In a world of increasing digital noise, we need an intentional space to pause, kindle genuine human connections, and collectively build a future where every queer life is dignified.
qbClub is queerbeat’s offline-first community to slow down and co-create conversations, reading circles, gatherings & shared experiences. Every qbClub membership not only supports queerbeat’s rigorous storytelling to truthfully document India’s queer culture but also helps us keep this public archive of diverse queer stories free for everyone.
We are inviting people who can afford the membership to become the founding members of qbClub. With just 2,000 members joining by March 2027, we can continue to build joyful and reflective community spaces and keep queerbeat’s archive of queer stories unlocked for everyone, especially those who can’t afford paywalls. We don’t want to restrict anyone’s access to a world of stories that can help them in ways we probably can’t even imagine.
starting at ₹ 999/month
Easy monthly payments
₹ 1100 999/-
Pause or resume anytime
Includes:
Free access to monthly, phone-free reading and conversation gatherings built around books, essays, journalism, and contemporary queer life.
Come as you are—no preparation or finished reading required. Stories become starting points for honest conversations, shared reflections, and the questions
we carry with us.
Low-pressure, participatory, reflective, and rooted in connection.
Starting in Delhi; coming soon to your city!
With the guidance of exceptional writers and journalists, develop and refine the craft of narrative factual writing, including reporting, structuring, investigating, and fact-checking, while paying attention to the little details that evoke big feelings.
Note: Access to this workshop is available at members-only discounted pricing.
Receive thoughtfully designed queerbeat™ stickers and bookmarks—daily reminders of the community where you belong and the queer world you’re helping co-create.
One-time annual payment
₹ 12,000 9,999/-
Save ₹ 2000 annually
Includes:
Free access to monthly, phone-free reading and conversation gatherings built around books, essays, journalism, and contemporary queer life.
Come as you are—no preparation or finished reading required. Stories become starting points for honest conversations, shared reflections, and the questions
we carry with us.
Low-pressure, participatory, reflective, and rooted in connection.
Starting in Delhi; coming soon to your city!
With the guidance of exceptional writers and journalists, develop and refine the craft of narrative factual writing, including reporting, structuring, investigating, and fact-checking, while paying attention to the little details that evoke big feelings.
Note: Access to this workshop is available at members-only discounted pricing.
Receive thoughtfully designed queerbeat™ stickers and bookmarks—daily reminders of the community where you belong and the queer world you’re helping co-create.
Carry your queerness—or your support for a more queer world—on your shoulders.
One-time annual payment*
₹ 30,000 25,000/-
Save ₹ 5000 annually
Includes:
Free access to monthly, phone-free reading and conversation gatherings built around books, essays, journalism, and contemporary queer life.
Come as you are—no preparation or finished reading required. Stories become starting points for honest conversations, shared reflections, and the questions
we carry with us.
Low-pressure, participatory, reflective, and rooted in connection.
Starting in Delhi; coming soon to your city!
With the guidance of exceptional writers and journalists, develop and refine the craft of narrative factual writing, including reporting, structuring, investigating, and fact-checking, while paying attention to the little details that evoke big feelings.
Note: Access to this workshop is available at members-only discounted pricing.
Receive thoughtfully designed queerbeat™ stickers and bookmarks—daily reminders of the community where you belong and the queer world you’re helping co-create.
Carry your queerness—or your support for a more queer world—on your shoulders.
Reconnect with your unique rhythm, creativity, and vision in a restful sanctuary away from the hubbub of city life.
Our three-day retreat is designed for a close group of up to 15 leaders, creatives, and community members. Bond over shared meals, explore movement, art, community healing, and nurture creative projects that further the vision of a queer and inclusive world—the possibilities are kaleidoscopic.
Your subscription plan includes one qb Retreat per year.
* Can also be availed in two EMIs of ₹12,500/- each, click here to begin.
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If you’d like to get involved or have any queries, reach out to us at hello@queerbeat.org.
