GS at Raglan Pride (New Zealand) VIDEO

check out our video from our entry to the pride parade over the weekend : Massiv effort by the small town team, sending it with style to the big city… The crew represents rural New Zealand being as-good-as cities for celebration of diversity.  We stand for nature, a vibrant mixing of straight ‘n’ gay in […]

Auckland Pride Parade : Gay Surfers

Howdy folks The Raglan crew are entering a float in the Auckland Pride Parade this year (21st feb at Ponsonby Road) with the loose title “Surfers, Farmers (and assorted strays).” We will have dirt-bikes, quads and the farm ute, hot lads n girls (we want to smoke the Gay Wakeboard Associations float), great sounds, and […]

Screening of “OUT in the line-up” in Newcastle

Surfrider Foundation Hunter Branch is hosting a special Newcastle premier of the award winning film documentary ‘OUT In The Line-up’. Come join the filmmakers and Surfrider Foundation for a great night celebrating our diverse surfing culture. Doors open 7pm, Film will begin at 7.30pm. Beverages and light food available for purchase. The film will be […]

Taboo Tubes: Homosexuality in Surfing

Article by somethingyousaid As a Frenchman living in the coastal enclave of Bronte, Sydney, Thomas Castets surfs just about everyday. But around 2010 Castets began noticing a pattern among his surfing buddies – they’d marry off, have kids and lose valuable surfing time, leaving him out in the line up by himself. Whether it’s greater […]

Bodyboard mag looking for gay bodyboarders

A bodyboarding publication is looking for gay bodyboarders who would be willing to chat about their experiences in and out of the water for a story on the taboo of homosexuality in bodyboarding. We would like to find out about an aspect of the sport that has so far largely remained hidden and promote increased […]

Letter and Art from Albertmorell

Dear Thomas, Jonathan, and all the members of the Gaysurfers.net, What a wonderful discovery to get informations about your activities. I am not a surfer, but my brother and all his friends are hardcore kite surfers. Unfortunately, I never learned to surf, but love to be inside, near or on the water. The mixture of […]

Caught on camera: the homophobic world of surfing

A new documentary shines a light on gay surfers around the world, and finds secret lives, struggles for sponsorship – and even suicides Written by Will Coldwell, Originally published by theguardian.com When Thomas Castets sat down at his computer in Sydney four years ago and began writing a blog, he had one modest aim. “I […]

GS at VENTURA COUNTY PRIDE

A team from GaySurfers.net will be attending VENTURA COUNTY PRIDE AUG 22-24 2014 Please join us at our booth on saturday and a special screening of “OUT in the line-up” on Sunday. More info http://vcpride.org/

Homophobia in Sports: It Doesn’t Just Affect Gay People

A new study from Australia suggests there are high levels of homophobia across Australia’s sporting world, and it reveals an interesting fact: homophobia doesn’t just affect LGB players, either. The study, called “Out on the Fields,” is the first national data analysis of its kind, aimed to catch a glimpse at whether the sporting world in Australia is […]

Surf, Yoga and fun in San Sebastian

SPEND A WEEK IN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SURF-CITIES IN EUROPE WHILE YOU LEARN TO SURF, DO YOGA AND DISCOVER THE MAGNIFICENT TOWN OF SAN SEBASTIAN If you’re are looking to spend a week this summer improving your surf, but also relaxing and discovering some of the greatest cuisine in the world, this is the package for you! […]

Added members search

I just added an “advanced members search” functionality in the members directory. Now you can search for members by name, age, gender, country or location and it will make a lot easier to meet other gay surfers. Enjoy! [bps_display form=8262]

Some surfers may be gay. Deal with it.

  Look out there in the lineup. What do you see? Is it replete with svelte übermen with sculpted torsos whose predatory heterosexuality is written on their very being? Probably not. But look in the mainstream surf mags and industry image factories and you’d be forgiven for thinking surfing was the creed of some genetically […]

Gay surfer film Out In The Lineup hits the big screen, wins awards

While many sports are enjoying an awakening that gays can actually be accomplished athletes, there’s one sport that’s still deep in denial. Which is ironic since it’s the sport that’s celebrated for being free-spirited, rebelling against the status quo and filled with chill individuals. Surfing. That may change with the new documentary “Out In The […]

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