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Surf culture has a queer side that has been fighting homophobia in the lineup for decades.
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In this episode
- How queer surfers have pushed back against a straight white male dominated sport
- The real history of LGBTQ people in surfing that mainstream culture ignores
- How queer and BIPOC collectives are reshaping who belongs in the water
- Why surf culture looks homogenous and what people are doing to change that
About this episode
To an outsider, mainstream surf culture looks very homogenous. Men with sun-bleached hair, long lean muscles, tan-- but not too dark-- skin. They hang out with hot girls in bikinis. They shred. They’re easy going, but aggressive. But like every seemingly heteronormative subsection of culture, there’s a queer side fighting against the currents of homophobia with all its might.Be sure to follow Benny’s Club, Johnny Capetta, Momo Hudes, Todd Prodanovich, and Cori Schumacher all on IG!
Cori Schumacher - http://www.corischumacher.com/
Cori Schumacher - https://www.theinertia.com/surf/cori-schumacher-might-be-the-most-interesting-woman-in-surfing/
Feature on Benny’s Club -
https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/v7g9gm/bennys-surf-club-is-new-yorks-queer-bipoc-surfing-collective
Another feature on Benny’s Club - https://beachgrit.com/2020/10/new-york-gay-and-bipoc-collective-bennys-club-created-to-neutralise-surfings-intimidatingscarystraight-white-male-energy/
Surfer feature - https://www.surfer.com/features/history-lgbtq-surfing/
Another cool Surfer feature - https://www.surfer.com/features/artist-stephen-milners-work-creates-an-alternative-queer-surf-history/
Documentary about gay surfers - https://outinthelineup.com/
Your host is Levi Chambers, co-founder of Gayety.
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