart of a secluded valley, where the mist clings to the ancient oaks like a damp shroud, I found myself standing on …

Why Morning Vulnerability at a Naturist Retreat Will Change the Way You View IntimacyRead More