Author Topic: Amazing! Images by bull rider Blake Little: "Photographs from the Gay Rodeo"  (Read 6315 times)

Offline Aloysius J. Gleek

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15 years before Brokeback--



http://www.queerty.com/gay-cowboys-lasso-an-often-ignored-part-of-the-american-west-20140415/



ART HAUS
Gay Cowboys Lasso
An Often-Ignored Part
Of The American West

By Jeffrey James Keyes   
Apr 15, 2014




The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis recently opened an exhibition of 41 evocative photographs Blake Little captured in the gay rodeo scene. Blake Little: Photographs from the Gay Rodeo chronicles the story of an often-ignored part of American Western culture. Little became captivated by the gay rodeo scene in the late ’80s and began to document the lives of its contenders, victors and devoted fans. He learned to ride a steer, then a bull and became the Bull Riding Champion of the Year at the International Gay Rodeo Association in 1990. The opening marks the first time this exhibition has been on display.

Blake Little: Photographs from the Gay Rodeo
is on display at The Eiteljorg through July 13.

Images courtesy of Blake Little





Gordon Fiedor, Los Angeles, California, 1989




Jerry Hubbard, Burbank, California, 1989




Rodeo Partners Gene Hubert and Rick Ferreira, Sun Valley, California, 1991




Brian Cornell and Alberto Rulloda, Hayward, California, 1989




Roping Practice, Scott Terry, Phoenix, Arizona, 1989




Steer Riding, Blake Little, Phoenix, Arizona, 1989




Bull Riders, Los Angeles, California, 1989




The Prayer, Rick Simmons, San Diego, California, 1991


"Tu doives entendre je t'aime."
(and you know who I am...)


Cowboy Curtis (Laurence Fishburne)
and Pee-wee in the 1990 episode
"Camping Out"

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great pics and article!


Tell him when l come up to him and ask to play the record, l'm gonna say: ''Voulez-vous jouer ce disque?''
'Voulez-vous, will you kiss my dick?'
Will you play my record? One-track mind!

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Great pictures,  just love 'Vintage'  photos generally.

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Great pictures,  just love 'Vintage'  photos generally.

What?? 'Vintage'? The photos posted were taken between 1989 and 1991--

Oops! Oh, that's right, they ARE vintage, aren't they!  

(Me too!)  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
"Tu doives entendre je t'aime."
(and you know who I am...)


Cowboy Curtis (Laurence Fishburne)
and Pee-wee in the 1990 episode
"Camping Out"

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The photos posted were taken between 1989 and 1991.

And I can't help but wonder how many of those men we've lost in those 25 years.  :(
"It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide."--Charles Dickens.

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And I can't help but wonder how many of those men we've lost in those 25 years.  :(

25?   1989 - 1991 is 2 years.  However, the thread is titled 15 years before Brokeback, so do you mean between 1989 - 2005?

Or maybe I just need to learn to like coffee and drink it in the morning.  :laugh:

On a more serious note, I do agree with you Jeff.  Whenever I read or watch something on the past of the gay community, I often wonder what all those lives lost could've accomplished.


Tell him when l come up to him and ask to play the record, l'm gonna say: ''Voulez-vous jouer ce disque?''
'Voulez-vous, will you kiss my dick?'
Will you play my record? One-track mind!

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25?   1989 - 1991 is 2 years.  However, the thread is titled 15 years before Brokeback, so do you mean between 1989 - 2005?

Or maybe I just need to learn to like coffee and drink it in the morning.  :laugh:

The exhibit just opened this month. The earliest photos were taken 25 years ago.
"It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide."--Charles Dickens.