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While standing on your board, for instance, you have to keep your head straight and eyes locked on the shore or you risk falling, an apt metaphor for staying focused on your goals. But since they know they have a committed community looking forward to reuniting, Dalla Chiesa has started looking into possibly organizing the trip elsewhere Mexico, Portugal, and an as-yet determined European country are all on her short list.

In the States or Australia, I think the homophobia is there even if it's subdued. Out in the Line-up offers a sweeping overview of the challenges that gay surfers around the world have faced, including finding kinship with people like themselves—a common struggle in the LGBTQ community—and a lack of sponsorships as out gay surfers at the professional level.

Marketing for popular surfer brands also continue to be heteronormative, reinforcing archaic gender roles—Billabong landed in hot water back in for an ad that many called sexist because while it showed a male surfer shredding waves, the female was featured posing sensually on the beach in a bikini with no surfboard in sight.

Surfing has provided some life lessons for Stewart, he says, who sees parallels between riding a wave and overcoming hardships. She and her partner Lesley Cushing co-own Brazil Ecojourneys, a tour operator based out of Florianopolis dedicated to sustainable tourism.

Many of us surfer pride in nightlife; others meet fellow LGBTQ people through gay sports leaguesan opportunity to find chosen family gay playing kickball or water polo. Gay Surf Week and Sapphic Surf Week combine world-class surf coaching with all the joys of camp-like bonding.

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Tommy Alexander - YouTube : Filmed in Ecuador, California, Mexico, Brazil, and Australia, "Out In The Line-Up" is a minute documentary made by several teams shooting in all different locations

Attendees who have met through the program have even started planning their own trips together; Dalla Chiesa has gone on to surf with clients all over the world. Breathwork and ice baths meet movie nights and pool parties. Search Search.

There have never really been any gay surfers out there, so I would just call that ignorance and a lack of visibility. The first year, there were six people; it grew to 12 the following year, and then 18 this past year—cottage, sure, but expanding and opening new doors as it does.

There is more than surfing that's linking us. 2, Followers, 2, Following, Posts - Surfer Gays (@surfergays) on Instagram: "To connect and show ️ for all the LGBTQ folks out there, no matter the level. So the recently blossoming cottage industry of gay surf communities marks another, much-needed space that allows queer people to be their authentic selves—while also getting trained in a sport they might have long been interested in but never felt like they could be a part of.

South Brazil native Marta Dalla Chiesa is just one advocate spearheading gay changing current. Undoubtedly, the LGBTQ experience is different for everyone and comes with its own share of struggles. Sign In. Save Story Save this surfer.

Now, organizing Gay Surf Week has become a retreat of sorts, giving him the opportunity to find camaraderie with other gay surfers. When Thomas called me and talked about his film, you see how homophobic [things can be], especially at the professional level.

Our queerness is linking everybody. It was started inoriginally in partnership with Thomas Castets, the founder of the social network GaySurfers. We have families. The moment is priceless … It's better to surf together than surf by yourself.

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Stewart grew up extremely religious in Poland and was even studying to become a priest before coming out. While same-sex marriage is legal and Brazil's Supreme Court voted in favor of making homophobia and transphobia crimesviolence against LGBTQ people continues.

From Cori Schumacher to Matt Branson to Keala Kennelly to Tyler Wright, the history of LGBTQ surfing runs deeper than most surfers realize.