Abstract
Partnering with the International Gay Rodeo Association to collect and preserve people's experiences as LGBTQ+ westerners, this project seeks to protect endangered histories and relocate LGBTQ+ people back into the American West as people continue to build resilient communities. The Gay Rodeo Oral History Project was created in 2016 with the aid of a University of Idaho Seed Grant which purchased basic equipment and funded travel to several rodeos over the course of a year.