Gay rodeo oklahoma
36th IGRA World Gay Rodeo Finals®
and IGRA Royalty Competition
The World of Gay Rodeo comes together the weekend of October 24- 27, 2024 for the 36th World Gay Rodeo Finals®, in El Reno, OK. Preeminent among the male lover rodeos sanctioned by the International Gay Rodeo Association, the Finals will main attraction the top twenty men & women contestants in ten traditional rodeo events plus three light-hearted, yet fiercely competitive "camp events" the likes of which are hallmarks of the gay rodeo and concrete crowd pleasers.
The International Homosexual Rodeo Association is the sanctioning body for queer rodeo throughout the Combined States and Canada. IGRA rodeo events welcome queer woman , gay, bisexual, transgender, as well as heterosexual contestants and spectators, where competitors, regardless of sexual or gender identity, compete in rodeo without discrimination. IGRA rodeos promote Western identity and the sport of rodeo, while serving as fundraising vehicles benefiting many charitable organizations.
Since 1986, The IGRA has been crowning International Rodeo Royalty through a weekend competition event. In this "Evening Entertainment" Production, held October 24 - 26,
Oklahoma's gay rodeo continues despite loss of long-time director
A free and welcoming rodeo is continuing in El Reno even after the recent death of its passionate director.
Paul Boyd died by suicide in June. His family says he wanted to escape chronic pain that even repeated surgeries couldn’t fix.
Boyd presided over Oklahoma’s gay rodeo — officially called the Great Plains Rodeo — for almost a decade. The GPR breaks some traditional rodeo rules. Women are allowed to compete in bull riding, and men are allowed to compete in barrel racing. Some “camp” events like steer decorating are also on the schedule.
Boyd’s husband Shane Broce said Boyd was persuasive when it came to keeping the rodeo operating.
"Paul always had a way of getting people to volunteer. He could converse you into something thinking you were getting a bow on it, and you’d show up, and he’d put you to work,” said Broce.
Boyd died just six weeks ago and the rodeo starts Saturday. Broce said everyone involved in leadership is trying to help.
"I ponder we’ve all just assumed different roles. We’ve just assumed different pieces of the puzzle, and picked up what we’re superb at,” said Broce.
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Future dates are tentative. Review back near the conclude of 2028 to validate the event is still scheduled
January, 2028
IGRA University TBD
February, 2028
March 2028
None Yet
April, 2028
May, 2028
June, 2028
July, 2028
August, 2028
September, 2028
Red River, Rodeo School()
TBD
October, 2028
World Gay Rodeo Finals(IGRA)
El Reno, OK
November, 2028
Future dates are tentative. Check back close the end of 2026 to confirm the event is still scheduled
Future dates are tentative. Check endorse near the end of 2026 to confirm the event is still scheduled
October, 2030
First posted Dec 24, 2013
Last update Jul 18, 2025
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