TEXAS -- The International Gay Rodeo Association was formed because many cowboys and cowgirls were ostracized from traditional rodeo shows for being openly gay. They risked losing their jobs or worse, ...
Contestants and line dancers traveled from across the country to the World Gay Rodeo Finals in Reno, Nevada, to celebrate a half-century of gay rodeo. Alexander Saites, 35, asked his mentor, Chuck ...
In the rugged heart of Western tradition, where boots crunch dirt and the air smells of leather and livestock, a new kind of rodeo is thriving, one that’s rewriting the script of masculinity and ...
Despite facing homophobia and backlash during its early years and losing hundreds of members to HIV and AIDS in the '80s and '90s, the gay rodeo has endured and built a legacy that its leaders hope to ...
The World Gay Rodeo Finals are returning to Reno in October 2025 to celebrate their 50th anniversary — a milestone for an event that got its start in the Biggest Little City. The 2025 event will mark ...
The World Gay Rodeo Finals will return to Reno in October 2025 for its 50th anniversary. The first gay rodeo was held in Reno in 1976 as a fundraiser. The International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA) ...