JAMIE VALENTINO

I'm a freelance writer and creative strategist fascinated by the idiosyncracies of culture, trends, and the human spirit. My work has been published in Business Insider, WIRED, HuffPost, Vice, Men's Journal, Observer, Reader's Digest UK, Fast Company, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Penguin Random House UK, and dozens more. My articles have been republished in over 100 newspapers worldwide and translated into five languages.

Essays & Prose

Love at first lust: A young writer explores a lasting love denied… or is that deferred?

I was a luxury proposal planner. I felt more like the secret service than cupid

Vice (translated into 5 languages)

What It’s Like To Be a Quadruplet

Nearing 30 And Single, I Decided To Date 4 Men From My Past. Here's How It Went.

I Thought Coming Out Would Fix My Life — Then Came My Alcoholism

Business Insider

My ex-lover turned to me for dating advice with his new boyfriend.

Elite Daily (Pride month cover story)

Once I Came Out, Dating Suddenly Became So Hot... And Complicated

My Partner and I Were In A Throuple With Alcohol

Channel Void (Fiction)

One more is never enough: Reaching for the trapeze of unrequited love

Business Insider

I met a female sex writer on a trip, and we decided to take a bath together.

Business Insider

I write porn scripts for a living, and it has created tension with my family.

Business Insider

As a gay man, I partied with only queer women for the first time. It changed the way I act in gay spaces.

Reported & Investigative Features

Why I Struggled To Say Goodbye To Gay Bars

Grieving Without God: How Atheists Deal with Death

Reader's Digest UK (print)

SEEING DOUBLE: Disease in Multiple Twins

In Praise of AI-Generated Pickup Lines

The Evolution of Pope Francis’s Stance on LGBTQ Rights

The Everlasting Appeal of The Real Housewives

The Met Gala celebrated flowers. It forgot about the environment

The Daily Beast

Is It Time for Bravo to Cast Its First Gay Male ‘Real Housewife’?

How these LGBT executives broke the ‘gay glass ceiling’—and how they’re helping future leaders

The new LGBTQ+ leaders of the Boy Scouts bring hope for a brighter future

This Malbec Is the Best Wine for Dinner Parties—and It's Just $10

The Sexy, Liberating History of the Leather Bar on 'American Horror Story: NYC'

The Joy and Liberation of Customizing Your Avatar

Travel

Chicago Tribune

Romance away from home: The 6 sexiest cities in America

‘You could feel the energy like an earthquake’: Argentina’s World Cup win offers welcome optimism for visitors

"Raw Dogging" a Flight Can Be Meditative If You're Not a Dick About It

Houston Chronicle

Can a U.S. metropolitan city adopt the siesta? Experts, expats and Houstonians weigh in

Finding power in (small) numbers at St. Croix Pride

In Buenos Aires, This Band of Drummers Is a Hit with Both Locals and Tourists

Fodor's Travel Guide

Bar Crawl Through Buenos Aires’ Dazzling Speakeasies

How to say ‘Hasta mañana, Medellín!’ with a day trip to Guatapé – Colombia’s most colorful town

Fodors Travel Guide

Go List 2023: South America

Being in Buenos Aires for the 2022 FIFA World Cup redefined my sense of community

Business Insider

I stayed at an Airbnb with a pet pig and realized I liked dogs better

8 go-to travel essentials to globetrot in style

Where the daring and fabulous partied during New York Fashion Week

GayCities (Q.Digital)

‘Being gay is being free’ – Buenos Aires marchers share what Pride means to them

Chicago Tribune

The 5 most LGBTQ-friendly cities in America

Medellín, Colombia's best gay bar is the city's hub for drag and queer culture - so.gay

The 14 Best Beaches in Florida