: Humorous, low-barrier events like "goat dressing" (putting underwear on a goat) and "steer decorating".

: These events historically raised crucial funds for the HIV/AIDS epidemic during the 1980s and 90s.

Contrary to the "hyper-masculine" myth, queer men have been part of the Western frontier since the beginning.

The modern, "out" lifestyle took shape in the 1970s as a response to discrimination in traditional rodeo circuits.