The Midwest

Exemplary Policies and Resources

Here you can find resources specific to the midwestern region of the US as well as exemplary policies and updates for these regions.

The Midwest Resources

Where We Call Home: LGBT People in Rural America

LGBT People in US Data & Demographics

The Impact of Stigma and Discrimination against LGBT People in Michigan

Health and Wellness

The Midlands LGBT Needs Assessment Community Report

Health and Wellness

Aging, Elder

2012 Twin Cities LGBT Aging Needs Assessment Survey Report

Aging, Elder

Federal Economics

Regional Review: Policies and Populations in the Midwest

Federal Economics

Queer and Trans Leaders in the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival

Organizing

Poor People's Campaign Demands

Organizing

The LGBT Divide: A Data Portrait of LGBT People in the Midwest, Mountain, and Southern States

Organizing

Fundamental Principles: Poor People's Campaign

Organizing

The following are the states that comprise the midwestern region and the corresponding estimate of the state’s LGBT population: Illinois (3.8%), Indiana (3.7%), Iowa (2.8%), Kansas (3.7%), Michigan (3.8%), Minnesota (2.9%), Missouri (3.3%), Nebraska (2.7%), North Dakota (1.7%), Ohio (3.6%), South Dakota (4.4%) and Wisconsin (2.8%).