Jake Stepansky
@jakestepansky.bsky.social
@qtlibrary.org + Under the Radar
Pinned
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
I became so embarassingly obsessed with the Heartstopper series that I co-founded a queer and trans library (@qtlibrary.org) because I wanted to become the gay librarian at a gay library so that I could share it with the world 🌈📚
wait until you hear how much their @qtlibrary.org membership is gonna cost them
my friends are talking about the monthly cost of their gym memberships and I thought they were joking but IT IS REAL they are saying TRUE THINGS
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 AM
wait until you hear how much their @qtlibrary.org membership is gonna cost them
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Dear #QueerBookSky,
If you're a fan of @queerliblib.bsky.social (icons, divas, stars), check out (ha) the @qtlibrary.org – a queer & trans library & substance-free community space coming to a brick-and-mortar location in Boston real damn soon.
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. And if ya can –
If you're a fan of @queerliblib.bsky.social (icons, divas, stars), check out (ha) the @qtlibrary.org – a queer & trans library & substance-free community space coming to a brick-and-mortar location in Boston real damn soon.
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. And if ya can –
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Dear #QueerBookSky,
If you're a fan of @queerliblib.bsky.social (icons, divas, stars), check out (ha) the @qtlibrary.org – a queer & trans library & substance-free community space coming to a brick-and-mortar location in Boston real damn soon.
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. And if ya can –
If you're a fan of @queerliblib.bsky.social (icons, divas, stars), check out (ha) the @qtlibrary.org – a queer & trans library & substance-free community space coming to a brick-and-mortar location in Boston real damn soon.
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. And if ya can –
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UPDATE: We are in the middle of our annual campaign and are just $66 AWAY from reaching $10K raised. Those are real numbers!
You can help bring us one step closer to the LGBTQIA+ library and community space of our dreams with a donation of any size! secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
You can help bring us one step closer to the LGBTQIA+ library and community space of our dreams with a donation of any size! secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
UPDATE: We are in the middle of our annual campaign and are just $66 AWAY from reaching $10K raised. Those are real numbers!
You can help bring us one step closer to the LGBTQIA+ library and community space of our dreams with a donation of any size! secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
You can help bring us one step closer to the LGBTQIA+ library and community space of our dreams with a donation of any size! secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
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I saw Wicked: For Goody Proctor with the Devil
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I saw Wicked: For Goody Proctor with the Devil
shameless repost because we're currently $228 away from $10K and I will post something Chaotic on here if we get to $10K
My friend @jakestepansky.bsky.social is building out the @qtlibrary.org, a Boston-based LGBTQIA+ lending library, and needs your help to resource their space and fund their mission 🏳️🌈📚🏳️⚧️
If you’re able, support them here:
If you’re able, support them here:
secure.givelively.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 AM
shameless repost because we're currently $228 away from $10K and I will post something Chaotic on here if we get to $10K
I saw Wicked: For Goody Proctor with the Devil
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I saw Wicked: For Goody Proctor with the Devil
Dear #QueerBookSky,
If you're a fan of @queerliblib.bsky.social (icons, divas, stars), check out (ha) the @qtlibrary.org – a queer & trans library & substance-free community space coming to a brick-and-mortar location in Boston real damn soon.
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. And if ya can –
If you're a fan of @queerliblib.bsky.social (icons, divas, stars), check out (ha) the @qtlibrary.org – a queer & trans library & substance-free community space coming to a brick-and-mortar location in Boston real damn soon.
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. And if ya can –
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Dear #QueerBookSky,
If you're a fan of @queerliblib.bsky.social (icons, divas, stars), check out (ha) the @qtlibrary.org – a queer & trans library & substance-free community space coming to a brick-and-mortar location in Boston real damn soon.
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. And if ya can –
If you're a fan of @queerliblib.bsky.social (icons, divas, stars), check out (ha) the @qtlibrary.org – a queer & trans library & substance-free community space coming to a brick-and-mortar location in Boston real damn soon.
