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 🌈📚
Phil, what are Small Business Saturdays for?
November 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Phil, what are Small Business Saturdays for?
hello from the void
November 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
hello from the void
hi (devil emoji)
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
hi (devil emoji)
genuinely curious who these AI CEOs are imagining is putting "video of The Rock eating spaghetti" at the top of their holiday wishlist
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
genuinely curious who these AI CEOs are imagining is putting "video of The Rock eating spaghetti" at the top of their holiday wishlist
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💭 Have you been wanting to support the QT Library and not sure where to start? Well, December 2 is #GivingTuesday, and that just happens to be the perfect time!
A little 🧵 on how to support the future of the QT Library and the queer and trans community:
A little 🧵 on how to support the future of the QT Library and the queer and trans community:
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
💭 Have you been wanting to support the QT Library and not sure where to start? Well, December 2 is #GivingTuesday, and that just happens to be the perfect time!
A little 🧵 on how to support the future of the QT Library and the queer and trans community:
A little 🧵 on how to support the future of the QT Library and the queer and trans community:
have I got the library for you...
ive said it before and ill say it again: more men need to read romance novels
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
have I got the library for you...
two styles of cranberry sauce, and yes I do
How many styles of cranberry sauce do you serve
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
two styles of cranberry sauce, and yes I do
This Thanksgiving, I'm gonna be extra feisty at the family dinner table. How bout you? What'll you be fighting for?
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This Thanksgiving, I'm gonna be extra feisty at the family dinner table. How bout you? What'll you be fighting for?
"it's for a good cause" he mutters to himself as he tosses all of his shame out the window @qtlibrary.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"it's for a good cause" he mutters to himself as he tosses all of his shame out the window @qtlibrary.org
If you've been following along on the @qtlibrary.org journey (hi. we're building an LGBTQIA+ library. she's gorgeous.), you'll be pleased to learn that our first-ever paid employee starts on Monday.
AHHHHHHHH.
(a fun fact about dreams is: they can come true!)
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
AHHHHHHHH.
(a fun fact about dreams is: they can come true!)
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
secure.givelively.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
If you've been following along on the @qtlibrary.org journey (hi. we're building an LGBTQIA+ library. she's gorgeous.), you'll be pleased to learn that our first-ever paid employee starts on Monday.
AHHHHHHHH.
(a fun fact about dreams is: they can come true!)
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
AHHHHHHHH.
(a fun fact about dreams is: they can come true!)
secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
reasons NOT to donate to the @qtlibrary.org:
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
reasons NOT to donate to the @qtlibrary.org:
could've sworn they ended up going with Wick3d but maybe not?
After seeing Wicked 3 times this week I’m obsessed with that fact that Glinda not only made Dorothy walk her ass to the Emerald City, instead of using the train, but had her locked in the basement while they sang For Good 😂😭
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
could've sworn they ended up going with Wick3d but maybe not?
it's a Sunday and I'm scared
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
it's a Sunday and I'm scared
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I'm going to be helping run a plant-themed game night for @qtlibrary.org at Pandemonium in Cambridge for our "From Seed to Shelf" fundraiser on December 13. Possible games include Photosynthesis, Takenoko, Verdant, Botany, and Genotype. (Who doesn't love a game about Mendelian genetics?) Come join!
From Seed to Shelf: Game Night!
Join the QT Library at Pandemonium Books & Games for a fun night filled of plant and greenery-themed games!
www.eventbrite.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I'm going to be helping run a plant-themed game night for @qtlibrary.org at Pandemonium in Cambridge for our "From Seed to Shelf" fundraiser on December 13. Possible games include Photosynthesis, Takenoko, Verdant, Botany, and Genotype. (Who doesn't love a game about Mendelian genetics?) Come join!
@queerliblib.bsky.social bestiesssssssss
Shout out to @qtlibrary.org in Boston (which doesn't have a physical space yet, but has been doing a lot of book and community programming in the interim) and @queerliblib.bsky.social online!
We can mitigate the harm of book bans by bringing those books into impacted communities in ways & spaces beyond the control of the book banners. Carabiner Collections is doing that work in Brazos County, TX. Maybe you can set something like that up in your neck of the woods.
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
@queerliblib.bsky.social bestiesssssssss
Reposted by Jake Stepansky
Shout out to @qtlibrary.org in Boston (which doesn't have a physical space yet, but has been doing a lot of book and community programming in the interim) and @queerliblib.bsky.social online!
We can mitigate the harm of book bans by bringing those books into impacted communities in ways & spaces beyond the control of the book banners. Carabiner Collections is doing that work in Brazos County, TX. Maybe you can set something like that up in your neck of the woods.
Carabiner Collections, Inc.
Carabiner Collections, Inc. is an LGBTQIA+ community-run library serving the Brazos Valley of Texas
www.carabinercollections.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Shout out to @qtlibrary.org in Boston (which doesn't have a physical space yet, but has been doing a lot of book and community programming in the interim) and @queerliblib.bsky.social online!
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BIG NEWS. We reached the first $10K milestone. Thank you to everybody who helped us get there. We see you, we love you 💜
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
BIG NEWS. We reached the first $10K milestone. Thank you to everybody who helped us get there. We see you, we love you 💜
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.