about
I’m a writer and essayist with a decade of experience covering sexuality, masculinity, HIV, and queer identity. My work blends memoir, journalism, and cultural criticism, often exploring difficult, intimate, and socially charged topics.
My writing has appeared in Out Magazine, The Advocate, VICE, Them, Document, and other publications. I currently write two columns for Out (print and digital) and previously wrote Sexy Beast for The Advocate, the longest-running LGBTQ magazine in history—a column that generated the site’s best traffic on record.
My first book, My Love Is a Beast: Confessions, was published by Unbound Edition Press in 2021. It was a bestseller on multiple lists and won the 2022 Geoff Mains Nonfiction Prize from the National Leather Association. Somewhat surprisingly, I learned it’s effectively banned from U.K. bookstores due to its content. Kirkus Reviews called it “not for squeamish readers.” My second book will be released in the fall of 2026.
I received an Excellence in Journalism Award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and was named to the Out 100 in 2021. I’ve been a guest on numerous radio shows and podcasts, including Loveline and Dan Savage’s Savage Lovecast, and have spoken at SXSW, the International AIDS Conference, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and elsewhere.
I collaborate regularly with educators, cultural organisations, and nonprofits, and am available for assignments, commissions, editorial work, and partnerships related to writing, sex education, HIV advocacy, and LGBTQ+ storytelling.
Originally from the American South, I currently live and work in Berlin, where I am a member of the Berlin Queer Writers Circle.