Come out and skate
Queer skateboarders in the bay area find unity
ABOUT
Skateboarding
An introduction to some Bay Area skateboarders and how they got into skating.
Being different
Queer skateboarders Trevor Straub and Mae Ross talk about what it was like growing up and coming out to their friends and family.
unity
Skateboarders of all types have found places to shred comfortably.
Act One
Just skateboarding
Act Two
Being Different
Lgbt statistics
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) gathered some data in conjunction with the National Center for Educational Statistics. They found that the two most common reasons for bullying in the United States were appearance and actual or assumed sexual orientation and gender identity.
42%
4 in 10 lgbt youth say the community in which they live in is not accepting of lgbt people
82%
More than 3/4 of lgbt youth with bullying because of their sexual orientation
