stay up, stay woke, stay blessed, ho!

And us horrid young adults would ask her why she still worked at Taco Bell, because it was starter job and who would want to stay there forever? Her response?

“I make enough money to make sure I always have roses in my bedroom.”

This answer changed me as a person. It changed the way I thought about what makes someone successful, and made me step back and realize that I was so caught up in what I thought success and happiness should mean that I didn’t know what I wanted them to mean.

don't have money? join Queer Liberation Library. Follow authors and wait for their books to go on sale.

struggle with reading because of e-reader inaccessibility? my favorite e-reader is "Moon+ Reader" because it's free and has tons of accessibility options. it takes a little bit of finagling to get used to, but you can even make your books look like ao3 works (if that's what you want)

don't know what to read? cool, let me tell you about all these mlm books I've read (specifically mlm because remember this account used to be for my gay posting, but everyone feel free to reblog and add other queer books you've read!) and I'll link the goodreads pages so you can read the synopses if you're interested

trans authors highlighted with a star ✯

The Tithenai Chronicles by Foz Meadows ✯ - A great adult fantasy duology about an arranged marriage, murder mysteries, and fantastical politics. Great book for people who like high romantasy and hate miscommunication.

Mismatched Mates by Eliot Grayson - This is a long series of standalone romance novels about animal shifters, warlocks, and vampires (oh my) which is NOT OMEGAVERSE and doesn't include any mpreg. These books are pretty silly and I enjoy that. I recommend reading the first few in order, but you don't have to!

Vampires of Eden by Karla Nikole - This vampire romance series is connected to Lore & Lust but I'm recommending it because I think it's lesser-known. Karla Nikole's writing has been getting better and it shows with this series. The vampire lore is really unique. Should be read in order, but book 1 is kind of a slog? I LOVE book 2.

Twilight Mages by Eliot Grayson - Standalone fantasy romance novels set in a universe where some mages are cursed with needing to fuck or die. The first 2 books are about mages who have to bottom, the 3rd is about a mage who has to top. Odd premise but weirdly interesting books. Definitely for people who like CNC (or maybe for those who won't admit it lol)

Radiance series by Tavia Lark - Fantasy romance novels with an over-arching plot of taking down a corrupt religious institution. Demons, magic, all that good stuff. I'm gonna be honest, these books are all pretty different but equally great. Like, genuinely.

Darkmourn Universe by Ben Alderson - These are gay bodice rippers. That is how the author describes them, and it's an apt description. They are good books!! But they are bodice rippers, and so if you're looking for healthy contemporary romance.. this isn't that. If you're looking for fucked up stories loosely based on fairytales (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Hades and Persephone, Little Red Riding Hood) this will be a fun time for you

The Prince's Dearest Guards by Beau Van Dalen ✯ - M/M/M with a trans protagonist, these indie novellas are definitely interesting. They're only a few bucks on Itch, and then you get to keep the epubs forever, so give them a chance, you might like them!

The Flowered Blade by Taylor Hubbard ✯ - Another fantasy book with a trans protagonist but this one is about an elf prince being held captive by an orc. (Yes, fantasy racism, I know, I know.)

Love Immortal by Kit Vincent ✯ - Vampire/human romance in a "dark academia" setting. (Which is to say, a weird college in bumfuck nowhere Vermont) With a little bit of murder mystery sprinkled in. Dracula fanfiction.

Galaxies and Oceans by N.R. Walker - A contemporary romance about healing from abuse, mourning, and Australian lighthouses. I've given my opinions about this book in the past, so I'll just say it's highly rated and a pretty good slow burn cozy, vibey romance.

Cloudy With A Chance of Bad Decisions by Fae Quin - I don't know how to describe this book. It's a contemporary romance about two guys whose invasive families are trying to force them together during a camping trip? I DON'T KNOW all I know is that it left me fucking gobsmacked every 5 pages. Hilarious read. The main character has a dildo named Nine Inch Neil. insane.

Last Courtesan of Olympus by Amanda Meuwissen - This is the first erotica on this list, it's about a courtesan being bedded by the greek gods. Extremely interesting premise, I haven't read the sequels but book 2 is about a guy sleeping with the norse gods?