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Our goal at queerbeat isn’t just to increase the representation of LGBTQIA+ voices in the media. It’s to tell fresh and diverse stories that advance public conversations about queer lives. We are committed to showing the full picture in our stories. We don’t do one-sided takes, and we don’t shy away from telling stories that challenge oppressive systems—both outside and within our communities. We seek the truth. All of this to tell stories that help us build the just world we want to live in.
qbClub is our sincere effort to co-create this world, and we invite you to join us.
– Ankur Paliwal, Founder, queerbeat
queerbeat’s mission is to build better public conversations about LGBTQIA+ communities through creative storytelling in multiple languages in India. These stories serve queer people by enriching their lives and help reduce societal biases against them.
Producing these carefully-reported inclusive stories and keeping them free-to-read for everyone, especially people from underprivileged communities and students, requires resources—especially money.
Support us by buying our monthly or annual membership plan.
Easy monthly payments
₹ 1100 999/-
Pause or resume anytime
Includes:
Free access to monthly, phone-free reading and conversation gatherings built around books, essays, journalism, and contemporary queer life.
Come as you are—no preparation or finished reading required. Stories become starting points for honest conversations, shared reflections, and the questions
we carry with us.
Low-pressure, participatory, reflective, and rooted in connection.
Starting in Delhi; coming soon to your city!
With the guidance of exceptional writers and journalists, develop and refine the craft of narrative factual writing, including reporting, structuring, investigating, and fact-checking, while paying attention to the little details that evoke big feelings.
Note: Access to this workshop is available at members-only discounted pricing.
Receive thoughtfully designed queerbeat™ stickers and bookmarks—daily reminders of the community where you belong and the queer world you’re helping co-create.
One-time annual payment
₹ 12,000 9,999/-
Save ₹ 2000 annually
Includes:
Free access to monthly, phone-free reading and conversation gatherings built around books, essays, journalism, and contemporary queer life.
Come as you are—no preparation or finished reading required. Stories become starting points for honest conversations, shared reflections, and the questions
we carry with us.
Low-pressure, participatory, reflective, and rooted in connection.
Starting in Delhi; coming soon to your city!
With the guidance of exceptional writers and journalists, develop and refine the craft of narrative factual writing, including reporting, structuring, investigating, and fact-checking, while paying attention to the little details that evoke big feelings.
Note: Access to this workshop is available at members-only discounted pricing.
Receive thoughtfully designed queerbeat™ stickers and bookmarks—daily reminders of the community where you belong and the queer world you’re helping co-create.
Carry your queerness—or your support for a more queer world—on your shoulders.
One-time annual payment*
₹ 30,000 25,000/-
Save ₹ 5000 annually
Includes:
Free access to monthly, phone-free reading and conversation gatherings built around books, essays, journalism, and contemporary queer life.
Come as you are—no preparation or finished reading required. Stories become starting points for honest conversations, shared reflections, and the questions
we carry with us.
Low-pressure, participatory, reflective, and rooted in connection.
Starting in Delhi; coming soon to your city!
With the guidance of exceptional writers and journalists, develop and refine the craft of narrative factual writing, including reporting, structuring, investigating, and fact-checking, while paying attention to the little details that evoke big feelings.
Note: Access to this workshop is available at members-only discounted pricing.
Receive thoughtfully designed queerbeat™ stickers and bookmarks—daily reminders of the community where you belong and the queer world you’re helping co-create.
Carry your queerness—or your support for a more queer world—on your shoulders.
Reconnect with your unique rhythm, creativity, and vision in a restful sanctuary away from the hubbub of city life.
Our three-day retreat is designed for a close group of up to 15 leaders, creatives, and community members. Bond over shared meals, explore movement, art, community healing, and nurture creative projects that further the vision of a queer and inclusive world—the possibilities are kaleidoscopic.
Your subscription plan includes one qb Retreat per year.