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The baddest GAY ain’t always in LA. Sometimes, they’re in GA. Let’s be gay! Come hang with us at Multiverse 2026 in Peachtree City, Georgia.
#LGBTQ #Queer #IndieAuthor #QueerCreatives #Artist #CreativeCommunity

Imagine this: your creativity + your gayness = a superpower. 🏳️‍🌈✨

Bring your queerness to your art, stories, ideas, and everything you create. Make it gay. Make it yours. 💜

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Nikita is bringing Once Upon A Queer Publishing to Multiverse!💜

Catch her interview on Multiverse Convention: The Fall Sessions this Monday, Oct. 5 at 8 PM ET!🎙️

Nuance knows no gender. Creativity knows no boundaries. 🏳️‍🌈

There’s no one way to be queer, and no one way to create.✨

Follow @lavenderrisingmag and support queer creatives. #Lgbt #QueerCreatives #QueerArt #Artsky #Writesky #Booksy #Bluesky

Kinda chic being surrounded by brilliant queer creatives.🏳️‍🌈

And now you can get a little closer.

We’re officially on Patreon! 👀💜
Our first Lavender Rising Review is waiting for you on Patreon.

IT’S HERE! 🏳️‍🌈

Our September Lavender Rising cover has officially been revealed!

Want a first look? The cover reveal is now up on our www.patreon.com/OnceUponAQue... and this one is FREE to read.

Tell me I’m not the only one. 😭

Some days: 27 ideas at once. Other days: absolutely nothing. Just me staring at the screen. 😂

Creative brains are weird, but we still love them. 💜 #Lgbt #QueerCreatives #IndieAuthor #Artsky #Creatives

Who needs a purse when you have a tiny dog?

Meet Maggie, Nikita’s adorable little purse dog!
“She loves nothing more than being carried around like a purse dog, lol.” - Nikita Rowitz

Follow @lavenderrisingmag or submit your work to Once Upon A Queer! 🏳️‍🌈

Me in a room full of supportive people with creative ideas.

We’re already halfway through 2026. Let’s keep building a stronger, more supportive queer community together. 🏳️‍🌈

Help us reach more of our community @lavenderrisingmag and share the love.

We need more queer stories and art from queer creatives!

🏳️‍🌈 Submit your work to Once Upon A Queer and let’s support each other! 💜

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To all the LGBTQ+ writers, artist, photographers. filmmakers, designers, and creatives out there, how have you been feeling lately?

Tell us in the comments. Share this space to connect and reminding you that you're not creating alone.