Queer Computer is a newsletter cruising the intersections of queerness and technology — exploring the world of computers, games and the internet.

It’s written by me, Joel Humphries. I’m a writer, editor, and very occasionally an artist, living and practicing on Wurundjeri land. My work has been published on Overland, Crawlspace, Hag Mag Magazine, and right here.

Where do I start?

Here’s a few of my favourite posts to get you started.

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HOLY F*CKING BINGLE!

The plan has always been for Queer Computer to be a semi-regular affair, but alas, it’s been 3 months since my last post. I had considered logging on to discuss the whole Elon Musk/Twitter debacle, and I even wrote a few words that amounted to “Twitter has always sucked and now it is suckier”. However I didn’t publish this hot take because it didn’t fee…

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2 years ago · 6 likes · Joel Humphries

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From heartbreak to hacking: Queer Tech Support has you covered

from: Mist My partner went to a psychic a few months ago and the moment they left the psychic chambers(?) they immediately stopped bottoming. I thought it was strange, did the psychic’s wisdom lead the…

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2 years ago · 13 likes · 3 comments · Joel Humphries

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Gay furry hackers on the frontlines of a cyberwar

After an unplanned, unannounced and unbelievably long hiatus, Queer Computer is back. Over the coming months you can look forward to QC infiltrating your email inboxes with a series of deep-dive investigations into the niche corners of the queer web. And to kick things off, we’re downloading a TOR browser, logging onto the dark web, and delving into the…

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a year ago · 8 likes · Joel Humphries