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Slapping Leather : Queer Cowfolx at the Gay Rodeo

by Elyssa Ford , Rebecca Scofield

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series Slapping Leather
ISBN-10 0295752122
ISBN-13 9780295752129
Publisher University of Washington Press
Imprint University of Washington Press
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Jan 9th, 2024
Print length 288 Pages
Weight 588 grams
Dimensions 16.00 x 23.70 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification: Animal spectacles History of the Americas 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 Gender studies, gender groups Equestrian & animal sports
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Unapologetically brings gay rodeo out of the closetCampy and competitive, gay rodeo offers a community of refuge that straddles the urban and rural. Since the mid-1970s, gay rodeos have provided space to both embrace and challenge the idealized masculinity associated with the iconic cowboy of the US West. Slapping Leather traces the history and growth of gay rodeo over the decades, demonstrating how queer cowfolx have fought to build a community where LGBTQ+ people can escape discrimination in both mainstream rodeos and broader society. Yet not all LGBTQ+ groups have found full acceptance in gay rodeo. Originally formed by gay men for gay men, the rodeo has at times perpetuated historically problematic ideas about the US West, the iconic cowboy, and the meaning of masculinity. Despite the gay rodeo's credo of acceptance, its history reveals complicated relationships with straight rodeo, gender stereotypes, and women competitors. Drawing from multiple archives and over seventy oral history interviews, historians Elyssa Ford and Rebecca Scofield demonstrate how amid these tensions, participants, volunteers, and spectators continue to redefine the performance of the cowboy and national belonging.

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