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Mon Aug 30, 2021, 08:49 AM Aug 2021

Bucking stereotypes: Gay rodeo returns to Santa Fe

Bucking stereotypes: Gay rodeo returns to Santa Fe

By Robert Nott rnott@sfnewmexican.com Aug 29, 2021 Updated 6 hrs ago

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It’s a place where contestants feel supported and mentored, even from competing cowboys or cowgirls. It’s a place where they can be themselves, contestants said.

“It’s welcoming,” said 19-year-old Nando Cole, who made his rodeo debut over the weekend. “Everybody’s just friendly, and they have open arms. You can just be free and happy.”

The Zia Regional Rodeo, New Mexico’s only gay rodeo, is an associate member of the International Gay Rodeo Association.

The first gay rodeo was held in Nevada in 1976. Today, there are gay rodeos held around the country, and many of the contestants at the Zia rodeo said they take part in them.

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Robert Nott
General Assignment Reporter

Robert Nott has covered education and youth issues for the Santa Fe New Mexican. He is assigned to The New Mexican's city desk where he covers a general assignment beat.
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