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PHOTOS: 41st annual Rocky Mountain Regional Gay Rodeo

Kendra K, who only goes by a letter for her last name. came dressed in her best to watch the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Cowboy Chuck Browning, left, and others socialize as they watch events during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

A wrangler hops a fence to avoid an angry steer before the steer riding competition during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the National Western Complex in Denver on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Participants take part in the break away roping event at the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Ethan Lopez shows of his handmade rhinestone hat he wore to the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Grand Marshall Trixxie Deluxxe waves to the crowd during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Kendra K, right, watches as Aly Curtis, 3, passes by on her play horse during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the National Western Complex in Denver on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Grand Marshall Trixxie Deluxxe, center, accepts an award as this year’s marshall during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Metzli Aracon, center, dances with members of Grupo Huitzilopochtli, an Aztec dance group, as they perform during the grand entry at the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Chris Sherman smiles to the judge after taking part in the Steer Deco event during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. The Steer Deco event involves one person holding onto a steer while someone else tries to tie a ribbon on his tail and get it back over the line. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

People used fans to stay cool inside the Events Center during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Members of the International Gay Rodeo Association Royalty wave to the crowd as they take part in the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Cedar Whitlock watches the events during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Kami Boles, left, and Daniel Oldenburg, right, take part in the Steer Deco event during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Women riders were included in the steer riding events at the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Christina Schill holds incense as part of the dancing while performing with members of Grupo Huitzilopochtli, an Aztec dance group, as they perform during the grand entry at the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. Schill said the incense helps clear a path for good energy for the dancers as they perform. The Colorado Gay Rodeo Association, or CRGA, which was founded in 1981, celebrated it’s 41st anniversary rodeo this year. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Christina Schill holds incense as part of the dancing while performing with members of Grupo Huitzilopochtli, an Aztec dance group, as they perform during the grand entry at the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. Schill said the incense helps clear a path for good energy for the dancers as they perform. The Colorado Gay Rodeo Association, or CRGA, which was founded in 1981, celebrated it’s 41st anniversary rodeo this year. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Monique Zimbelman wears a sparkly Denver pin and pride pin during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the National Western Complex in Denver on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Serge Perez, center, and Hayes Brodsky, take part in the goat dressing event at the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the Events Center at the National Western Stock Show complex in Denver on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Goats are led into the arena for a goat dressing competition during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the National Western Complex in Denver on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Daniel Byrom of Kansas City holds on long enough to win the steer riding competition during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the National Western Complex in Denver on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Aly Curtis, 3, adjusts her cowboy hat as she walks through the crowd during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the National Western Complex in Denver on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Cody Reed hangs out with a steer during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the National Western Complex in Denver on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Chris Sherman, left, and Ben Rubel watch a dance performance by Grupo Huitzilopochtli during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the National Western Complex in Denver on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

A cowboy hat hangs on a pole during the Colorado Gay Rodeo at the National Western Complex in Denver on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)