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The following is a list of blogs and websites that pay up to $50, or more, or LGBTQ+ writing.
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Color Bloq is a platform for queer and trans people of color. They are “building a safe media space online, and safe community spaces offline.” They pay up to $500 for nonfiction articles/ essays of 1,200 to 2,000 words. They pay $200 for personal essays of 600 to 800 words. They pay $300 to the writer and $100 stipend to the artist for visual artist features. To learn more, refer to this page.
Black Gay Blog is a health, entertainment and lifestyle portal for same-gender-loving men of colour from around the world to meet, greet, and discuss life, love, family, culture, career, and more. According to their editor, they pay up to $50 per published post of 800 – 1500 words. To learn more, read their submissions guidelines.
London X is London’s alternative guide to news, tech, culture, travel, style, sport, alt. lifestyle, LGBTQ+, dating, and sex. They want articles that have an interesting or new angle. They prefer articles that are accompanied by good photos. They typically pay no more than £50 per article. For more information, visit this page.
Plenitude wants literature and arts created by LGBTIQ people. Apart from book reviews, they also publish literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative and short film – work that focuses on queer histories, cultures, experiences, and sensibilities. Query the editors for reviews. They pay $80 per prose contribution, including reviews, and $35 per poem. Details here.
Sixty Inches From Center is “an online arts publication and archiving initiative that supports art and writing in and about Chicago, and as it resonates around the world.” They give priority to “writing by, about, and for communities of color, women, LGBTQIA, across disabilities, and the long list of voices neglected in mainstream conversations about art and culture.” They pay $25 to $100 per article. For details, refer to this page.
Nomadic Matt is a website that offers daily tips on “how to travel the world cheaper, smarter, and longer.” They are looking for posts of 1,000 to 2,000 words on “LGBT content: stories by transgender people, queer couples, and solo gay, lesbian, or bi travelers.” They pay $250 per post. For details, visit this page.
Wear Your Voice is “an intersectional feminist magazine centering the voices of black and brown queer women, femmes, trans and non binary people.” They are seeking pieces on news, pop-culture, gender, queer culture, sexuality, race, body politics, mental health, and more through an intersectional point of view. Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.09 per word. For details, refer to this page.
Autostraddle is an online sphere for lesbian, bisexual, and queer women. They cover everything from TV shows to activism to queer history, always from a progressive feminist perspective. Each article pays $25-$100. They do not have clear submission guidelines, but you can learn more about their content and columns on the About. To submit, you must register an account first.
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