I'm done listing shit, I gotta go eat dinner. my point being to just start reading shit, even if you think it's silly, even if you think the premise is bad, just fucking read. You have literally nothing to lose.

lgbtqreads.com is a big site where you can easily find things by genre or rep

there's the queer comics database for comics

there are tons of sites for lesbian/sapphic recommendations, including iheartsapphic, the lesbrary, the lesbian review, and so many others if you've got time to sort through them all

beffynicolereads has a big list of queer fiction

the queer science fiction and fantasy book database's website is a liiittle broken but i think it still technically works?

the transfeminine review covers a wide variety of books by transfemme authors and just announced the winners of the reader's choice awards. also here on tumblr @thetransfemininereview

there's a couple of different aspec databases, this one is dedicated to short stories while this one is a bit more broad. author claudie arsenault used to have a really big one but took it down in september i think due to costs

the disability book archive has a massive list of books by disabled authors and/or featuring disabled characters that you can also filter by other kinds of rep. they're also on tumblr @thedisabilitybookarchive

s. qiouyi lu has a big list of specfic works featuring characters who use neopronouns

a few blogs i've seen here and there on tumblr that might be interesting to check are @aro-who-reads, @haveyoureadthistransbook, @the-bi-library, @qbdatabase, @transbookoftheday, @sapphicbookclub, @sapphicbookoftheday, @queereads-bracket, and that's just from a few cursory searches i've done. if you really dug in and went hunting you could probably find a whole bunch more

reddit's also a pretty good place to find indie stuff! for instance r/romancebooks has sooo many megathreads, including a megathread of megathreads focused on diverse books. there are a lot of specific niche subreddits that you can search through or just pop in and ask for what you're looking for. a lot of reddit readers i've seen are pretty voracious in their particular niches and keep a good eye on new releases

I'll plug your site because your books sound interesting!

y'all I'm sorry the text is small and cramped I had to zoom out to fit everything in my screenshots lol

I also started this list of places to find ideas for books recently and will be updating with more places as I come across them.

My favourite queer indie books I’ve read recently:

Like Salt and Whisky by Merlina Garance (trans F/genderqueer M second chance romance)

Inhuman Nature by Marra Moore (sequel Survival Instinct out this month) (M/M/M vampires in Brighton)

Phase Shift by Terra P. Waters (sci-fi with multiple queer side characters)

Original Post: Keith Porter was tragically taken from us by an off-duty ice agent, and his family is seeking justice during this difficult time. Every donation can help support their fight for truth and accountability. Please consider clicking the link below to contribute or share it with others who might want to help. Thank you for your support! https://gofund.me/530afb61e

BREAKING: 21-year-old protester, Kaden Rummler, was shot point-blank in the face by ICE. he just spoke about how he’s blind for life and almost died:

“I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.”

What the hell is wrong with these people?

GoFundMe for Kaden Rummler, the young trans man blinded by ICE agents this week.

On top of all this, my father is seriously ill, and his health condition is deteriorating day by day, while proper hospitals and medications are unavailable.

Life has truly become a living hell beyond human endurance. We have reached a point where we wish for death instead of this hell we are forced to live through every single moment.

I know I am asking a lot, but I am placing my hope in your humanity to extend a helping hand to my family. We are in desperate need of your support.

Please, donate to help my family survive.

I would like to share what my family is going through during this difficult time. As I mentioned before, we are living in a small, damaged house that may leak when it rains. Despite its condition, it shelters my family along with other families of orphans and elderly people.

As you know, our number is very large, and there is no better alternative at the moment, especially during winter. The rent for this house, which shelters more than 25 people who have no one to care for them, is now due.

The world has failed us. Our homes were destroyed, and our lives were shattered. We also lost the most precious people to us — my four uncles, who were killed and left behind families with no fathers, no homes, no money, and no life.

We are here fighting to survive, but we are no longer able to do it alone. You are our only hope in this life.

The house rent is $600, and there is a fixed deadline to pay it: 📅 January 10, 2026

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Thank you all for reading and for your support.

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09/01/2026 .

Today is the penultimate day, to clarify more, tomorrow is the payment date, friends.

So far, all that has been collected is $301/600. In the last 5 days

Equivalent to half of the amount required to be collected. And only today and tomorrow to collect the rest of the amount, there are 300 dollars left, friends.