Newsletter #6: Three New Book Recs, Upcoming Events, Dating as a Queer Nomad, and More
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This week, we have a lot of useful resources for you, including some new LGBTQ+ book recs, a paid journalism fellowship, and a queer couchsurfing hangout!
Three New LGBTQ+ Book Recs
I was blown away by Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian — which Ed Yong calls “a love letter to the messy, wondrous, complicated, binary-defying nature of the natural world”.
Part memoir, part science book, Kaishian explores the non-binary nature of slugs, snails, and mushrooms — as well as her own “multifaceted identity as Armenian and Irish, as a woman, as neurodivergent, as queer.” A must-read!

Love in Exile by Shon Faye is a deeply personal memoir about how we define love — as individuals, as a society, and, in her case, as a trans woman dating cis men. Faye takes us along on first dates, breakups, and the process of unpacking and unlearning the gender roles and societal expectations she grew up with:

The Rainbow Trap by Kevin Guyan is deep dive into the demographic data that we use to understand and define queer lives. From dating apps to border crossings, it takes a critical look at the categories mainstream institutions use to sort LGBTQ+ people — and the trade-offs that come along with being “included”.
Although it’s primarily based on data from the U.K., it’s relevant to anyone who’s ever felt like the checkboxes they encounter don’t leave room for them:

Check out our Bookshop.org page for more LGBTQ+ book recs — if you buy a book using one of our links, we get a small percentage to help support our work!
A Virtual Hangout with Quouch

Quouch is an invite-only queer couchsurfing app run by Nora and Lisbeth from Berlin. Couchsurfing and housesitting can be a great way to see the world on a budget, and Quouch makes it easy by connecting LGBTQ+ travelers.
They’re hosting several events this summer, from picnics and slumber parties in Berlin to online hangouts. You can fill out the form here to sign up!
- 15 June, 3-6 pm – Picnic @Tempelhofer Feld (Berlin) 🧃🍑
- 13 July 6:30-9 pm – Queer Hangout @Tempelhofer Feld (Berlin) 🌞✨
- 27 July, 5–6 pm (CET) – Queer Online Hangout 💻🌈
Dating as a Queer Digital Nomad
The digital nomad world can feel pretty heteronormative, so I was pleased to see this interview with Hannah Dixon of Digital Nomad Kit and Rainbow Remote.
Hannah talks which countries she visits (and avoids) as a queer person, what it’s like being in an open marriage, and how to meet other queer people on the road. As a queer digital nomad myself, I relate to a lot of it! Check it out here:
Queer-Friendly Professional Communities
In case you missed it, our latest post features a round-up of 16 Python conferences around the world. This is one of the most queer-friendly tech communities that we know of — and many of these events offers scholarships and stipends:
If journalism is more your thing, don’t miss the opportunity to apply for a trip to the Online News Association’s conference in New Orleans, September 10-13. Up to “10 independent journalists working in the creator ecosystem” will be invited to join the Project C Creator Cohort and get a $1,000 travel stipend.
Project C is a community for creator journalists — from to Beehiiv to Tiktok — and cultivates an unapologetically left-leaning, queer-friendly environment:

Online News Association - September 10-13, 2025 - New Orleans
And one more thing — the team behind Flytrap Media, a worker-owned, feminist media group, is launching a new educational series. The first event is a Feminist Media Literacy Workshop with Nicole Froio on July 26. Check it out here:

Thanks so much for reading! We hope you found some of these resources useful — and remember, you can just hit reply if you have any questions or feedback.
Saul & the RQ Team
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