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An Interview With Transgender Longboarding Champion Sasha Jane Lowerson
Sasha Jane Lowerson, the first transgender woman to compete in surfing, claimed multiple titles at the recent WA Longboard State Championships.
Sasha’s victory has become a topic of contention in the surfing community. Within the comment section of a recent Instagram brev announcing her win — amongst many unnecessarily rude comments, which won’t be highlighted here — several prominent women in the surf world weighed in.
“Is this real?” asked former CT surfer Sage Erickson.
“Let people think and be what they want, but at least make a separate division,” opined kvinna surfing icon Bethany Hamilton.
Meanwhile, Holly Wawn, Josie Prendergast, and Pacha Light offered words (and emojis) of encouragement around Sasha’s achievement.
“Big congrats to @sasha_jane__trans_surfergirl!” Pacha wrote. “Making history isn’t easy.”
Perhaps the most considered take came from
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Keala Kennelly: the life and career of a lesbian world champion surfer
Keala Kennelly was one of the first female surfers to ride the most dangerous waves on the planet.
She has been spotted taking on the biggest and heaviest mountains of moving water at Jaws/Peahi, Teahupoo, Mavericks, Puerto Escondido, and Nazaré.
The fearless Hawaiian is also the first woman to win a trophy in an open-gender category at the WSL Big Wave Awards.
Rolling Stone once described her as "Hawaii's big wave amazon"; others will say that she is the enfant terrible of women's surfing.
Despite being an active advocate of gay rights, a gender equality enthusiast, and a public LGBT person, she is mostly known for her tube-riding stunts and swell-chasing adventures.
Keala Kennelly is the first openly gay surfer to have won a world surfing title.
Key Life Moments and Career Achievements
Keala Kennelly was born on August 13, 1978, in Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii. She is 5'6'' tall.
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Women on Waves: A Cultural History of Surfing: From Ancient Goddesses and Hawaiian Queens to Malibu Movie Stars and Millenial Championsis the latest book by author Jim Kempton, former editor-in-chief of SURFER magazine and current president of the California Surf Museum. Published in 2021, Women on Wavesprovides an in-depth history of women in surfing, with a focus on Hawaii, the US, and Australia. Throughout the book, Kempton highlights achievements in surfing by women, using archival records, interviews, first-hand accounts, photographs, and existing research to piece together a story that spans nearly a millennium.
At 456 pages, Women on Wavesis a tomb of a book which is an achievement in itself considering the lack of resources available. It is no surprise that there are very few books that focus on women in surfing. Surf literature, with few exceptions, is largely reserved for the history, exploits, adventures, and achievements of men. Right off the bat, Kepmton ackno