Director's comment.
When you grow up in a rural area, you can stereotype urban living, the same way that people in the city can have pre-conceived thoughts about country life. Being raised on a dairy farm in northern Illinois, and later discovering I was gay, I moved to a large urban area which was a frequent occurrence for gay people 30 years ago. While living in the city, I never felt as though I totally fit in, but yet being gay it seemed like the safest place to be.
Over the years I've lived in both urban and rural settings, and learned that rural gay life is a seldom seen part of gay culture. With that in mind, and based on my own upbringing, I set out on a journey to explore the lives of gay men in rural America with this documentary. In these changing times for gay people, it was surprising to meet such a diverse and interesting group of men. For they most part, they have not been drawn to the typical 'gay ghettos' that have evolved in many large cities. These men have come to the realization that they are gay, but have chosen to not let that totally define who they are.
I feel the film which includes interviews with dairy, hog, and cattle farmers, men raising children, hermits, radical faeires, gay rodeo participants and people attending a most unique Pride celebration in Wyoming, is an enlightening and thought provoking look at the real possibilities of a satisfying gay life outside an urban center. Tom Murray, Writer/Director