The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art is the last venue for the national "Gay Rodeo" tour, and the exhibit shows tough diversity.
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The three-day event attracted dozens of participants, gay and not gay, from around the U.S., Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. 
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In addition to traditional steer riding competitions and campy "wild drag race" contests, gay rodeos also offer a supportive network for many competitors.
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The weekend-long rodeo at Corona Ranch and Rodeo Grounds in Laveen celebrated its 35th anniversary and featured gay and straight contestants. The rodeo, organized by the Arizona Gay Rodeo Association, began at a time when the LGBT community wasn't accepted in the other rodeo organizations, according to Mark Boyd, public relations director for AGRA.
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Chris Tobin leans on a fence and ices his face after riding a bull and a steer minutes apart. A pad on his helmet somehow smacked his face, leaving him with a black eye, one of the many injuries rodeo competitors are used to. Now, wearing a rainbow-colored tutu, wig, tank top and cowboy boots, he waits his turn to try to direct or drag a steer across a finish line with two teammates as part of a competition known as wild drag racing, a staple of this yearly event at a Las Vegas equestrian facility. Wild drag racing isn't a traditional rodeo event, but this isn't an average amateur rodeo. It's a stop on the International Gay Rodeo Association circuit.
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Blake Little: Photographs from the Gay Rodeo runs through June 20 in Edmond.
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