Shame, fear, weakness, and misunderstanding. Pro surfers and pro surfing organizations don’t want to talk about homosexuality, but the truth is that diversity is out there. “Caught Inside: The Taboo of Being a Gay Surfer” is a simple documentary about three gay surfers who have all recently come out in a sub-culture where they say homosexuality is still a taboo. “The word faggot has been a derogatory term for I guess what we would call a loser. It’s sad, in a sense, because where it’s come from is calling gay people losers,” says Adam George.

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The taboo of being a gay surfer

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