Category: Information and Essays

“We’re the online endgame in intersectional feminism, with an ebullient twist. We give a lot of love — and sometimes get a little angry, too. You’ll see us talking about gender equality, body acceptance, coercing your toddler into eating broccoli, the horror that is Republican politics — oh, and orgasms.” URL: ravishly.com Payment: Yes. Rates unpublished. Submission Information: Ravishly calls itself the Internet’s cool aunt, and I have to agree. Several years ago I wrote for them under my vanilla name, and they were easy to work with, generous with praise (when you do well), and willing to tackle big,...

“The Establishment is looking to unearth overlooked stories, produce original reporting, and provide a platform for voices that have been marginalized by the mainstream media. And yes, we want your humor, wit, and good old-fashioned satire, too. We publish originally reported features, interviews, long-form journalism, personal essays, and multimedia of all shapes, sizes, and creeds.” URL theestablishment.co Payment: $125 for feature stories, op-eds, and personal essays (800–1,500 words), and $500 for a select few long-form investigative pieces that involve original reporting and at least five interviews (3,000 words). Submission Information: “Are you looking to share your articulate and well-researched musings on...

From YourTango: “YourTango is all about the relationships you have with the most important people in your life (including yourself!) so anything you pitch should involve love, dating, marriage, divorce, parenting, mental health, sex and the like.” URL: www.yourtango.com Payment: Yes. Rates unpublished. Submission Information: “A YourTango piece can be about almost anything—travel, food, fashion, current events—as long as it explains how the subject affects you or your relationship with another person. “ Pitch Information: Pitches must be emailed with the word “Pitch” in your subject line. Pieces are generally between 500 and 1200 words. Submission guidelines

From Bustle: “Our writers, like our readers, are from diverse backgrounds with an endless range of interests. What we all have in common with each other is that we are insatiably curious about the world. You care about what’s working and what isn’t, about fashion, politics, technology, celebrities, health, beauty, work, sex, friendship, food, and more. What we care about is providing these stories in a way that’s smart, informative, fun, and supportive — of your relationships, your choices, your goals, and you.” URL: bustle.com Payment: Unknown. Regular contributors are paid, rates unknown. “Guests” may not be paid. Check with...

From Fetish.com: “Fetish is about being who you are and surrounding yourself with safe, fun and trustworthy fetishists to enjoy the pleasures of kink. It’s about discovery and finding what makes you happy, sexually or otherwise.” URL: www.fetish.com Payment: Yes. Rates unpublished. Submission Information: Fuck.com accepts pitches from writers and they also put out requests for pitches each months based on upcoming themes and topics they want to cover. Pitch Information:  Email the editor with pitch ideas. Articles must be around 900 words. Writers need to create a free membership profile on Fetish.com Email Fetish.com

From Fuck.com: “Our mission at Fuck.com is to open things up about sex; fucking isn’t a taboo and it sure as fuck shouldn’t be a double standard between men, women or anything in-between. Fucking is great, and the best lubricant is open and honest communication.” URL: www.fuck.com Payment: Yes. Rates unpublished. Submission Information: Fuck.com accepts pitches from writers and they also put out requests for pitches each months based on upcoming themes and topics they want to cover. Pitch Information:  Email the editor with pitch ideas. Articles must be around 900 words. Writers need to create a free membership profile on...

“Our mission is to start real conversations about sex, answer readers’ questions, and help them discover new and exciting things about sex, love and their bodies.” URL: www.kinkly.com Payment: Yes. Rates unpublished. Submission Information: “What we’re looking for is new ideas, topics and perspectives about sex and sexuality. You don’t need to be an expert, but you do need a good story. If it’s personal, it should be intimate, revealing and, most of all, surprising.” Pitch Information: First pitch sent via email. Include explanation of idea and estimated length. Published pieces range from 500 to 1200 words. If accepted, Kinkly...