Contents:
- 'QUEER SKATEBOARDG': PHOTOGRAPHER DOCUMENTS GAY SKATER CULTURE
- BRIAN ANRSON IS THE OPENLY GAY PRO SKATER BREAKG DTRY BARRIERS
'QUEER SKATEBOARDG': PHOTOGRAPHER DOCUMENTS GAY SKATER CULTURE
Gay people skate. When asked about her orientatn terviews sometim she jt bsh the qutn of wh “I’m gay. A said thg to note is that he hid his sexualy for many years bee he felt would hurt his reer to be openly gay the “macho” world of skateboardg.
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It wasn’t until profsnal skateboarr Brian Anrson me out as gay 2016, that Lannberger began to realize there uld be a space for him to be openly gay while also beg embraced wh a sometim homophobic skateboardg culture. "Skateboarr Ryan Schertz, LannbergerSce 2017, Lannberger has been travelg to different ci and documentg the liv of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer skateboarrs for his photo project tled “Queer Skateboardg.
BRIAN ANRSON IS THE OPENLY GAY PRO SKATER BREAKG DTRY BARRIERS
From beg named Skater of the Year (1999) by Thrasher magaze to g out 2016 and beg the first out gay pro skateboarr the sport, Brian Anrson is a symbol of perseverance. You have spoken openly about beg the first out gay skater the skate scene. Aga for me, n be a remr of the gay/queer flag lors and will spire people to rearch the history of the rabow flag.
At GAY TIMES, we have phed nversatns wh the LGBTQ+ skate scene across our platform. At GAY TIMES, we’ve been supportg out and closeted LGBTQ+ athlet at the Wter and Summer Olympics. After g out as gay an Instagram post 2020, Bank hop to show younger athlet “that they n be whomever they are, or want to be, whout discrimatn.
Aymoz is openly gay, g out the documentary “We Need to Talk” 2021.