Global community for gay and lesbian surfers
Written by Hayley MacDonald – Published by Fuse Magazine in Australia (March / April 2012) TEXT VERSION AUSTRALIA AS A NATION STANDS PROUD BEHIND ITS SURFER REPUTATION OF THE SUN BRONZED, MUSCLE TONED, SEXY SURFER GUY AND GIRL. We see pictures of board-short clad, six-pack carved bodies carrying their surfboard down the beach underneath their […]
Written by thomasadmin
Scott Needham is a man of vision. As a professional photographer, he is one of the originators of the extreme sports genre of lifestyle and photography. His work is astonishingly beautiful and he possesses the rare gift of being able to define culture through his art, especially surf culture. Scott’s CV reads like a who’s […]
Written by David Wakefield
Surfers and whales are intrinsically linked – not just the fact that sharks take a bite of us both every now and again. Whales fascinate us, fill us with awe and move us to the point where we personally feel the loss when they are at risk or die. Robbins Thompson, a surfer, filmmaker and […]
Written by David Wakefield
As surfers we all love to stare at photos of waves; big or small, most of us could mind surf anyone of them for hours. We also love to see our favorite pro and Joes risking it all for that perfect maneuver, death drop, or barrel shot – not to mention the wipeouts! However, what […]
Written by David Wakefield
Originally published by stabmag Two years ago, surfing’s greatest photo journalist disappeared from the scene. Fred Pawle investigates why. “On chemicals, especially those ecstasy things, it’s not just possible but highly probable that you’ll do something you otherwise wouldn’t do. On chemicals literally anything is likely and even acceptable – until ground zero the following […]
Written by thomasadmin
This article was published in Surf Session Magazine (november 2011). To read the original version in French click here There are gays everywhere, in every profession, in all sports. There are therefore also in the surfing world. Yet the line-up “not easy to meet other gays. “That’s why Thomas has created a community site for […]
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Article publié par Surf Session Magazine (novembre 2011). To read the article in English, click here Il y a des gays partout, dans toutes les professions, dans tous les sports. Il y en a donc aussi dans le monde du surf. Et pourtant au line-up « pas facile de rencontrer d’autres homos. » C’est pour cela que […]
Written by thomasadmin
“Originally published by TRIP magazine Brazil – 24.10.2011 | By Sara Stopazzolli” – Thanks to Victor for the translation! Click here to read the article in Portuguese (original Version) The world of surf is way funnier than the stereotypes that are intended to us to believe – as a social network with more than 3.000 […]
Written by thomasadmin
A group of us gay surfers attended CoastOut gay beach festival the last weekend of October (28, 29 & 30 October 2011), at Coffs Harbour (Australia). A few of us participated in the first ever gay surf competition on the Saturday morning, David made it in the final!! He was the only gay surfer in the final […]
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Uma comunidade virtual com mais de 3 mil surfistas gays espalhados por 81 países. “Originally published by TRIP magazine Brazil – 24.10.2011 | Texto por Sara Stopazzolli” Click here to read the article in English Version O mundo do surf é muito mais diverso do que os estereótipos nos fazem crer – como prova uma […]
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Published by Next Magazine, New York, NY, 10013 The pro surf circuit may still have unresolved issues with homophobia, but the surf culture in New York has long been one of acceptance. In hopes that New York’s open-minded ethos will help move the circuit ethic away from discrimination—and in celebration of the Quicksilver Pro New […]
Written by thomasadmin
Dear fellow surfers, It my pleasure to introduce myself as one of the group admins for the Costa Rica group on gaysurfers.net. Originally from Holland, I moved to beautiful Playa Tamarindo on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica only a few weeks ago to live the ultimate dream…. running our own surfschool and hostel. Although […]
Written by KK
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
“End of Summer” It wasn’t really the end of summer at the Oceanside north jetty last weekend, because…well, we all know that summers are endless in the surfing world. It was more like the beginning of a new set of friends gathering to celebrate endless new sets. The clouds broke and the sun shone as […]
Written by Andy Schell
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
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
Getting a Push — Into the Whoosh It has been said, “When you’re a Jet you’re a Jet all the way from your first cigarette to your last dying day.” Such is the nature of being part of a tribe. Sure, there’re the rites of passage, the tribal clothes, the signifiers of rank and dominance, […]
Written by Jonathan
San Onofre is a State Park, home to many world renowned surf breaks. Trestles, Cotton, Middles, Church, Old Man’s, etc. Trail Six is to the very south. http://www.surfline.com/surf-report/san-onofre-southern-california_4237/satellite-view/ This natural beach is both a nude bathing refuge and is tangent to the Marine Corps military base of Camp Pendleton, one of America’s largest and most […]
Written by Jonathan
By: Ryan Curtin Break Studios Contributing Writer Learning to surf is not easy, but getting wet at one of the world’s 10 best beginner surf spots worldwide may make learning to shred just a little bit more manageable. San Onofre, CA. While Trestles is considered one of the best performance breaks in the world, nearby […]
Written by thomasadmin
WRITTEN BY SERKAN OZTURK | 23 JUNE 2011 Published by City Voice newspaper On July 17, salty haired surfers from around the city will gather at the iconic Manly and Bondi beaches to take part in the first ever International Gay Surfers Day. The day has been organised by trailblazing website GaySurfers.net following the quick […]
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