Phil Ragsdale
From QueerBio.com
Country
United States
Birth - Death
- 1991
Occupation
Activist
Description
Founder, International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA), the sanctioning body for gay rodeos throughout the United States and Canada. Member of the Imperial Court System, was the Court Emperor of Reno. In time, he came to be regarded as the "Father of Gay Rodeo." Former Emperor of the Imperial Court, Reno, Nevada, at which time he thought of a gay rodeo as a fund-raising event. Member, IGRA Hall of Fame.
