the midwest

epic

greatest hits

book lists

Queer Books Across America: Incredible Lesbian and Queer Novels and Memoirs Set in Every State

Take a gay road trip to all 50 states right on your couch with queer fiction, memoirs and graphic novels set all across the United States.

Riese —

Jun 28, 2022

are you the one?

personal essay

tv feature

I Remain A “Catfish” Queer: On Love, The Midwest, and What We Think We Deserve

“Catfish has been serving diverse, bittersweet queer representation for almost a decade and it seems like nobody notices.”

Maddy —

Jan 7, 2020

the midwest

first person

I Went to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival and All I Got was This Shirt and Self-Confidence

While I really love the feeling of being transported to a new time and place, like when I’m reading a good book, what really got me misty-eyed about this festival…

Molly Priddy —

Oct 24, 2019

latinx

queer musicians

music

Sister Duo REYNA Is Bringing You Queer Pop Perfection from the Midwest

Milwaukee based REYNA (Victoriah and Hannah Gabriela Banuelos) has some perfectly crafted queer pop you’ll love, and they’re gearing up for their biggest year yet.

Nayeli —

Mar 18, 2019

the birthday issue

the midwest

issues

Birthing Disruption Between the Ferns and the Moss

If the ferns in my garden have survived the last few thousand years, then they have witnessed genocide and forced removal, tornadoes, the filling in of wetlands. Our acts of…

Annelise BT —

Feb 15, 2019

Queer Girl City Guide

the midwest

travel

Queer Girl City Guide: Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti

Two of the cutest cities in the Mitten State want you to come say hello! Yes, “the mitten state.” How adorable is that?

Queer Girl City Guides —

Dec 19, 2018

but make it fashion

the midwest

issues

Is She a Lesbian or Just From the Midwest?

Midwestern lesbian fashion — flannel, Birkenstocks, baseball caps — is ignored at best and looked down upon at worst compared to urban, Shane-esque queer style. What happens when it’s given…

Molly Priddy —

Nov 29, 2018

memoir

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

“Wild Mares” Is a Story of Women’s Land and the Midwestern Lesbians Who Loved It (and Each Other)

“At the end of the prologue, I had to put the book down, because I had broken out in ugly, heaving sobs on a Monday night in the dog days…

Jeanna —

Aug 31, 2018

indiana

Queer Girl City Guide

travel

Queer Girl City Guide: Indianapolis

The Indystraddlers take you on a tour through Indianapolis!

Queer Girl City Guides —

Jul 10, 2018

butch

fullscreen

first person

Wherever West Is

“Loving women and loving the land are the two things I told myself I would never do, and somehow, they got all tangled up in each other.”

Jeanna —

Feb 8, 2018

autostraddle illinois

autostraddle indiana

travel

18+ Weirdo-Approved Unique Tourist Spots In The East North Central Midwest

Sure you know about the Field Museum and the Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame but did you know about the Mars Cheese Castle or the Dungeons & Dragons Memorial Park?…

Riese —

Sep 27, 2016

a-camp

a-camp september 2016

camp

Midwestern Gothic Style Guide: How to Dress for the A-Camp Dance

As you walk down the street, every blonde, blue-eyed farmer’s daughter (there are so many farmer’s daughters) you see smiles and says “hello!” only to follow up with “don’t go…

Mey —

Sep 26, 2016