Brian Anderson on Being a Gay Professional Skateboarder
VICE Sports8 skaters recommend it · 12 mentions, 2016 to 2026
1.7M views · 10 years ago · Documentary
VICE Sports documentary from 2016 where Brian Anderson talks about being gay in pro skateboarding and why he chose to come out. Includes conversations with close friends.
Why skaters like it
Linked in threads on LGBT skaters and Brian Anderson's legacy. Skaters point newcomers to it and rallied behind it when it was up for a Webby.
“I loved the work Reda and Roger Bagley did on the piece and how it celebrated and acknowledged the struggles Brian and many in the skateboard community have gone through.”
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What skaters said on Reddit
A lot to unpack for your question...but that is kind of the situation no matter what, so... Generally speaking? No, I wouldn't consider skateboarding transphobic. There are a few trans pros, Leo Baker, Marbie Miller. Cher Strob is one of the most popular trans skaters out there. Buuut skating was a major boys club for a long time. There are a lot of structural barriers in place, but that really only applies to pro sk
99% are ugly, but to me the 1% of proper varial flips can be the dopest flip trick ever. Brian Anderson always make them look amazing @24:52 god damn [VIDEO]
If you haven't seen this, you should. [VIDEO]
[VIDEO] watch that a couple times and let it sink in. if you were my friend and we were having this conversation in real life, i'd be losing a lot of respect for you.