Category: News

The online surf mag “The Inertia” recently updated their logo by inserting the rainbow flag inside their classic minimalist blue and white wave logo. I could not resist to share it with you on our website and social networks, to illustrate my happiness that a traditional surf media finally openly supports same-sex marriage (legalized in the […]

GAME FACE is screening, this Saturday, May 30, at 3pm at The Observatory – North Park, 2891 University Ave, San Diego, CA, 92104. Info & Tickets: http://filmoutsandiego.com/lgbt-festival-2015.htm#GameFace. GAME FACE shows the quest to self-realization of LGBTQ athletes and the acceptance in society. This documentary tells the parallel story of Fallon Fox, MMAs first transgender pro […]

A bodyboarding publication is looking for gay bodyboarders who would be willing to chat about their experiences in and out of the water for a story on the taboo of homosexuality in bodyboarding. We would like to find out about an aspect of the sport that has so far largely remained hidden and promote increased […]

A new study from Australia suggests there are high levels of homophobia across Australia’s sporting world, and it reveals an interesting fact: homophobia doesn’t just affect LGB players, either. The study, called “Out on the Fields,” is the first national data analysis of its kind, aimed to catch a glimpse at whether the sporting world in Australia is […]

While many sports are enjoying an awakening that gays can actually be accomplished athletes, there’s one sport that’s still deep in denial. Which is ironic since it’s the sport that’s celebrated for being free-spirited, rebelling against the status quo and filled with chill individuals. Surfing. That may change with the new documentary “Out In The […]

“OUT in the line-up” Aussie doco on gay surfers wins Best Action Sports Film Award at Newport Beach Film Festival While many sports are enjoying an awakening that gays can actually be accomplished athletes, there’s one sport that’s still deep in denial. Which is ironic since it’s the sport that’s celebrated for being free-spirited, rebelling […]

This week all of the heads of the big pro sports league in Australia gathered with organizers of the Bingham Cup to pledge their support for ending homophobia in their league. The Bingham Cup is the biennial gay rugby tournament honoring the legacy of Mark Bingham. In addition, stars from all of the top leagues joined together […]

The heads of the five largest sporting codes in Australia are set to make a historic commitment tomorrow towards wiping out homophobia in sport as they agree to implement anti-homophobia and inclusion policies by the end of August of this year. The CEOs of the national Australian Football League, Australia Rugby Union, National Rugby League, […]

Olive Bowers is not exactly a veteran of the ocean, but at 13 she has enough experience to know what she likes and what she doesn’t when it comes to surfing. Best is catching a clean wave in the summer; worst is some of the sexism that still lingers in the sport. What she encountered […]

Sydney’s Mardi Gras closed with a bang this year as the country that brought us “It’s Time” in 2011 did it again with “Marry Me”, a look at a gay surfer’s modern day quest for love, to the soundtrack of Macklemore’s “Same Love”. marry me from elvisdifazio on Vimeo.

We won the Best Surf Film Award at the Byron Bay International Film Festival last night ! Stoked!

Keala Kennelly recently delivered a fully thought provoking speech on the appeal of big wave surfing at TEDxMalibu. “I was so excited to ride that beautiful wave (Teahupoo). People think that I have no fear but I’m terrified,” she said. “Once you’ve felt something like that and you know it exists, it’s impossible to pretend it’s not […]

Michael Sam, an All-American defensive lineman from Missouri and the Associated Press’ SEC Defensive Player of the Year, said that he is gay in an interview with ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” on Sunday. Sam stated publicly what his teammates and coaches at Mizzou have known since August: “I am an openly, proud gay man.” Sam is eligible […]

Did disseminate news that came out this week and that shocked our community in São Paulo, and later in the whole country. Kaique Augusto, a 16 years old, was brutally murdered with cruelty for allegedly neo-nazistas/skinheads groups. The police registered the case as suicide and government officials refused to pursue the case. Kaique was thrown […]

Will the first All Black to out himself as gay be the bravest man in sport in this country, or will the announcement be received with the acclaim Trevor Mallard’s witty, good natured endorsement of same sex marriage did? Officials in sport all over the world have acknowledged racism as an evil that should be […]