In an era where belonging feels increasingly elusive—particularly for Queer people—we seek stories about creating home against the odds.
Beyond designated urban enclaves, countless Queer lives unfold in quiIn an era where belonging feels increasingly elusive—particularly for Queer people—we seek stories about creating home against the odds.
Beyond designated urban enclaves, countless Queer lives unfold in quiet defiance, claiming space in hostile or unmarked landscapes. As legislative efforts attempt to erase us from public spaces, we ask: How do we make home when conventional structures fail? What wisdom resides in communities that never took belonging for granted?
We’re interested in the intersections of queerness with race, class, disability, and geography—the distinctive challenges and unexpected joys that emerge despite everything.
Tell us about:
Spaces claimed despite opposition
Communities built that defy conventional wisdom
How you’ve transformed exclusion into belonging
What does having a place of safe return mean—in your body or in the world?
How do we redefine space to make home anywhere?
We want to explore home in all forms: as memory, as refuge, as creative foundation for what’s ahead.et defiance, claiming space in hostile or unmarked landscapes. As legislative efforts attempt to erase us from public spaces, we ask: How do we make home when conventional structures fail? What wisdom resides in communities that never took belonging for granted?
We’re interested in the intersections of queerness with race, class, disability, and geography—the distinctive challenges and unexpected joys that emerge despite everything.
Tell us about:
Spaces claimed despite opposition
Communities built that defy conventional wisdom
How you’ve transformed exclusion into belonging
What does having a place of safe return mean—in your body or in the world?
How do we redefine space to make home anywhere?
We want to explore home in all forms: as memory, as refuge, as creative foundation for what’s ahead.
Our Senior Editors are seeking submissions for these Fruitslice columns:
Language and Power
Explore how language shapes our understanding of Queerness and dictates the rooms we inhabit. How can we break from linguistic comforts that both shelter and constrain us?
Histories and Legacies
Share meaningful Queer histories—personal, familial, or historical—that inform your concept of home. We welcome thoughtful explorations of Queer archives, whether academic or deeply personal.
Stories We Carry
Submit personal narratives that are distinctly, unmistakably yours. We seek stories that redefine home, reclaim inhospitable spaces, or explore the dimensions of Queer family beyond conventional boundaries.
The Body Politic
Contribute to conversations about marginalized bodies, especially at intersections of Queerness, Disability, and race. We’re looking for perspectives that illuminate rather than surrender to despair.
Revisiting the Classics
Examine beloved media that provides a home in Queer culture. How do familiar works offer sanctuary when viewed through a Queer lens?
We Share the Wrong Things
Divulge what often goes unshared about dating, love, advice, and relationships. Our version of Modern Love welcoming stories of intimacy in all its forms.
Fiction
Submit narratives that embrace Queer imagination across genres—from speculative fiction to realism, traditional to experimental forms. How is home strange, and how might it be reimagined?
Extra! Extra!
Send your comics, interpretive dances, humor pieces, and creative oddities. Write funny.
