Brian Anderson, Skateboarding Star, Comes Out as Gay
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In a new video for VICE Sports Brian Anderson has begun to crack that hetero shell, coming out as the first openly gay pro skateboarder. Brian Anderson is a skate legend. Skate culture is all about community. Openly Gay Skateboarder Brian Anderson Bares All in
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“My name is Brian Anderson, I am a professional skateboarder, and we are here to talk about the fact that I am gay.” Those are the first words from skate legend Brian Anderson in a moving new. In , American figure skater Adam Rippon became the first openly gay man to qualify for the Olympics. No openly gay figure skaters competed in the Olympics in Sochi, and there were only three, including Rippon at the PyeongChang Olympics.
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Our guy Reda sat down with Brian and some of his closest friends to talk about being gay in the professional skateboarding industry and why he chose now to come out. .
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With those words, Mr. Anderson, who lives in Queens, became skateboarding’s most prominent pro star to come out as gay, joining the steady trickle of athletes from other sports who have done so. .
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The skateboarding community worships Brian Anderson as a god, but for many years kept his sexuality a secret from nearly everyone in his life. Reda sat down with Brian and some of his closest friends to talk about being gay in the professional skateboarding industry and why he chose now to come out. News News News News News News. .