🌽 We’re Just Gettin’ the Jell-O to Set…

A big gay hello from the Midwest.

Ope — didn’t see ya there.

Welcome to Midwestern.Gay, where queer stories grow like wildflowers in a ditch after the first thaw. We’re not quite ready to open the barn doors just yet, but believe us: somethin’ fabulous is bakin’ in the oven. (And no, it’s not a ham with pineapple rings — unless you’re into that.)

So what is this?

It’s the front porch for your gay cousin from Indiana.

It’s the newsletter you've always wanted to read, but didn’t know how to find.

It’s a place for messy essays, chosen family recipes, dispatches from Pride at the state fair, and maybe even a weather report — if the weather is emotionally unstable and wearing rhinestones.

We’re here for the weirdos, the wallflowers, the loud ones, the ones who stayed, and the ones who left but still crave gas station pizza after 2 a.m.

What’s coming?

We’ve got:

💌 Personal stories from queer folks across the Heartland

🧵 Culture, politics, gossip & gay trivia (yes, we remember “Farmersonly dot com”)

👒 Drag queens who host bingo in church basements

📸 Old photos, new voices, and the kind of joy you can’t buy at Target (but you’ll still try)

What can you do?

• Subscribe so you don’t miss our big debut.
• Tell your Midwestern queer friends they’ve got a new digital home.
• Email us a story, meme, or musing at [email protected]
• Stay hydrated. We care.

We believe in radical softness, chosen family, and regional slang.

We believe Pride belongs in a cornfield.

We believe you belong here.

So stick around, friend. We’ll be back real soon — with glitter, grace, and just enough snark to keep it interesting.

Until then,

— Midwestern.Gay

✨ Come for the casseroles, stay for the queer agenda.