Global community for gay and lesbian surfers
“Being good to yourself and finding community can be a powerful form of activism”by Keph Senett This week, a group of surfers will hit the beach in Florianópolis, Brazil, for what’s known amongst participants as “gay surf camp.” This year’s retreat may be the most important yet—and the reason has little to do with the […]
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I get a lot of messages from members (gay surfers) wondering where to find a gay friendly surf resort, or surf shops, places to go to, places to stay around the world. So I’ve decided to launch a new gay surfers directory of gay friendly accommodation, restaurants, surf-schools, surf-shop around the world. https://www.gaysurfers.net/location/ Do you […]
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Deep Water – The Real Story is a feature-length documentary presenting first-hand accounts of Sydney’s gay hate killings in the 1980s and 1990s. This documentary unravels the stories of a society in the grips of homophobia as gangs stalked vulnerable victims on the coastline cliffs, brutal gay bashings were carried out, and lives were ended […]
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Ian Thomson, the director behind OUT IN THE LINEUP, is now working on his next project: a short film and website called THE INVISIBLE EDGE. To participate go to https://australianculturalfund.org.au/projects/the-invisible-edge/ The film looks at the mental health issues facing men in rural Australia. Ian hopes that through storytelling he can help connect those in need […]
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Gay Premier League footballers would perform better if they were to come out, a parliamentary hearing on homophobia in sport has been told. British race walker Tom Bosworth and former NBA star John Amaechi told MPs that players would be able to focus on their sport instead of “hiding”. No current Premier League players are […]
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Brian Anderson just made skateboarding history! The athlete, who won Thrasher’s Skater of the Year award and the World Cup of Skateboarding title in 1999, sat down with VICE Sports to talk about his experience as a gay skater in the hyper-masculine industry. “I never thought I would sit here and talk about being gay […]
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An article about GaySurfers.net and OUT in the line-up in TIMEOUT magazine Portugal September 2016 To visit the GS group for PORTUGAL go to https://www.gaysurfers.net/groups/portugal/
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Article by StabMag From the moment sweet Keala Kennelly rolled into the parking lot at the Grove in Anaheim it was clear she wasn’t there to fuck around. Arm in arm with her girlfriend, they were surrounded by an intimidating, yet intriguing entourage of women. They cut an obvious contrast to the trendy, surfy crowd […]
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Ian W Thomson and Thomas Castets (director and producer of the film :OUT in the line-up) will be speaking at a the conference Change The Game – Combating Homophobia and Transphobia in Sport in Sydney – 7th May 2016 #ChangeTheGame #Homophobia #Transphobia #TeamSydney #Sydney2016 Team Sydney aims to promote and encourage participation in sport and sporting events […]
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This is the first time a professional surfer is showing support for gay surfers ! Through the Rainbow Lace campaign, Champion surfer Joel Parkinson is also showing his support by wearing a rainbow leg rope at a major tournament: Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach. Here is what he posted on his INSTAGRAM ! And […]
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February 2016, gay surfers met up in Raglan and Piha (New Zealand North Island) for 2 screenings of the film “OUT in the line-up” and a couple of surf sessions. See photos below…. Stoked that so many Raglan crew came to support the New Zealand premiere of Out in the Lineup. Thanks to Solscape […]
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11 feb 2016 – Solscape in RAGLAN at 7pm 13 feb 2016 – Auckland Pride Festival AUCKLAND at 8:30pm 11 feb 2016- Solscape in RAGLAN The University of Waikato is organising on 10-12 February a conference called Surfing Social: Challenging surfer identities and spaces. A screening of the film “OUT in the line-up” will take place on the […]
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The University of Waikato is organising on 10-12 February a conference called Surfing Social: Challenging surfer identities and spaces. A screening of the film “OUT in the line-up” will take place on the evening of Thursday Feb 11th at Solscape, with a Q&A before or after. I am trying to rally some GS members to […]
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“The Surf Report” is a short film about gay surfers in New York. “A ghostly love story unfolds as two men look for answers where the ocean meets sky and city meets wild in Rockaway Beach, NY.” These guys are looking for funding to complete post-production. Check out their Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1609571248/the-surf-report Directed by Courtney […]
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A few members asked me where they could get GS stickers, so here they are : GaySurfers.net LOGO (fins) Classic Round Sticker by GaySurfers Browse Surfing Stickers online at Zazzle.com GaySurfers.net LOGO + URL Square Sticker by GaySurfers Design personalized stickers and labels at Zazzle
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This vid raises some great points about the way women are viewed, not just in skateboarding, but in the wider world of action sports too. It makes you think about all the women out there who are going up against these boys’ clubs every day… let’s take this message to heart and get people in […]
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Jamie Brisick just announced the release of his book: Becoming Westerly: Surf Champion Peter Drouyn’s Transformation into Westerly Windina. “I first met Westerly in 2009 when I traveled to Australia to write a profile of her for The Surfer’s Journal. So began a five-year odyssey that would take me to Australia, Bangkok, and Hawaii. She’s […]
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The online surf mag “The Inertia” recently updated their logo by inserting the rainbow flag inside their classic minimalist blue and white wave logo. I could not resist to share it with you on our website and social networks, to illustrate my happiness that a traditional surf media finally openly supports same-sex marriage (legalized in the […]
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New magazine GLC reviewed “OUT in the line-up” as one of the 4 feature articles in the Summer issue “SURFS UP” By: Article By:Dan Cox For full Article Download Visit http://issuu.com/glcmag/docs/glc_final_june2015_2 Thomas Castets is passionate about surfing. As a gay man, he be came frustrated with losing his straight counterparts to marriage and fatherhood. Castets […]
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