Global Surf Brand Panned for Featuring Transgender Athlete in Promo Campaign

Published on January 29, 2024

Former competitive swimmer, and prominent conservative commentator Riley Gaines, has been joined by female skateboarder Taylor Silverman, in condemning global surf brand Rip Curl for featuring a transgender athlete in a campaign for women’s surfing. In May 2023, West Australian surfer Sasha Jane Lowerson competed in the World Surf League’s Manly Longboard Classic in the women’s division, after previously competing in male competitions. The 45-year-old Ms. Lowerson is believed to be the first openly transgender surfer actively competing in female pro competitions. In 2023, the World Surf League adopted new regulations from the sport’s governing body, the International Surfing Association, which required athletes who were deemed male at birth to maintain a testosterone level of less than 5 nmol/L (nanomoles per litre) continuously for the 12 months before a competition....

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