Publication: Feeld
Topics: Gender, sexuality, LGBTQIA+, dating, relationships, kink, consent, identity, self-discovery, health, wellness, culture, and community
Rate (USD): Starting at $800 per article, negotiable
Deadline: Ongoing

Feeld is looking for freelance writers, experts, researchers, educators, creatives, community members, and Feeld users to contribute to Ask Feeld, its editorial section dedicated to thoughtful, research-informed content about sex, sexuality, gender, relationships, kink, dating, identity, and self-discovery.

The publication is particularly interested in articles that educate and illuminate readers without becoming overly prescriptive or didactic. Strong submissions should offer useful knowledge, fresh perspectives, credible research, expert insight, or meaningful lived experience.

Before pitching, freelancers should review existing Ask Feeld articles to understand the publication’s editorial style, tone, structure, and subject matter.

Who Can Pitch Feeld?

Feeld welcomes pitches from a wide range of contributors.

Feeld members are encouraged to identify themselves when pitching, but membership is not required. The publication welcomes LGBTQIA+ contributors, allies, educators, kink enthusiasts, researchers, creatives, and anyone with valuable knowledge or experience to share.

Previous professional writing experience is helpful but not mandatory.

The strongest pitches will demonstrate a clear understanding of the Feeld community and offer readers something useful, insightful, surprising, or genuinely new.

What Is Ask Feeld Looking For?

Ask Feeld wants articles that are:

• Educational and advice-focused
• Insightful and well researched
• Grounded in credible sources, studies, interviews, or lived experience
• Warm, inclusive, and gender-neutral in language
• Sex-positive rather than judgmental
• Practical without being overly prescriptive
• Relevant to relationships, sexuality, identity, kink, dating, or self-discovery

Articles typically run at approximately 1,500 words.

The publication prefers articles divided into distinct sections with clear headings. This makes stories easier to read while also supporting search visibility and SEO.

Where possible, writers should include quotes or insights from qualified experts or people with relevant lived experience. If you do not have access to sources yet, you can strengthen your pitch by suggesting experts or community members whom Feeld could potentially approach for comment.

Popular Ask Feeld Topics

Feeld’s readers are interested in a broad range of subjects, including:

• Gender identity, expression, and terminology
• Sexual orientation and sexual fluidity
• Kink, consent, and communication
• Dating and relationship dynamics
• Polyamory and non-monogamy
• Boundaries and communication
• Mental health and wellbeing in queer and kink communities
• Intersectionality and social justice
• Gender, sex, relationships, and identity

Writers should not feel restricted to these subjects. Feeld also welcomes fresh and unexpected ideas that fit the interests and values of its community.

Pitching Tips for Freelance Writers

Before submitting an idea, search Feeld’s existing content to determine whether your proposed subject has already been covered.

If it has, don’t necessarily abandon the idea. Instead, identify a new angle, audience need, perspective, or body of research that could make your version meaningfully different.

For example, a broad topic such as communication in relationships is unlikely to be compelling on its own. A more focused pitch could explore a specific communication problem, examine new research, interview specialists, or approach the subject through a particular community’s lived experience.

Your pitch should also make clear:

1. What the article is about.
2. Why the subject matters to Feeld readers.
3. What makes your proposed approach distinctive.
4. Why you are qualified or particularly well positioned to write it.
5. Which experts or sources you could interview or reference.

Feeld accepts pitches on an ongoing basis. Once a pitch is accepted, the editor will provide the deadline.

If your idea is time-sensitive, make that clear in your email subject line.

Feeld aims to respond to pitches within three weeks. Writers can follow up if they have not received a response after that period.

Feeld Columns Open to Pitches

Feeld also accepts pitches for several recurring editorial formats.

A Week on Feeld

A Week on Feeld is a diary-style series in which a Feeld member documents their experiences during an uninterrupted week using the platform.

The goal is to build an archive that explores what it is actually like to be a Feeld member.

The publication welcomes different types of members and a wide variety of interactions and experiences. Contributors can submit anonymously or publish under their own byline.

Feeld Guides

Feeld Guides are informative and educational articles covering subjects connected to sex, sexuality, gender, health, wellness, community, labor, culture, and related topics.

These articles should provide tangible knowledge or practical guidance in an open and generous manner.

Guide pieces require some degree of research and reporting. Writers may reference credible sources and studies or interview relevant experts.

First Person

First Person is designed for autobiographical essays.

Feeld is interested in stories about discovering something new, reconsidering something the writer thought they already understood, and exploring different types of relationships.

These can include intimate, romantic, platonic, sexual, philosophical, cultural, or emotional relationships.

The publication is also interested in essays that engage with art and culture, including individual works, artists, cultural trends, genres, and creative mediums.

How Much Does Feeld Pay Freelance Writers?

Feeld’s starting rate is $800 USD per article.

The rate is negotiable depending on the scope, reporting, research, interviews, and complexity involved in the assignment.

The publication states that the same rates apply across accepted editorial work, with the published rate serving as a starting point for negotiation.

If you have specific compensation requirements or questions about the rate, Feeld encourages you to discuss them directly in your pitch.

Accepted work is published on Feeld’s website and may also be promoted through its social media channels. The publication is intended to reach a global audience.

What to Include in Your Feeld Pitch

Your email should include:

• A brief overview of your proposed article
• Why the idea matters to the Feeld community
• Your connection, expertise, or experience with the subject
• Writing samples or links to previous work, if available
• Any relevant experts or sources you intend to interview
• Whether you are a Feeld member

Being a Feeld member is not a requirement.

However, Feeld offers a complimentary Majestic membership to contributors who would like one. This membership can also be used with paired accounts or within a Constellation.

Have a More Creative Idea?

Not every idea belongs in Ask Feeld.

If your proposed piece is primarily personal, artistic, experimental, or cultural rather than educational and research-driven, Feeld may direct you toward AFM, its editorial platform for essays, fiction, poetry, photography, and cultural storytelling.

AFM may be a better fit if you want to:

• Write a personal or autobiographical essay
• Submit a photo essay or artwork portfolio
• Explore kink, identity, or desire through experimental or poetic forms
• Submit cultural criticism
• Submit poetry
• Write creative nonfiction

Why This Is a Strong Freelance Opportunity

At a starting rate of $800 per article, Ask Feeld is worth considering for freelance writers who specialize in sexuality, relationships, gender, LGBTQIA+ issues, kink, health, wellness, culture, or identity.

The publication is not simply looking for generic opinion pieces. Its guidelines emphasize research, reporting, expert interviews, lived experience, and practical value.

That means writers should approach their pitches like professional editorial proposals rather than simply sending a topic.

A strong pitch should answer the central editorial question: Why does the Feeld community need this story now, and what will readers learn from it?

Writers should also demonstrate that they understand the distinction between an interesting subject and a publishable story.

For freelancers building a portfolio in sex-positive journalism, relationship writing, LGBTQIA+ coverage, or service journalism, an accepted Ask Feeld assignment could provide both meaningful compensation and a byline with an international editorial platform.

Final Pitch Checklist

Before emailing Ask Feeld, make sure you have:

• A clearly defined story idea
• A distinctive angle
• A strong explanation of why the story matters
• Relevant research or reporting opportunities
• Potential expert or lived-experience sources
• Your connection to the subject
• Relevant writing samples
• Your Feeld membership status, if applicable
• The correct subject line: Ask Feeld Pitch – [Your Topic]

For writers looking for a publication that pays professional rates for thoughtful, research-informed coverage of sex, relationships, identity, gender, kink, and self-discovery, Ask Feeld is an opportunity worth pitching.