Tuesday, June 14, 2011

if you didn't know, you will soon.


so first thing's first, youwillsoon is the best place to get all the goods on the skateboard industry. from shitty corporate sponsor deals to good dudes doing good shit all bases get covered. and for an example of that all bases covered mentality look no further than this article. it links to an interview with 'the worlds first transsexual skateboarder' but the article itself mainly highlights the minimal backlash against all LGBT issues within skateboarding which is perceived from the outside as being homophobic. when compared to recent incidents in the NBA, skateboarding seems like the most accepting 'sports' community t be in. the article does point out that some people are homophobic and by the law of averages some of those people will be involved in skateboarding, but i choose to see the way this article glosses over the transexual lead as acceptance rather than ignorance. so what if hillary used to be mark, as long as she can still jump down stairs, i'll call her whatever she wants

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