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, ...

(Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the year the Reno gay rodeo was canceled. It was 1988.) Fifty years after the gay rodeo began in the Biggest Little City, the International Gay ...

In 1976, around 250 people attended the first gay rodeo in Reno, Nevada. Earlier this month, the International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA) and thousands of spectators returned to Reno to celebrate 50 ...

COLORADO — The Colorado Gay Rodeo Association has held a gay rodeo every year since 1983, making it the longest-running event of its kind in history. Their flagship event, the Rocky Mountain Regional ...

Alexander Saites, 35, asked his mentor, Chuck Browning, 61, to be his “puller” at the World Gay Rodeo Finals in Reno, Nevada, this past weekend. It’s a request built on trust, as the puller’s job is ...

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) ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Colorado Gay Rodeo Association has held a gay rodeo every year since 1983, making it the longest-running event of its kind in history. Their flagship ...

Nicholas Villanueva Jr. is a historian and sociologist of social justice movements at the University of Colorado Boulder. He has been fascinated by gay rodeo for nearly 30 years, and has participated ...