Crossposted on Pam's Hoe Blend. There is a fantastic terview wh openly gay U.S. Senate ndidate Jim Neal up at Queerty today by edor Andrew Belonsky that you should click over to. It reveals the personal si of the ndidate and what spired him to get to polics, and what giv him the drive to unseat Elizabeth Dole here NC. A snippet is below the fold.
Contents:
- NEAL GAY
- ‘LEGENDARY’: NEAL GAY, FOUNR OF MQUE CHAMPNSHIP ROO, DI AT 96
- GAY POL JIM NEAL’S NOT BTER
- NC SEN: JIM NEAL IS GAY, SO WHAT???!!!
- HALL OF FAME STOCK CONTRACTOR NEAL GAY PASS AWAY
- NEAL GAY’S PERSEVERANCE CATAPULTED ROO TO THE LIMELIGHT
- HRC (HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN) REFUSES TO SUPPORT GAY CANDIDATE NORTH CAROLA
- CELEBRATG MY (GAY) DIVORCE
- GAY GO OM CHAMPN BULL RIR TO TOP NTRACTOR
- RUDY GAY VS. JIM NEAL COMPARISON
- GAY POL JIM NEAL’S NOT BTER
- NC SEN: JIM NEAL IS GAY, SO WHAT???!!!
- BELOVED FATHER, GRANDFATHER, PROROO HALL OF FAMER NEAL GAY DI AT 96
NEAL GAY
"Neal Gay's profsnal roo reer began as a nttant Atoka, Okla., 1945. Born June 25, 1926, Dallas, Gay ro bulls, saddle bronc and bareback, and wrtled steers. His nttant years have sce been overshadowed by his stock ntractg and roo productn skills. * jim neal gay *
“Neal Gay’s profsnal roo reer began as a nttant Atoka, Okla., 1945.
Born June 25, 1926, Dallas, Gay ro bulls, saddle bronc, and bareback, and wrtled steers.
‘LEGENDARY’: NEAL GAY, FOUNR OF MQUE CHAMPNSHIP ROO, DI AT 96
Neal Gay, the man who found the Mque Champnship Roo, died Thursday at his ranch Terrell. He was 96. The Fort Worth Stock Show & Roo shared... * jim neal gay *
“In May 1958, Gay put Mque, Texas, on the map wh the openg of the Mque Champnship Roo partnership wh several other wboys, Gay as Managg Director. Gay’s roo ntemporari pot to his early experience the productn and fancg of small roos Texas as an excellent example of what small muni n do.
“Jim Gay serv as the General Manager of the Rafter G Roo Company. “Pete Gay is a 3x qualifier to the Wrangler Natnal Fals the bull ridg.
GAY POL JIM NEAL’S NOT BTER
Please support Jim Neal for US Senate North Carola on May 6th. He's an amazg progrsive grassroots ndidate. They say he n't w bee he's openly gay. He has great polici, they say, * jim neal gay *
“For nearly 40 years, Rafter G has been brgg Kay Gay’s signature Palomo hors and pageantry to lns of roo fans. -NEAL GAY. NEAL GAY.
Neal Gay’s profsnal roo reer began as a nttant Atoka, Okla., 1945. KAY GAY.
NC SEN: JIM NEAL IS GAY, SO WHAT???!!!
World-renowned stock ntractor Neal Gay, a ProRoo Hall of Famer, passed away Aug. 11 at his ranch Terrell, Texas wh his fay by his si. He was 96. * jim neal gay *
Kay Gay is an important part of Texas roo history. JIM GAY. THE YOUNGEST SON OF NEAL AND KAY GAY, JIM GAY, CURRENTLY SERVES AS GENERAL MANAGER OF RAFTER G RODEO.
Neal Gay, the man who found the Mque Champnship Roo, died Thursday at his ranch Terrell. He was Fort Worth Stock Show & Roo shared the news on Facebook, llg Gay a “patriarch” and a “legendary roo lear. ” The announcement was acpanied by a statement om Gay’s fay, who said they are thankful for the s of “wisdom, iendship and memori we have shared wh so many.
HALL OF FAME STOCK CONTRACTOR NEAL GAY PASS AWAY
Neal Gay’s Perseverance Catapulted Roo to the Limelight - | Home of the Wtern Liftyle * jim neal gay *
”“Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers as we work to honor this great man, ” his fay Dallas 1926, Gay went on to start his reer as a roo nttant Oklahoma 1945, but his time ridg “was quickly overshadowed by his stock ntractg and roo productn skills, ” acrdg to the Profsnal Roo Cowboys Associatn. Breakg NewsGet the latt breakg news om North Texas and 1957, Gay found Rafter G Roo Terrell, which remas open three generatns later. The followg year, Gay helped put Mque on the map wh the openg of the Mque Champnship Roo, which has “sce grown om a small Saturday night roo, to a cultural in watched by lns on TV each year, ” the PRCA said.
