Global community for gay and lesbian surfers
Many of you have probably heard or seen the recent video Roxy did to promote the Roxy Pro Biarritz 2013. It’s a bit of soft core porn with a “mystery” female surfer showing her very attractive bottom, bare back and tanned legs for almost 2 minutes. Does she actually do any surfing? Well, no. But […]
Written by Don
Written by Clare Sullivan (Student/Writer/Surfer) Originally published by The Inertia Earlier this year, around the time of the inaugural Australian Open of Surfing in Manly, I found myself at a friend-of-a-friend’s barbecue. Of the twelve or so guests, my girlfriend and I were the only ones who weren’t female professional surfers. I didn’t need to be […]
Written by thomasadmin
The video is finally released – thanks to all the members of GS who sent their footage! December 2011 Music by GUNG HO, a young band from Brisbane making nostalgic surf inspired catchy indie jams – (Buy on iTunes) To license this song contact music@futureclassic.com.au
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This year’s London Surf Film Festival showcases the sport in all its extremes, from big waves and beach dudes to riders braving the Arctic winter – but where are the women surfers? Originally published by The Guardian Monday 8 October 2012 11.42 BST Surf films tend to fall into two camps: either pro riders surfing […]
Written by thomasadmin
If women’s shortboarding were a song, Keala Kennelly would be the baseline. The deep, pulsating beat beneath the melody that keeps the tempo; the feeling of a heart beat pushing through a cacophony of noise. It’s no surprise that Keala is also a DJ, a mixologist of sound, finding the right beats to marry for […]
Written by Cori Schumacher
Written by Cori Schumacher. Originally published by The Inertia on May 30th, 2011. In the world of surfing, as in any other cultural hegemony that values American masculinity to the exclusion of other perspectives, the feminine is the Other, the “like me but hotter,” and is conceived of as an object with a greater or […]
Written by Cori Schumacher
Hello Ladies, My name is Cori Schumacher and Thomas Green has asked me to help him with the women’s group here on GaySurfers.net. I’d like to tell you a little about myself in introduction. I have been surfing since I was 5 years old, having learned from a mother and father who themselves both surfed. […]
Written by Cori Schumacher
Written by Cori Schumacher Published by the guardian.co.uk on Saturday 30 July 2011 13.00 BST It’s challenging for sports stars to come out, but acknowledgment of gay presence in surfing – an ‘outsider’ sport – is long overdue Ben Cohen, who recently announced his retirement from rugby, has flown to the US to campaign against […]
Written by Cori Schumacher
Cori Schumacher during the longboard championships in France in July. She is boycotting an event in China because of “deep political and personal reservations.” By ZACH WEISBERG, Published: March 26, 2011, on nytimes.com Cori Schumacher is the reigning women’s world longboard champion, yet she has no major sponsors or endorsements. In fact, she refuses them, […]
Written by thomasadmin
