Rainbow Rodeo Gift Guide 2026
Get something for everyone in your polycule ranch from our 2026 holiday gift guide!
Cowpokes, it's that time of year. Whether you're getting something for yourself or a loved one, you know what to do. We've gathered the wonderful, cool, and weird just for you, right there. You can also check out our previous guide.
Books
- Have you heard about Rainbow Rodeo? Probably, since you're here! We've got six whole zines about queer country music....and they can be yours in physical or electronic format! Our latest issue is 38 full-color pages about trans traditional music, queercore in Canada, sociology, Allison Russel in Hadestown, and more!
- Any alt-country music fan should own Rob Miller's memoir The Hours are Long But the Pay Is Low. Here's our review. It comes out on Tuesday the 25th. Purchase in the US and in the UK/Europe
That Handwritten Touch
- Always a popular gift! Adeem the Artist is offering handwritten lyrics for the holiday season. Aaron Lee Tasjan has some set lists for sale.
Apparel
You gotta wear clothes and artists love selling t-shirts.
- If you're in New Zealand or the UK, Tess Liataud's Gold Digger t-shirt is quite fetching.
- The Bootstrap Boys (more on them later) have some killer anti-fascist shirts (see above), hats, etc. but we're partial to this Keep Country Queer shirt. A portion of each purchase will go to the Trevor Project.
- Sometimes you just need a dinosaur on a t-shirt from Tina and Her Pony. (Also comes on hats and stickers.)
- In addition to her Listen to Women line, Jaimee Harris has some sweet rainbow designs!
- Ryan Cassata has a bunch of killer trans merch, but this sweatshirt is the killingest.
Hats
- Ashleigh Flynn is Americana AF.
- All of Reilly Downes' merch rules but this Cuntry Queen hat takes the cake.
Wild
- Gen Alpha loves amassing vintage tech so if you have a tapedeck handy, it's about to become real valuable. But if you can't part with it, grab the Bootstrap Boys' mixtape.
- Rita Bliss' page is probably the only place you can pick up a t-shirt, album, and handmade boot conditioner all at the same time.
- You can look just like Jaimee Harris with her rose-tinted sunglasses.
- Cindy Emch knows just what we need with this queer country pin-up pin.
- ...unless you'd prefer Bonnie and the Mere Mortals' glow-in-the-dark sexy alien pin.
- EveryHarvest urges you to support trans cowboys with this sticker
