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Brian Anderson on Being a Gay Professional Skateboarder

Brian Anderson on Being a Gay Professional Skateboarder

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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. 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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

27 mins

Rating

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Release Date

27 September 2016

Country

United States of America

Cast

Brian Anderson

Brian Anderson

Lindsey Byrnes

Lindsey Byrnes

Self

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