# @wsloneocean on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C8KyI_ZyBAb
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19063781-wsloneocean-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-06-13T19:59:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WSL One Ocean (@wsloneocean) — https://gondola.cc/wsloneocean

## Caption

The idea for Gay Surf Brazil started  when Thomas Castets from gaysurfers contacted me to talk about a documentary he was making at the time, Out in The Line Up (OILU). 

He wanted to do an event in Brazil for gay surfers because Brazilians were the 3rd largest group of members visiting his site.

After I watched the trailer of OILU, which really helped me understand the extent of homophobia in surfing,  I started thinking of my own lonely experiences in the water. I’m usually the only  woman riding the waves at my local beach, certainly the only older lesbian!, so I thought it would be great to give the LGBT+ community an opportunity to enjoy this amazing sport in a safe and friendly environment.

It is easy to describe the day-to-day program of our LGBT surf camp. What’s harder is to describe how the surf camp really touches those who attend.

A lot of people in the LGBTQ+ community, like me, may have wanted to try surfing at some point in their lives but didn’t because they believed you have to be young, male and very straight. 

Sexism in surfing has been discussed a lot in recent years, but LGBTphobia hasn’t. I am sure this silent barrier has kept many of us out of the water. That’s certainly what I heard from personal stories from our GSB participants and friends.

So, this is what you can expect at Gay Surf Brazil: it is fun, it is active, and it happens in a gorgeous place. But it is also about a sense of community, friendship, pushing your limits a bit and, maybe, if you’re lucky, it will totally kick your a**! 🏳️‍🌈✨

#InternationalSurfingDay #WSLOneOcean #gaysurfbrazil #pride #pridemonth #takeprideoutside

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