Chicago gay rodeo

The rodeo, hosted by the Illinois Gay Rodeo Association, drew about 80 competitors and hundreds of fans to Steger, in far south suburban Chicago, last weekend. She hadn't been on horseback for about 15 years, but she bought a quarter horse named Sassafras, began trail riding and eventually started to compete.

Ever been on a half-ton of bull? From the stands Tyler Douglas, 69, watched Basneft and other contestants with an old-timer's eye. Check out Slo Mo Rodeo at Sleeping Village in Chicago on June 14, and get detailed info for the event - tickets, photos, video and reviews.

Check back near the end of to confirm the event is still scheduled. Van de Mark attended a number of gay rodeos as a fan before deciding earlier this summer to try wild drag racing, goat dressing, steer decorating and chute dogging. Douglas rode broncos and bulls in mainstream rodeos in Wyoming, Montana and Texas.

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In well under 60 seconds she wrestled her steer to the muddy ground in the chute dogging competition in the Windy City Rodeo Basneft, the smallest contestant in the competition at Sundown Stables in Steger Aug. The crowd cheered. She'd braved the mud and conquered the cow.

Hosting a queer country event in Chicago helps them to feel more welcomed and safe, while allowing them to take part in a culture that they were previously excluded from. The event was one of 25 rodeos this year on the International Gay Rodeo Association's thriving circuit.

A cowboy can do pretty well there. CHICAGO – The Illinois Gay Rodeo Association is pleased to announce it’s “RODEO ROUND TOWN” weekend will be held August 23rd thru the 25th in Chicago. Rhuby discovered the gay rodeo circuit about seven years ago, while performing in a country and western dance group.

3 of our members walked away with ribbons and 1 lucky member got his first buckle ever. The first day at Sundown, rodeo riders and watchers endured a series of rainstorms that turned the arena into a mudpit. The gate opened and Kristin Basneft went for broke. And Basneft is a cowgirl.

Monthly Membership Meetings Booths at IML & Bear Pride (May) Entry in Chicago Pride Parade (June). From 1st time rodeo goers to volunteering to playing in the dirt, our 5 members had a blast! She started rodeoing last year and, like Van de Mark, competes mostly in camp or novice rough stock events.

But you sometimes see some top-notch rodeoing. Can you believe it? The IGRA rodeos also involve uniquely gay events such as wild drag racing, which involves three people-one in drag-and a wild steer. In previous years, gay rodeo fans from across the country came to Chicago this last weekend in August for the Windy City Rodeo.

They're weekend cowboys with ropes. Some of them got the hole shebang:". The second day, the arena still a mudhole, they baked in sun and heat. I don't win much. So I quit the rodeo and went to the Castro. For the spectators-most of them male-the rodeo provided an opportunity to strut in spit-shined cowboy boots, new white straw hats and stiff Wranglers adorned with a variety of colored bandannas.

For the competitors, many of whom spend their weekdays pursuing professional careers, the rodeo provided an opportunity to showcase their weekend skills-bull riding, calf roping, flag racing, pole bending, bareback bronco riding and barrel racing. I just do it for the fun of it.