| 1975 |
- Phil Ragsdale comes up with the idea of holding a gay rodeo to raise money for the local Senior Citizens Thanksgiving Feed
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| 1976 |
- First gay rodeo held in Reno NV
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125 contestants |
| 1977 |
- Reno Rodeo group becomes the Comstock Gay Rodeo Association
- Gay dace troupes first become part of gay rodeo
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$214 raised for MDA |
| 1978 |
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| 1979 |
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| 1980 |
- Pacific Coast Gay Rodeo Association founded in California
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10,000 attend |
| 1981 |
- Colorado Gay Rodeo Association founded in Denver
- Reno rodeo and related events brings 40,000 gays to Reno
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$40,000 raised for MDA in Reno
10,000 attend Reno rodeo |
| 1982 |
- Colorado contestants returning to Reno Rodeo request standardized rules
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| 1983 |
- First gay rodeo outside Reno held in Colorado, June 3
- Reno Rodeo allows Royalty to designate 50% of raised money to MDA and 50% to other gay relate charities
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12,000 attend Reno rodeo |
| 1984 |
- 9th Reno Gay Rodeo marks the last of the original gay rodeos in Reno
- 3rd gay rodeo outside Reno held in Texas
- Golden State Gay Rodeo Association formed
- Arizona Gay Rodeo Association formed
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| 1985 |
- IGRA founded with members including Colorado, Texas, California and Arizona
- First IGRA convention held in Denver
- Oklahoma Gay Rodeo Association founded and seated at IGRA convention
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| 1986 |
- Oklahoma GRA combines efforts with Kansas and Missouri GRAs to host first Great Plains Regional Rodeo
- Kansas Gay Rodeo Association seated at IGRA convention
- Missouri Gay Rodeo Association seated at IGRA convention
- New Mexico Gay Rodeo Association seated at IGRA convention
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| 1987 |
- Silver State Gay Rodeo Association (Nevada) seated at IGRA convention
- First country western dance competition held at IGRA convention
- First IGRA Finals rodeo held in Hayward, California
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| 1988 |
- Oregon (need full name) Rodeo Association founded
- Wyoming (need full name) Rodeo Association founded
- Nevada District Attorney files injunction 2 days before finals rodeo which stops the event
- Due to the finals cancellation, IGRA board awarded 2 sets of buckles to the top competitors for accumulated annual points
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| 1989 |
- Big Sky (Montana) Gay Rodeo Association seated at convention
- Utah Gay Rodeo Association seated at convention
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| 1990 |
- Northwest (Wa Or Id) Gay Rodeo Association seated at convention
- North Star (Mn Wi) Gay Rodeo Association seated at convention
- Try-State (Oh In Ky) Gay Rodeo Association seated at convention
- Diamond State (Ar) Rodeo Association
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| 1991 |
- IGRA split into 3 regions
- Atlantic States (Md Va DC) Gay Rodeo Association seated at convention
- Southeast (Ga) Gay Rodeo Association seated at convention
- IGRA gets first International sponsor, Miller Light
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| 1992 |
- Arkansas GRA joins the Great Plains Regional Rodeo group
- Nevada Gay Rodeo Association seated at convention
- First area outside the US joins IGRA when NWGRA adds British Columbia to their area
- IGRA signs 3 year sponsorship agreement with Miller Light
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| 1993 |
- Illinois Gay Rodeo Association seated at convention
- Heartland (Ne) Gay Rodeo Association seated at convention
- Alberta Gay Rodeo Association (AGRA) seated at convention, creating some confusion with Arizona's acronym
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16 rodeos held |
| 1994 |
- Michigan International Gay Rodeo Association seated at convention
- AGRA agrees to change their name to Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo Association to eliminate confusion with Arizona
- First IGRA sanctioned rodeo outside the US is held near Calgary
- IGRA split into 4 divisions to include new rodeos in the east
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| 1995 |
- Pennsylvania Gay Rodeo Association seated at convention
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22 rodeos |
| 1996 |
- IGRA.com website goes on line with the help of Larry Lindstrom as webmaster
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| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
- IGRA eliminates competition divisioning for finals, enabling all contestants to compete equally for the 20 available finals slots
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| 1999 |
- OGRA, KGRA, MGRA and Arkansas split efforts so each can run their own rodeos, Great Plains Regional becomes Great Plains Rodeo
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| 2000 |
- Salt Lake City Rodeo
- IGRA issues first Website Award
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Website award SEGRA |
| 2001 |
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Website award ARGRA |
| 2002 |
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Website award GSGRA Bay area |
| 2003 |
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Website award ASGRA |
| 2004 |
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Website award NGRA |
| 2005 |
- The IGRA website gets a new webmaster and a major expansion
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Website award GGRA |
| 2006 |
- IGRA University moves to Las Vegas with a new format and expanded classes
- Utah Gay Rodeo Association dissolves, leaves remaining funds to IGRA University
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Website award ASGRA |
| 2007 |
- IGRA online contestant registration system goes live
- PONY (Pa Oh Ny) Gay Rodeo Association dissolves
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Website award FGRA |
| 2008 |
- IGRA history timeline page first posted
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