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01/01/2021

FEATURE

Navigating the Skateboarding world as a black trans man

As I stroll through Glasgow it is hard not to spot windows displaying ‘Black Lives Matter’ signs left behind from the largest anti-racism protests in Scotland in decades. A sea of skinny white boys’ flock alongside me to the back exit stairs of Kelvingrove art museum. But today I’m not here to skate, I am here to meet up with 21-year-old Noah Payne. I spot his green hair as he refines his ollies at the top of the stairs. Those 16 stairs I have tried to smoothly drop down before and remarkably fallen right on my arse.

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01/01/2021

CREATE

Queer. Here and Now.

‘Queer. Here and Now.’ is a short poetic documentary exploring what it means to be Queer in Scotland right now. The film explores the thoughts, feelings and experiences of members of the Queer Skate Collective, a diverse group of people living around Scotland brought together by a desire to skate.

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01/01/2021

News

Tens of thousands started shredding in the streets because of the pandemic

Due to the pandemic the U.K has seen the biggest increase in skateboarding since 2005. Skateboarding requires only a board and empty spaces the lockdown has been a breeding ground for skateboarders.

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01/01/2021

News

Covid-19 is Swalling The Skateboard industry

Skateparks across Scotland have “too many concerns to list” over the impact of COVID-19. Transgression Skatepark in Edinburgh is just one of the many skateparks in Scotland that have had to shut their doors at what is usually their busiest time of year, as a result of Covid-19 restrictions.

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01/01/2021

CREATE

Print the town red. A QUEER SKATE risograph print competition

We are raising money for the QUEER SKATE COLLECTIVE to get more feet on boards as we come out of lockdown! From helping restore old boards and buying new ones to protective kit and skate tools we want to start up again being able to offer people the best space to learn no matter your identity or income. We know how many creative people we have in the collective and on our social channels so we are hosting a print competition in collaboration with TWO RATS PRESS.

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01/01/2021

SKATE

The Queer Skate Recycling scheme

As part of our commitment to helping new queer skaters learn we have a board and parts recycling scheme. The scheme was developed to allow people with any old kit, equipment and parts to donate these to the collective so that they can be used again by a new generation of skaters.

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01/01/2021

SKATE

Upcoming Skate Sessions for April

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