![]() ![]() I had a Black kid (it is completely possible we were the same age, sometimes I see us as kids still), who was really helpful and I walked out feeling very accomplished.Ībeni: When I picked it back up, I relearned a few tricks, but I’m 35 now and I’m out of shape. Then, I went to a Zumiez and asked for help getting a board. I came across Braille Skateboarding and there was a huge “anyone can skateboard!” vibe and I was like “I’m an anyone! Let me try!” I had looked up skateboards for fat people, but was really discouraged that a lot of protective equipment probably wouldn’t fit me, and gave up for like two days. She got sponsored by Jerry Hsu’s company Sci-Fi Fantasy, and with all of that happening-I decided to pick skateboarding back up.Ī.Tony: I actually decided to try skateboarding again when the pandemic started too. ![]() I was really inspired by Leo Baker’s story, and I even got to interview him! and speaking then I got on social media, and was inspired by this trans skater who started to blow up on IG named Arin. The more it became about like, pushing myself to be some version of strong that felt very coded in something else-I just kind of fell out of the habit.Ībeni: When the pandemic hit I moved alone to a smaller town-it had a skatepark and I needed something to do. Niko: I kept skating with friends though until we started getting older, and then skating began to feel very masculine in a way that made me uncomfortable. Tony: I only had that like, weird skateboard/scooter combo that worked better as a boat for the cement sidewalk seas than either of the things they were emulating. Niko: I skated when I was young, there was another kid around the corner from me who would ride his board up and down the street all day on one of those big boards we had in the late 80s that was like a small car.Ī. I followed it like the nerd who goes to the library and checks out fifteen books on skateboarding and eavesdrops on boys’ conversations about it-the days before social media were something, huh? I followed skateboarding too but, let me be clear. After I transitioned, I barely skated at all but I kept following skateboarding.Ī.Tony: As anyone will tell you, I am not a skateboarder by any means, I wanted to be one when I was a kid. In my twenties, I slowed down a lot, but still skated infrequently. So they rode their boards, took lots of cute queer pics, and had a chat about how skateboarding-is pretty fucking queer.Ībeni: I skated probably every day from age 12 to age 20. So we asked a.Tony, Niko, and Abeni if they would be down to not only chat about their history with skateboarding and the queer future of it all, but if they would be down to try out new boards! The homies over at Magneto Boards sent them over a skateboard of their choice to help in reconnecting with skating! A few said they tried it when they were younger, others said they never really got into it at all, and some said not only were they into it but they were in the middle of picking it back up-or looking for a sign to start to. ![]() ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |