Global community for gay and lesbian surfers
Jodie Cooper could ride the biggest waves the Australian ocean hurled at her. Yet that wasn’t the only thing that caught the attention of the surfing community in the 1980s. “People thought she was absolutely gorgeous,” says her protegee and fierce surfing competitor, Pauline Menczer. As an amateur, Pauline collected surfing magazines and studied the […]
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“A SPIRITUAL GOOD TIME” FLIPS SURF MEDIA’S HISTORICALLY-HETERO-MALE GAZE ON ITS HEAD Originally published by SURFER “Sex sells” is an adage that publishers and agency executives have embraced since time immemorial. And, historically speaking, perhaps no media space has committed to that line more than surfing. From John Peck’s classic “Penetrator” surfboard to Lightning Bolt […]
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A surf trip for women 14.03.-22.03.20 @ Wavesisters Surf & Yoga Camp Lanzarote09.05.-17.05.20 @ Wavesisters Surf & Yoga Camp Portugal You always wanted to learn how to surf and you were looking for a gender-non-conforming surf group? Here we go!We welcome all queers: lesbian, gay, bi, trans, inter, non-binary people!Join our Queer Only Week and […]
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Article published in GQ magazine – by GABE BERGADO For many queer people, it’s hard to find spaces where we feel like we can thrive and be ourselves. Many of us find pride in nightlife; others meet fellow LGBTQ people through gay sports leagues, an opportunity to find chosen family while playing kickball or water polo. So the […]
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GS is teaming up with Sagres Sun Stay to organise a surf trip in Sagres, Portugal 22/09/2019 to 29/09/2019. Sports Activities Packages Surf – Beginners · Breakfast included; · 7 nights in one of our accommodation options; · 5 days of lunch boxes; · 5-day transportation; · 5 days of surf classes taught by certified […]
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Written by Gary Nunn – Originally published by the GUARDIAN. “Surfers go to south Bondi, backpackers, families and people from western Sydney go in the middle, then gays go to north Bondi.” The advice Dan Murphy was given upon arriving in Sydney from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast in 2003 is an unspoken rule. For Australia’s famous […]
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Australian surf photographer and journalist John Witzig documented some of the most important events in surfing through the 1960s and 70s. I remember reading that John was gay in an article by Nick Carroll. So when he came down to Sydney for another photo exhibition, I decided to introduce myself and ask him a few […]
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Gay Surf Brazil reaches its 5th edition! 23- 30 March 2019 in Santa Catarina, South Brazil Gay Surf Brazil is THE LGBTQ Surf Camp of South America. This annual event started in 2013 as a partnership between Brazil Ecojourneys and GaySurfers.net , a social media platform for LGBTQ surfers that has been connecting the community […]
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Written by Jeff Bremer and originally published on Swellnet Friday, 10 August 2018 On Sunday the 22nd July one of Dee Why’s great surfers passed away. Judy Trim died at age 64 after tragically breaking her neck in an accident four weeks earlier. Judy burst onto the scene in 1968 at age 15, taking out […]
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With Q&A with Thomas Castets Monday 13/08 19:30* Réalisé par directed by Ian W. Thomson (AUSTRALIE – 2014 – 1h09) ENGLISH LANGUAGE FRENCH SUBTITLES Deux surfeurs homosexuels se lancent dans un périple à travers le monde pour révéler le tabou de l’homosexualité dans le surf. Ils deviennent alors membres d’une communauté prête à sortir de l’ombre afin de […]
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Casting female identifying surfers, swimmers, divers and ocean lovers, aged 30-50in NYC for paid opportunity -> for a commercial (will be on social media) It’s for a car company, can’t say which just yet! The premise is that we see our cast of real people in different scenes of daily life and then they come together […]
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We are thrilled that our film OUT IN THE LINEUP has been ranked #15 in Queerscreen’s best LGBTI films of all time. https://queerscreen.org.au/queer-screens-top-25-films-reve…/
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The film “OUT in the lineup” has been selected to screen at the Geelong Queer Film Festival on Saturday, April 14 2018 at 3 PM – 5 PM. More info
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Homophobie im Sport ist nach wie vor ein großes Thema – dass aber sogar Surfer, die ja eigentlich als alternativ und offen gelten, schwule Wellenreiter diskriminieren, hättest du wohl nicht gedacht. Ein Franzose setzt sich jetzt dagegen ein. Article published by reisereporter.de – Written by Justus Wildhagen Thomas Castets ist schwul, und er surft. Als der gebürtige […]
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Want to put some adventure surf travel into your world while taking your surf skills to the next level? GaySurfers.net is partnering with Safari Surf Adventures to offer a spring 2018 Australia trip to Noosa Heads. Our goal is to accelerate your learning curve across the spectrum of the surf lifestyle to become a confident and skillful […]
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Van Dyke, Fred: The Peril of Surf. Life Australia, 1 April 1968. Photographs by Neil Leifer [Sports Illustrated], Leroy Grannis, Dr. Don James, Ron Church, George Silk and David Moore. Introduction In this article, apparently only published in the Australian edition, Fred Van Dyke recalled his years of commitment to big-wave riding and reflected on […]
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Glad to see the Tamarama SLSC Surf Life Saving Club express support for gay marriage in Australia ! On Sunday 8 October, more than 5,000 people will walk from Bondi to Coogee as part of the Rainbow Walk in a show of support for love and equality. As Sydney’s most inclusive Surf Lifes Saving Club, […]
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Hint: There is none. Article published by Stab Mag At a professional level, men surf better than women. Maybe it’s the result of a decades-long support deficiency. Or the difference in hormones and, more specifically, the impact those hormones have on the mind and body. In mind, testosterone has been linked to aggression (it worked […]
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In a recent STAB interview, pro surfer Matt Wilkinson (AKA Wilko) shows the rainbow car he was given by Holden to drive around in Byron Bay, to promote equality during Mardi Gras. Thanks to Holden and Wilko for embracing and supporting diversity in Surfing! Full video here http://stabmag.com/stabcinema/matt-wilkinson-if-micro-wasnt-here-id-be-golfing/ Beach Chair: Matt Wilkinson from STAB on […]
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