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How gay rodeos upend assumptions about life in rural America

  • Written by Rebecca Scofield, Associate Professor of History; Chair of the Department of History, University of Idaho

The misguided assumption that rural America is hopelessly backward and bigoted erases centuries of same-sex relationships in rural communities. It tells young queer people that they must flee their rural hometowns to far-flung cities in order to find safety and acceptance.

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