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. And if ya can –
I am having an out of body experience watching All's Fair. I have no words. Television is dead. Long live television.
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I am having an out of body experience watching All's Fair. I have no words. Television is dead. Long live television.
well this is just not true
it’s only nine pm…omfg
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
well this is just not true
Reposted by Jake Stepansky
Maybe one of our founder’s #FCF post can get your attention… it’s for a good cause!
Happy #FCF! (Fund the Collection Friday)
(We're building a gay library and we need donations of every size to finish and house our collection of 5,000 gay books.)
(If enough of y'all donate, I'll...)
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
(We're building a gay library and we need donations of every size to finish and house our collection of 5,000 gay books.)
(If enough of y'all donate, I'll...)
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
secure.givelively.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Maybe one of our founder’s #FCF post can get your attention… it’s for a good cause!
Reposted by Jake Stepansky
I became so embarassingly obsessed with the Heartstopper series that I co-founded a queer and trans library (@qtlibrary.org) because I wanted to become the gay librarian at a gay library so that I could share it with the world 🌈📚
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I became so embarassingly obsessed with the Heartstopper series that I co-founded a queer and trans library (@qtlibrary.org) because I wanted to become the gay librarian at a gay library so that I could share it with the world 🌈📚
this one made me ugly cry @qtlibrary.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
this one made me ugly cry @qtlibrary.org
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HEY HAPPY PRIDE FIGHT HARD FOR YOUR COMMUNITY BUILD GAY INFRASTRUCTURE BE A MENACE LOVE ONE ANOTHER BE PROUD WEAR WHATEVER YOU WANT EVEN IF IT’S NOTHING BE GAY DO CRIME GET A LIBRARY CARD
June 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
HEY HAPPY PRIDE FIGHT HARD FOR YOUR COMMUNITY BUILD GAY INFRASTRUCTURE BE A MENACE LOVE ONE ANOTHER BE PROUD WEAR WHATEVER YOU WANT EVEN IF IT’S NOTHING BE GAY DO CRIME GET A LIBRARY CARD
Happy #FCF! (Fund the Collection Friday)
(We're building a gay library and we need donations of every size to finish and house our collection of 5,000 gay books.)
(If enough of y'all donate, I'll...)
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
(We're building a gay library and we need donations of every size to finish and house our collection of 5,000 gay books.)
(If enough of y'all donate, I'll...)
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
secure.givelively.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Happy #FCF! (Fund the Collection Friday)
(We're building a gay library and we need donations of every size to finish and house our collection of 5,000 gay books.)
(If enough of y'all donate, I'll...)
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
(We're building a gay library and we need donations of every size to finish and house our collection of 5,000 gay books.)
(If enough of y'all donate, I'll...)
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
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It's been quite the year, and through it all, the QT Library has survived and thrived. We all are still here!
That's why we're still celebrating 2025. 🥳 Join us at More Than Words in Boston for a great afternoon of games, vibes, friends, and raffles! RSVP 👉 https://loom.ly/wTnRbac
That's why we're still celebrating 2025. 🥳 Join us at More Than Words in Boston for a great afternoon of games, vibes, friends, and raffles! RSVP 👉 https://loom.ly/wTnRbac
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It's been quite the year, and through it all, the QT Library has survived and thrived. We all are still here!
That's why we're still celebrating 2025. 🥳 Join us at More Than Words in Boston for a great afternoon of games, vibes, friends, and raffles! RSVP 👉 https://loom.ly/wTnRbac
That's why we're still celebrating 2025. 🥳 Join us at More Than Words in Boston for a great afternoon of games, vibes, friends, and raffles! RSVP 👉 https://loom.ly/wTnRbac
hi! your friendly gay-librarian-who-isn't-technically-a-librarian here to remind you that the news today has been Abhorrent and it's OK to call it a night, grab a cup of tea, silence your phone, and cozy up with a book about Something Nice. hugs! kisses! goodnight!
