McCook, Nebraska: Population 7,000, beefcake population 23,000

Pity the gay people of McCook, Nebraska, population 7,000, in southwest Nebraska nowhere near anywhere.  The nearest gay neighborhoods are in Denver, 4 hours away, and Omaha, 4 hours away in the other direction.

The top attractions are the Museum of the High Plains (in an old house), the city park, and a nearby reservoir.













The top restaurants are Fuller's, with toys on the walls, A Taste of Texas BBQ, and McDonald's.

A March for Love in the city park in 2017 drew 50 participants and onlookers, as well as a car with a driver yelling "Death to gays!" and a protest "Marriage = 1 Man and 1 Woman" festival.

But what McCook lacks in restaurants, sights, and pro-gay residents, it makes up for in beefcake.  There are thousands of pictures online of McCook Bison wrestlers.



With or without their shirts.
























Individual or group


















Wacky or not (this one says "We mean business," so they're wearing ties, and one guy has a briefcase).






In McCook or away.

















Sometimes with singlets.


















And just when you think you have seen a beefcake photo of every high school and community college athlete in town, a whole file of pictures of the swim team appears.


And the cross-country team.

And powerlifters.

But I'm out of room.