writing
Not everything, just the best.
essays and opinion
What Makes a Single Queer Man Desirable in 2023? in Out Magazine (print and digital) / 2023
Dying Gay Bars? There's a Sobering Upside in Out Magazine (print and digital) / 2023
It's Time to Talk About Gay Steroid Use in Out Magazine (print and digital) / 2023
Queer Sexy Beast Author Alexander Cheves on Why He Moves Often in Out Traveler / 2022
Turning 30: What It Means When You're Gay in Out Magazine (print and digital) / 2022
When It Comes to Sex Work, Kamala Harris Hasn't Completely Evolved in The Advocate / 2019
Why I'm Wary of the Hype Surrounding HIV “Cures” in Them / 2019
Confession From a Fake Submissive (NSFW) in Recon / 2019
Why I Got a Biohazard Tattoo for Pride in TheBody / 2019
AIDS Panic Should Not Be a Defining Queer Experience in Plus (print and digital) / 2018
Don't Delete Grindr — HIV-Positive Youth Need Us There in Them / 2018
World AIDS Day: How I Found Hope After My HIV Diagnosis in Them / 2018
George Michael Was the Kind of Gay Man We Now Whisper About in The Advocate (print and digital) / 2017
How Oliver Sacks' Book 'Gratitude' Helped Me Through My Breakup in Mend / 2016
Why an AIDS Foundation's Crusade Against PrEP Is on the Wrong Side of History in VICE / 2016
The Porn Industry Needs Your Love in The Advocate / 2016
Why I Didn't Come Out as Poz on World AIDS Day in The Advocate (print and digital) / 2015
Matt Bomer helped me embrace my gay identity in Project Q / 2014
sex and relationships
In defense of gay monogamy in Out Magazine / 2024
13 New Tips for Happier, Healthier Bottoming in Out Magazine / 2022
21 Tips for Opening Up Your Relationship in The Advocate / 2021
Everything you need to know about losing your V-card in Very Good Light / 2020
15 Queer Sex Workers Recommend Their Favorite Sex Toys in Them / 2020
How Six Kinksters Found Their Kinks in Them / 2019
9 Sex Tips for People Not on HIV Treatment in TheBody / 2019
25 Tips for Your First Fist in The Advocate / 2018
The HIV-Positive Person's Guide to Sex and Dating, Part One and The HIV-Positive Person's Guide to Sex and Dating, Part Two in Them / 2018
How Do I Know if I’m a Bottom? (part 1) and How Do I Bottom? (part 2) in Them / 2018
26 Things Gay Sex Workers Want You to Know in The Advocate / 2018
55 DOs and DON'Ts of Attending a Gay Sex Party in The Advocate / 2017
17 Tips for Happier, Healthier Bottoming in Out Magazine / 2017
15 Reminders That Pride Is Also About Sex in The Advocate / 2017
30 Kinky Terms Every Gay Man Needs to Know in The Advocate / 2016
36 Fetishes Every Gay Man Should Know in The Advocate / 2016
5 Things I Learned From Dating a Bi Guy in The Advocate / 2015
music, culture, and nightlife
Gay Gym Culture Has a Deadly Downside in Out Magazine (print and digital) / 2024
Diplo Is the Unlikely Ambassador of a Sexually Fluid Future in Out Magazine (print and digital) / 2023
Missing the Black Party, a pilgrimage site for gay men in Document Journal / 2023
Is latex the vanguard of kink? in Document Journal / 2022
U Host?: Why Traveling Is a Queer Experience in Out Magazine (print and digital) / 2021
Can Fetish Be Fashion? in Out Magazine (print and digital) / 2021
COVID Won’t Stop Atlanta’s Most Iconic Leather Bar From Queering the South in Them / 2020
The Cock Is the Last Filthy Gay Bar in New York in Them / 2020
After 40 Years, the Black Party Is a Testament to Our Survival in Them / 2019
Straight Folks, There Are Some Spaces You Don't Belong In in The Advocate / 2017
Going Vogue: Fighting HIV in L.A.'s Emerging Ball Community in The Advocate / 2015
profiles
Patrick Smith Is Leaving Marks on Kink Culture in The Advocate / 2017
Justin LeBlanc Fights for the Deaf One Garment at a Time in The Advocate / 2015
Why Mr. Leather Went to Uganda in The Advocate / 2015