“It was a tough racket to make , but I’ve enjoyed every mute of , ” Gay said of his reer ProRoo Sports News.
”Sixteen-time world all-around champn Jim Shoulrs (on horseback) and Neal Gay at the Mque Champnship Roo's first on-se billboard. (John Pater / Digal File_UPLOAD)In a statement, Casey Harp, Rafter G Roo’s assistant general manager, said whout Gay, “roo wouldn’t be what is today. ”Gay was ducted to the ProRoo Hall of Fame 1993.
NEAL GAY’S PERSEVERANCE CATAPULTED ROO TO THE LIMELIGHT
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) REFUSES to support Jim Neal, an openly gay ndidate North Carola nng for US Senate. Somethg fishy seems to be gog on. Is the DSCC terferg a ... * jim neal gay *
” Together, their love and ditn to roo turned to a fay bs, rried on by their three sons: Pete, Don and Gay qualified for the Natnal Fals Roo 1972-73 and 1976 as a bull rir. Don Gay, also a ProRoo Hall of Famer, is an eight-time PRCA Bull Ridg World Champn. And Jim Gay ns the fay’s roo stock producg bs, acrdg to ProRoo.
A celebratn of Gay’s life is planned for 1 p.
He hasn’t yet cid what the future holds, but this homo-polis sure of one thg: he ma – and will ntue to make – an impact. Neal and our edor chatted yterday about the ndidate’s loss, gay group Human Rights Campaign’s non-endorsement and why this year will change Ameri’s electoral procs forever. The story here, ntrary to what a lot of people thought, is that this wasn’t about Jim Neal the gay ndidate the least.
HRC (HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN) REFUSES TO SUPPORT GAY CANDIDATE NORTH CAROLA
* jim neal gay *
The other thg that I wanted to say that I thk is really important – I’ve received hundreds of emails om young people all around the untry who have followed this race and have been spired by someone who is gay nng for the Uned Stat Senate and feel like a door has been opened for them, or a glass ceilg. That is somethg that I did take personally and I felt very good hearg om young people – and wasn’t jt gay people; there were straight kids. Subscribe to Queerty for a daily dose of #polics #gay #jimneal stori and more.
World-renowned stock ntractor Neal Gay, a ProRoo Hall of Famer, passed away Aug. Gay was ducted to the ProRoo Hall of Fame Colorado Sprgs, Colo., 1993.
CELEBRATG MY (GAY) DIVORCE
Head-to-head parison between the NBA stars Jim Neal and Rudy Gay that clus champnships won, honors and awards obtaed, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put si by si. * jim neal gay *
Born June 25, 1926, Dallas, Gay ro bulls, saddle broncs and barebacks and wrtled steers. In 1957, Gay found Rafter G Roo, which still ns strong the heart of Texas three generatns later.
GAY GO OM CHAMPN BULL RIR TO TOP NTRACTOR
Jim Neal is a polil activist and the send openly gay ndidate for the Senate history. * jim neal gay *
In May 1958, Gay put Mque, Texas, on the map wh the openg of the Mque Champnship Roo partnership wh several other wboys.
RUDY GAY VS. JIM NEAL COMPARISON
Please support Jim Neal for US Senate North Carola on May 6th. He's an amazg progrsive grassroots ndidate. They say he n't w bee he's openly gay. He has great polici, they say, * jim neal gay *
Gay spoke on his roo reer an Dec. Roo ns the fay for the Gays.
GAY POL JIM NEAL’S NOT BTER
“He would always say ‘God was first, fay was a close send, and the roo was right after that’, ” said Jim Gay.
Casey Harp, Assistant General Manager of Rafter G Roo, said whout Neal Gay roo wouldn’t be what is today. Gay also is a member of the Texas Hall of Fame and was the recipient of the Ben Johnson Memorial Award om the Natnal Cowboy Roo Hall of Fame 2009.
NC SEN: JIM NEAL IS GAY, SO WHAT???!!!
Neal Gay and Jim Shoulrs were loadg up to leave a roo California when Gay was stck wh spiratn, and he turned to his iend. “When I get back home, ” Gay told him, “I’m gog to see about buyg some property up there Mque and startg a roo. But as the pair drove home to Texas, and Shoulrs hand Gay a check for $10, 000.
“I don’t know about this, Jim, ” Gay said.
BELOVED FATHER, GRANDFATHER, PROROO HALL OF FAMER NEAL GAY DI AT 96
5, Gay, now 93, will receive the Jim Shoulrs Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 PBR Hero & Legends Celebratn Las Vegas.
Gay, however, was ed a bull rir. “I thk I got started roo bee I didn’t want to work, ” Gay said wh a lgh an terview that will air durg the Hero & Legends ceremony.
He and Shoulrs found the Mque Champnship Roo 1958 after Gay bought the land and built the arena.