The Amon Carter added a mature content warning soon after opening “Cowboy,” a show originally aimed at “disrupting” the portrayal of the Western ideal as cisgender, straight, and white.

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Denim, leather, snakeskin—these are all textiles that, worn together, scream Wild West. And while dressing like a cowboy has ...