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For 50 years, the gay rodeo has built a family for queer cowboys and cowgirls
NBC Newsยท 2025-10-15 01:20
This weekend I'm in Reno, Nevada for the International Gay Rodeo Association's World Gay Rodeo Finals. This year, they're celebrating 50 years of gay rodeo. Phil Ragsdale came up with the idea for the Gay Rodeo in 1975 with the first official event a year later.The rodeo includes events like team roping, bull riding, and then camp events like goat dressing and wild drag. The rodeo took a hit in the 80s and 90s due to the AIDS epidemic, but today it thrives as an inclusive space for male, female, and non-bin ...