Leatherman Eric Paul Leue Is Out to Abolish Sexual Shame in The Advocate / 2015
news and reporting
Eight YouTube Creators Sue Google for Bias Against LGBTQ Content in The Advocate / 2019
Sex Panic: New York Bill Attempts To Spread Anti-Porn Myths in The Advocate / 2019
The Dangerous Trend of LGBTQ Censorship on the Internet in Out Magazine / 2018
WeHo Protesters: 'No Bad Whores, Just Bad Laws' in The Advocate / 2015
Age, Weight, PrEP Status: Hookup Apps' Next Filtering Option in The Advocate / 2015
Escorts Unite in Defense of Rentboy in The Advocate / 2015
STUDY: NYPD Harming Homeless LGBT Youth in The Advocate / 2015
Gay marriage legalized in half the country in District / 2014
arts and entertainment
How to Fight LGBTQ+ Book Bans in Out Magazine (print and digital) / 2024
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Is the Kinky Queer Film We Need in The Advocate / 2017
Deaf Gay Actor Stars in New Web Series, Fridays in The Advocate / 2015
America's Next Top Model Hunk Comes Out As Sexually Fluid And We're In Love in PRIDE / 2015
New York Sculpture Made of LGBT Blood Is Going to Church in The Advocate / 2015
The Imitation Game elegantly misses the mark in District / 2014
Coming together for The Normal Heart in District / 2014
A Tragic Glimpse of Gay Life in Hunted in District / 2014
Dragula commands our attention in District / 2014
Daniel Radcliffe gets horny in District / 2014
health and wellness
This Pride Season, ‘Undetectable = Untransmittable’ Needs to Be Your Mantra in Hornet / 2018
The World Health Organization Says You Probably Have Herpes in Plus / 2015
Is Your Penis Smaller Than Average? in Plus / 2015
World Health Organization: Red, Processed Meat Causes Cancer in Plus / 2015
sponsored content
Ass Me Anything: She Won’t Play With My Butt! for b-Vibe / 2022
Finding the Right Sex Toy for Your Queer Body in Them / 2020 — sponsored by Lelo
The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex in Out Magazine / 2017 — sponsored by Bespoke Surgical
columns
"Last Call" in Out Magazine
"Last Call" made its debut in print editions of Out Magazine in March of 2021. Found in the last pages of every issue, "Last Call" tackles questions at the intersection of sex and queer culture. Equal parts personal essay and explorative journalism, the column tackles complex topics — like steroid use among gay men, the long relationship between fetish wear and fashion, the queer history of jockstraps, and more. Subscribe to Out Magazine and support independent queer journalism.
"Sexy Beast" in The Advocate
I launched "Sexy Beast" on Advocate.com in 2016 with the mission to bring more diverse, affirming, and kink-friendly sex education to the landmark publication's web presence. To date, the column has generated Advocate.com's best traffic on record.
"Ass Me Anything" with b-Vibe
Between 2021 and 2022, "Ass Me Anything" — an advice column on all things anal — ran on a sexual health site sponsored by adult toymaker b-Vibe. Read archived posts here.
"Get In Bed With Beastly" in Fenuxe Magazine
From 2016 to 2018, my column "Get In Bed With Beastly" — short essays and advice on sex and dating — ran in Fenuxe, an Atlanta-based LGBT magazine. The publication shuttered in 2018.
Film columnist, District
As a senior entertainment reporter for District — the award-winning student magazine of the Savannah College of Art & Design — I ran a column covering the annual Savannah Film Festival and its queer film screenings.
Sex columnist, Gay Chic Magazine
From 2014 to 2016, Gay Chic Magazine — Chicago's first all-digital queer magazine, featuring local news, interviews, and more — ran my sex column covering everything from bondage to party drugs. The magazine lost vital funding and shut down in 2016.