: Organizations and researchers continue to document LGBTQ+ lives in rural areas, such as the report "Out in the Cowboy State" , which examines the experiences of gay and lesbian residents in Wyoming.
: Recent exhibitions, such as those at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art , explore a more nuanced and diverse vision of queerness in the West, highlighting the lived experiences of contemporary queer cowboys. Media and Literature geile gay couwboys
: Historically, all-male environments like cow camps provided a unique space where men could live away from rigid societal supervision. Some historians suggest that male-male sexual relationships were likely common in isolated communities of cowboys, loggers, and miners. : Organizations and researchers continue to document LGBTQ+