Gay Rodeo - L.A.

Yup, that’s right folks, there is a Gay Rodeo in L.A. and you can watch ‘em beefcakes in spangly dresses wrangling with cows ‘n’ stuff right here on Film Monday.

This is part of series of short films “Gay Rodeo ain’t fer Sissies” on Underground Yahoo where Brad Miskell goes in search of underground culture in America. He writes in the post accompanying this video:

“Gay rodeo is about inclusiveness…and spangled chaps, and tight jeans, and Marlboro man mustaches, and Stetsons, and studded shirts, and studs and fillies—in other words, it’s just like regular rodeo except the studs are more cut and maybe a tad cattier about it. And the cowgirls ride bulls if they want. Oh…and the dancing. Dancing is maybe as big a gay rodeo draw as gay rodeoin’.”

You’ve been warned so if this kind of thing is not for you, you don’t have to watch the video.

I have to say, though, I do feel uncomfortable about the way the poor steers and goats are treated - not just in this rodeo but in rodeos generally.

You can find out more about the L.A Gay Rodeo here.