Coming Out: To Be a Gay Surfer

“For all of the eye-opening experiences associated with the sport of surfing, there still seems to be very little mention or acknowledgment of surfing’s gay community,” says GaySurfers.Net Founder, Thomas C. (pictured in West Timor). Surfers like to travel, and, luckily, our nomadic tendencies give us the opportunity to learn about the world’s races, religions, […]

The 1st GS surfboard

Michael Soule & Capt.Larry are getting me a new surfboard for my next trip to Hawaii ! These guys are awesome!… Check the new design I came up with this morning and let me know what you think: 6’3″ rounded pintail 18″3/4 & 2″5/8.

T-shirt design competition

Design the next official t-shirt for GaySurfers.net ! Send your design as JPG to info@gaysurfers.net Within 48 hours it will appear on the site and you can start the campaigning and ask your friends to vote for your t-shirt! If your design wins I will need a higher resolution version (300dpi / PSD with layers), […]

Racism and drug abuse stories covered up in the endless summer of sycophancy

Fred Pawle From:The Australian April 05, 2010 12:00AM THE objective of surfing magazines is simple: get readers “stoked” on the dreamy pursuit of perfect waves and a cool culture. They achieve this, albeit with shockingly low grammatical standards, making them the ideal promotional vehicle for the multi-billion-dollar surf industry. But, like all things, surfing is not […]

Diversity In Surfing: We Need More of It

I’m not sure if it’s just a recent trend or the result of years of forced apathy on behalf of surf publications, but issues of diversity have meandered onto center stage of the surf journalism theater as a result of Mick Fanning’s regrettable use of the phrase “f–king Jew” in a controversial Stab Magazine feature, and […]

Rippin’ Gaysurfers.net

With its chill, let-it-all-hang-out image – and its show-off-that-bodacious-body beach environment – you’d think surfing would offer a welcome haven for gay men in the larger, often homophobic sports world. Think again. When a magazine article implied that rising star Cheyne Horan was gay, he lost endorsements and friends. When a top-ranked surfer Robbins Thompson’s […]

Coast Out – The first ever Gay Surf comp!

CoastOut is the Coffs Coast’s premiere Gay, Lesbian and friends Festival! It is also the FIRST Beach Festival in the country of its kind. Experience Coffs Harbour and all its natural beauty. CoastOut is an Art, Sport, and Cultural festival, celebrating the diversity of our community. Sunday 31st October Park Beach Coffs Harbour Opens $38…

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