At QueerAF, the LGBTQIA+ community and our members are our most valuable editors, not gatekeepers.
When we commission content - we don't do it based on what we think should be created. We create what QueerAF members have told us they want to see their membership funds go to.
And now, we've teamed up with a group of community commissioners to create dedicated pots of funds for stories they want to see.
If you sign up with one of their codes, not only will you get a 15% discount off our most popular membership – you'll fund the stories these marginalised queer creatives want to see.
Dee Whitnell
"QueerAF is the media that all Queer journalists strive for, and what all Queer audiences should be receiving. As a journalist who has worked in various Queer outlets, QueerAF is doing what their competitors aren't - telling Queer and Trans+ stories *with* the community, not only for the community."
If you sign up with Dee's code we'll dedicate your membership to telling stories from Trans+ adults on their childhood - and Trans+ young people on their coming-out and current feelings and situations. Plus feel good, wholesome, yet moving stories to humanise trans folks.
Phil Samba
"I love working with QueerAF because they are unique, innovative and are not afraid to go against the grain when it comes to highlighting important issues in the queer community. They have allowed me to further my knowledge of queer history and have given me a platform to talk about issues that are really personal to me. I think that people should definitely sign up for a paid membership and support the work that QueerAF are doing because it is unlike anything anyone else is doing."
If you sign up with Phil's code we'll dedicate your membership to telling stories about the Black queer experience, HIV and sexual health, mental health, community based research and social justice.
Marty Davies
"The first named author in human history wrote about trans+ people. Our stories go back millennia. We need to invest in Trans+ writers and journalists to tell our stories - QueerAF does that. By having autonomy over the stories told about us we bring about the change we need to see in society. Ad-funded mainstream media has been partly responsible for incentivising distortions, sensationalism and misinformation about our community."
If you sign up with Marty's code we'll dedicate your membership to telling stories that trans+ people believe are vital that are not being properly heard in other outlets. Stories about our healthcare, housing and hate crime - written by us.
Yasmin Benoit
"QueerAF offers something that is becoming increasingly vital and difficult to obtain for emerging writers from marginalised groups - experience, credentials, a platform and payment! It's a great way to get your voice out there, gain writing experience, to have help to flesh out your ideas and earn money doing so. By signing up for paid membership, you can help to empower those voices and support new writers!"
If you sign up with Yasmin's code we'll dedicate your membership to telling stories by and about asexual and aromantic people and with Black queer writers.
What do you want to see?
Every 100% QueerAF or Editor member gets a direct say on how they're funds are used, and what stories we should invest in. Sign up today, and decide for yourself.