Liberatory Storytelling
I’m Lindsey Danis, an LGBTQ travel, food, and personal finance writer.
My work explores the intersection of identity and experience—whether it’s helping LGBTQ travelers feel seen, breaking down money myths for creatives and queer folks, or making restaurants better for all of us – owners, workers, and diners.
My writing has appeared in AFAR, Condé Nast Traveler, Fodor’s, Eater, GayCities, Longreads, and several anthologies.
Check out my clips by niche, and if you’re looking for a writer who brings depth, inclusivity, and a sharp storytelling edge, let’s talk!
LGBTQ Travel Writing
Lyon, France is one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly cities in the world” in GayCities.
Why I’m Grateful for Global Entry, as a Gender Non-Binary Traveler in AFAR.
The Comprehensive LGBTQ+ Guide to Bend, Oregon in GayCities.
For Gender Nonconforming Travelers, Airports Are Particularly Stressful to Navigate. in Condé Nast Traveler.
Where are the Gay Ladies of Cambodia? in Longreads.
The Top Travel Destinations for LGBTQ Women in Girls Who Travel.
Queer Adventurers LGBTQ travel blog archive.
Travel Writing
The best online tools to trace your genealogy from home in Mashable.
Smart Traveling Hacks for the Adventurous in Synchrony Bank.
I Survived Getting Lost in the Florida Swamps in Fodor’s.
The Taco Truck is Where the Action is in Roads & Kingdoms.
How To Ditch Single-Use Plastics While Traveling in Groups Today.
Heritage and Genealogy Tourism: an Opportunity for Growth in Groups Today.
Food Writing
RestaurantOwner.com feature archive.
Rice paddies in New York? African farmer adds crucial wetlands and crop in Albany Times-Union.
Here’s What You Need to Know to Start a Food Business From Your Home in The Penny Hoarder.
These Fall Lattes Each Have a Secret Ingredient Your Body Adores in Greatist.
5 Rejuvenating Herbal Iced Tea Recipes to Try Before The End of Summer in Greatist.
Cooking for Labor, Cooking for Love in Vittles.
Dairy-Free Desserts in National Culinary Review.
Personal Essays
Silk Island in Kitchen Table Quarterly.
“Queer Potlucks Offer Food for Capitalist Critique and Collective Action” in Nourishing Resistance: Stories of Food, Protest, and Mutual Aid (PM Press).
“Twenty-Five Years Later, This AT Lesbian Double Murder Still Haunts Me” in The Best New True Crime Stories: Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries (Mango Publishing).
Ghost Houses in Barzakh.
On a Closeted Honeymoon, the Chance to be Seen in Undomesticated.
Why I Did a Vacation Redo. in AFAR.
Cooking for Labor, Cooking for Love. in Vittles.
Forty Days and Forty Nights in Verity La.
“Reviving Seeds, Rebuilding Connections” in Taproot.
We Are All North Carolina Now in The Manifest Station.
In Massachusetts, Repeating History, Hoping For Redemption. in Cognoscenti.
Fiction
Hunger in Flash Frog.
Wing Night in Existére Journal of Arts & Literature.
People Like Us in Voyage YA by Uncharted.
Dish Fairy in Oyster River Pages.
Fault Lines in Voyage YA by Uncharted.
The Way a Person Does One Thing is the Way They Do Everything: Eggs in (mac)ro(mic).
Orange Blossom Flower Water in The Sunlight Press.
Wait Before Sending in New World Writing.
One Truth, Many Lies in Mortar Magazine.
Heart of Gold in Sediments Literary-Arts Journal.
Late Summer, Yellow Jade in Queen Mob’s Teahouse.
LGBTQ Personal Finance Writing
7 Tips To Curb Overspending When You’re LGBTQIA+ in Synchrony Bank.
Here’s How Much LGBTQIA+ Family Planning Costs in Synchrony Bank.
How financial advisors can create an inclusive space for LGBTQI+ clients in Altruist.
After a health scare slashed my income, I’m happy to pay less than $20 a month for life insurance to protect my wife in BusinessInsider.
Why are Queer Millennials More Likely to Freelance? in Indy.
Job Hunting While Gender Nonconforming in The Slowdown.
3 Ways to Protect You and Your Partner From the LGBTQ Wage Gap in The Penny Hoarder.
My Wife and I Finally Stopped Fighting About Money: Here’s How We Did it in The Penny Hoarder.
What is insurance underwriting? in USA Today.
What Does it Mean to Self-Insure, and Should I Do It? in USA Today.
How Can Divorce Impact Your Retirement Savings in Synchrony Bank.
The Hidden Costs of Staying Closeted at Work in Queer Money.
Gay Affluence is a Myth in Queer Money.