Queer Hobbies 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Mastering Archery (On and Off the Page)
Let’s be honest: as a community, we’ve pretty much mastered the art of the “hobby-as-personality-trait.” Whether it’s sourdough during the pandemic, becoming an amateur botanist with forty-two houseplants, or deep-diving into the world of MM romance books, we don’t do things by halves. But if you’re looking for a new pastime that combines focus, incredible …
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Why Redefining Traditional Milestones Will Change the Way You Experience Queer Love
Let’s be real: for a long time, the “life script” we were all handed felt a lot like a suit that was three sizes too small. You know the one: the “relationship escalator” that starts with dating, moves swiftly to a mortgage, and ends with a white picket fence and 2.5 kids. For the LGBTQ+ …
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Non-Binary Beauty Matters: Why Living Beyond the Binary Gaze is Essential
Have you ever walked into a room and felt like the world was trying to squint at you, trying to force your edges into one of two very specific, very rigid boxes? It’s a feeling many in our community know all too well. It’s the weight of the binary gaze: that cultural habit of looking …
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5 Steps How to Turn Queer Hobbies into Community Building (Easy Guide for Introverted Bookworms)
Let’s be real: as introverts, the idea of “community building” usually sounds like a fancy term for “standing in a crowded room wishing you were at home with your cat and a steamy MM romance novel.” We love our community, but sometimes the “community” part involves a lot of noise, a lot of eye contact, …
7 Mistakes You’re Making as an Aspiring Queer Author (and How to Fix Them on Read with Pride)
Hey there, wordsmith. If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve got a story burning a hole in your heart. Maybe it’s a steamy MM romance, a high-stakes gay thriller, or a sweet lesbian contemporary romance that needs to be heard. But let’s be real: the road from “Once upon a time” to “Available on Kindle” …
Top 10 Queer Hobbies Ideas: From Urban Lockpicking to Archery
Let’s be real: as queer folks, our hobbies have always been a little… different. While the rest of the world was busy with fantasy football, we were busy world-building entire queer utopias in our heads or perfecting the art of the “is he/she/they into me?” stare. But in 2026, the game has changed. We’re reclaiming …
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Can Vulnerability Really Help You Heal? Finding Peace in the Unexpected Places of Social Nudism
There is a weight we carry that has nothing to do with the backpacks on our shoulders or the keys in our pockets. It’s a phantom weight, woven from the threads of every judgment we’ve ever felt, every sideways glance in a locker room, and the relentless, polished images of “perfection” that flicker across our …
Looking For Stories of Courage? Here Are 10 Things You Should Know About Coming Out Later in Life
Hey there, fellow readers and seekers of truth. If you’ve ever felt like your heart was speaking a language you weren’t quite ready to translate, you’re in the right place. Today, we’re diving into a topic that is close to the core of everything Dick Ferguson writes: Coming Out Later in Life: Stories of Courage …
Stop Wasting Money on Publishing Fees: Try Our Free Global Portal for LGBTQ+ Authors
Let’s be real for a second: writing a book is hard enough. Between crafting the perfect MM romance slow burn and making sure your characters have actual chemistry, the last thing you need is a massive bill just to get your story in front of readers. In the world of 2026 gay books, the hurdles …
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Why Queer Healing Will Change the Way You Dream About Your Future
Let’s be real for a second: growing up queer often feels like you’re handed a script where the ending is already written: and it’s usually a tragedy. We’ve all seen the “bury your gays” trope in mainstream media, where the queer character is either the sidekick, the villain, or the one who doesn’t make it …
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Queer Hobbies Explained in Under 3 Minutes: The Strange Appeal of Lockpicking
If you’ve spent any time in the more “eclectic” corners of the queer internet, you’ve probably noticed that we don’t just collect houseplants and overpriced iced coffee. Sometimes, we collect tension wrenches. Welcome to the world of locksport, the art of opening locks without a key, purely for the thrill of the mechanical puzzle. At …
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Shinjuku’s Blue Hour 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Mastering Emotional Honesty
There is a moment in Tokyo, just as the sun dips below the horizon and before the full weight of night settles, when the air turns thick with indigo. In Shinjuku, this is known as the “Blue Hour.” It is a transient, liminal space where the hard edges of the high-rises soften against a bruised …
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The Ultimate Guide to Building Intimacy: Everything You Need to Succeed in Queer Relationships
Let’s be real for a second: building intimacy in queer relationships isn’t always as simple as the movies make it out to be. While we all love a good “happily ever after” in our favorite MM romance books, real-life connection requires a bit more than just a perfectly timed rainstorm and a grand confession. In …
Living Beyond the Binary Gaze: 5 Steps to Authenticity and Inner Peace
Have you ever felt like you were performing for an audience that didn’t even have a ticket to your show? For many of us in the queer community: especially those of us who identify as non-binary, genderqueer, or just plain other: the world can feel like one giant, judgmental stage. This is what we call …
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25 Creative Queer Hobbies You’ve Never Thought Of (That Feel Like a Slow Burn Romance)
Let’s be honest: the best part of any MM romance isn’t the grand confession or the final fireworks. It’s the quiet, tension-filled moments leading up to it. It’s the “accidental” hand brush over a shared bag of potting soil, the stolen glances across a crowded board game table, and the slow realization that you’ve spent …
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The Ultimate Guide to Self-Publishing MM Romance: Everything You Need to Succeed on Read with Pride
So, you’ve got a story burning a hole in your hard drive. Maybe it’s a steamy MM romance about two rival hockey players sharing a single bed, or perhaps it’s a heartfelt gay romance novel set in a cozy small town where the grumpy baker finally falls for the sunshine-infused newcomer. Whatever your flavor of …
15 Queer Hobbies to Try if You Want to Live Out Your Favorite MM Romance Trope
Welcome back to the morning installment of our massive 100-post series here at Read with Pride! We’ve been diving deep into everything from digital life to professional niches, and today we’re getting a little more… hands-on. Let’s be real: we’ve all finished one of the best mm romance books 2026 has to offer and thought, …
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The Ultimate Guide to Guarded Hearts: Everything You Need to Succeed in Breaking Down Mental Walls
There is a specific kind of silence that lives in the heart of a man who has learned to survive by becoming an island. It isn’t the peaceful silence of a sleeping forest; it’s the heavy, ringing quiet of a fortress after the gates have been barred. We call it “guarded,” a polite word for …
The Ultimate Guide to Coming Out Later in Life: Everything You Need to Find Your Courage
There is a quiet, persistent myth in our world that the journey to finding yourself has an expiration date. We see stories of teenagers coming out in high school or twenty-somethings finding their “chosen family” in the big city, and we start to think that if we didn’t do it then, the window has closed. …
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The Ultimate Guide to Our Free Global Portal: Everything You Need to Succeed as an LGBTQ+ Author
Let’s be real for a second: the publishing world hasn’t always been our best friend. For years, LGBTQ+ authors, especially those of us writing MM romance books or steamy gay romance novels, have had to jump through more hoops than a circus performer just to get our stories seen. We’ve been told our stories are …
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