Three figure skaters, Amerin Jason Brown and Canadians Pl Poirier and Kalyn Weaver, me out as gay and queer for Pri Month.
Contents:
- THREE OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS E OUT — 2 GAY MEN AND 1 QUEER WOMAN
- HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
- 'QUEER SKATEBOARDG': PHOTOGRAPHER DOCUMENTS GAY SKATER CULTURE
- JAKE KUZYK OUT AS GAY, FIFTH SNOWBOARR A WEEK
- GAY PRI SKATEBOARDS & OUTDOOR GEAR
- BRIAN ANRSON, SKATEBOARDG STAR, COM OUT AS GAY
THREE OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS E OUT — 2 GAY MEN AND 1 QUEER WOMAN
* skateboards are gay *
Vlent anti-gay attacks the early 1980s and 1990s wh the male-domated world of skate led many to hi their sexualy. Brian Anrson, a skater who rose to populary the 1990s, remembers regularly hearg gay slurs, which ma him thk at a young age that was dangero to talk about his sexualy.
In 2016 Anrson beme the first high-profile profsnal skater to e out as gay, somethg he never thought he would do. Proceeds om sal of his Cave Homo ze, which explor Anrson’s journey as an openly gay man, are donated to the LGBTQ+ suici preventn nonprof The Trevor is the first issue of the ze Cave Homo, a llaboratn wh Anrson’s iends, signer Le Williams and photographer Christian Trippe.
HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
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'QUEER SKATEBOARDG': PHOTOGRAPHER DOCUMENTS GAY SKATER CULTURE
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JAKE KUZYK OUT AS GAY, FIFTH SNOWBOARR A WEEK
She is openly gay and her fay supports her orientatn which is not always the se nservative untri like the Philipp. Three Olympic figure skaters have e out for Pri Month, cludg two gay men and a queer woman. The three athlet are: Amerin sgl figure skater Jason Brown, who is gay; Canadian ice dancer Pl Poirier, who is gay, and Canadian ice dancer Kalyn Weaver, who is queer.
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GAY PRI SKATEBOARDS & OUTDOOR GEAR
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BRIAN ANRSON, SKATEBOARDG STAR, COM OUT AS GAY
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