A new documentary sh a light on gay surfers around the world, and fds secret liv, stggl for sponsorship – and even suicis. <strong>Will Coldwell</strong> reports
Contents:
- GAY SURFERS GET "OUT IN THE LE-UP"
- THIS GAY PRO SURFER ME OUT TO HIS "MAT" WHEN A GROCERY CLERK H ON HIM
GAY SURFERS GET "OUT IN THE LE-UP"
The spir of surfg is eedom, yet many surfers don't feel so ee. The surf film tells the story of all gay surfers who seek acceptance, happs and some really good wav, whout any type of discrimatn. * surf gaye *
"Out In The Le-Up" is a documentary about homosexualy and surfg that exam why people thk there aren't any gay surfers. The surf film tells the story of all gay surfers who seek acceptance, happs, and some really good wav, whout any type of discrimatn.
Gay surfers are also vg people to work on the project, om both wh and outsi the gay surfers' muny. Why do homophobia still exist surfg? Why are there no "out" gay surfers on the pro-surfg tour?
The surf movie tak you on a global journey to meet gay surfers, such as three-time world longboardg champn Cori Schumacher, former US pro surfer Robbs Thompson, former New South Wal state champn David Wakefield and many more.
THIS GAY PRO SURFER ME OUT TO HIS "MAT" WHEN A GROCERY CLERK H ON HIM
Gay profsnal surfer Craig Butler once bullied kids durg his youth. It's one of his biggt regrets. Now he is tryg to change how people look at gay men sports like surfg. * surf gaye *
Many of fd pri nightlife; others meet fellow LGBTQ people through gay sports leagu, an opportuny to fd chosen fay while playg kickball or water polo. So the recently blossomg ttage dtry of gay surf muni marks another, much-need space that allows queer people to be their thentic selv—while also gettg traed a sport they might have long been terted but never felt like they uld be a part ’s still early days for the LGBTQ surf world, but visible muni of queer surfers have begun to bubble up recent years, spac welg everyone om longtime thrill-seekers who’ve felt the need to keep their sexualy unr wraps to those seekg the joy of ridg a wave for the first time their Brazil native Marta Dalla Chia is jt one advote spearheadg this changg current. One of their most buzzed-about packag is lled, simply, Gay Surf Brazil; ’s a weeklong retreat that nnects LGBTQ+ people terted surfg while also helpg to fight homophobia surfg by simply existg wh the space.