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
hi! your friendly gay-librarian-who-isn't-technically-a-librarian here to remind you that the news today has been Abhorrent and it's OK to call it a night, grab a cup of tea, silence your phone, and cozy up with a book about Something Nice. hugs! kisses! goodnight!
look ... there's not NOT a signed copy of "Nick and Charlie" in the library collection (yes! she does! I am very, very emo about it!)
This is perfect and I hope Alice Oseman knows about this.
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
look ... there's not NOT a signed copy of "Nick and Charlie" in the library collection (yes! she does! I am very, very emo about it!)
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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REMINDER: Calling on Boston LGTBQIA folks and allies to show up tomorrow for this hearing to shut down censorship and protect vital resources. 👇
#BOSTON: Queer & trans youth, parents & orgs will testify at the Boston City Council hearing on Protecting Life-Saving Online Resources for Marginalized Communities in response to censorship bills like KOSA & attacks on Section 230.
RSVP: FFTF.Link/BostonHearing
#LGBTQ #KOSA #Section230
RSVP: FFTF.Link/BostonHearing
#LGBTQ #KOSA #Section230
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
REMINDER: Calling on Boston LGTBQIA folks and allies to show up tomorrow for this hearing to shut down censorship and protect vital resources. 👇
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⬇️ This is why I go hard for #BookSky. Books can transform us, our futures, our dreams. They can turn bad days into decent days & good weeks. They can help us believe & give us hope and teach us empathy. They can make us feel not quite so alone or different.
Books matter. We matter. You matter.
📚💙
Books matter. We matter. You matter.
📚💙
I became so embarassingly obsessed with the Heartstopper series that I co-founded a queer and trans library (@qtlibrary.org) because I wanted to become the gay librarian at a gay library so that I could share it with the world 🌈📚
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
⬇️ This is why I go hard for #BookSky. Books can transform us, our futures, our dreams. They can turn bad days into decent days & good weeks. They can help us believe & give us hope and teach us empathy. They can make us feel not quite so alone or different.
Books matter. We matter. You matter.
📚💙
Books matter. We matter. You matter.
📚💙
if you enjoyed "Jake yaps about how proud he is of the @qtlibrary.org team," you're gonna LOVE "Jake asks you to make a small (or large!) contribution to our annual campaign"
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
secure.givelively.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 AM
if you enjoyed "Jake yaps about how proud he is of the @qtlibrary.org team," you're gonna LOVE "Jake asks you to make a small (or large!) contribution to our annual campaign"
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
I became so embarassingly obsessed with the Heartstopper series that I co-founded a queer and trans library (@qtlibrary.org) because I wanted to become the gay librarian at a gay library so that I could share it with the world 🌈📚
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I became so embarassingly obsessed with the Heartstopper series that I co-founded a queer and trans library (@qtlibrary.org) because I wanted to become the gay librarian at a gay library so that I could share it with the world 🌈📚
three nonfictions of the "fundamental worldview shift" variety: The Art of Gathering (Parker), Theatre of the Unimpressed (Tannahill), and The Future Earth (Holthaus)
three fictions of the "I am more alive now" variety: The Name of the Wind (Rothfuss), Tin Man (Winman), and Cloud Atlas (Mitchell)
three fictions of the "I am more alive now" variety: The Name of the Wind (Rothfuss), Tin Man (Winman), and Cloud Atlas (Mitchell)
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
three nonfictions of the "fundamental worldview shift" variety: The Art of Gathering (Parker), Theatre of the Unimpressed (Tannahill), and The Future Earth (Holthaus)
three fictions of the "I am more alive now" variety: The Name of the Wind (Rothfuss), Tin Man (Winman), and Cloud Atlas (Mitchell)
three fictions of the "I am more alive now" variety: The Name of the Wind (Rothfuss), Tin Man (Winman), and Cloud Atlas (Mitchell)