"Buck came out to his parents as gay at the age of 16.[2]
He changed his surname from Buckmelter to Buck in 1981[1] or 1983.[2]
He was the Grand Marshal of the 1989 International Gay Rodeo.[2][3]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Buck#Personal_life
Ed Buck named Grand Marshal at the International
Gay Rodeo’s 1989 Arizona event