Surf’s Up!

Brazil Ecojourneys and GaySurfers host South America’s only LGBT surf camp.

Last October, Brazil Ecojourneys, owned and operated by life partners Marta Dalla Chiesa and Lesley Cushing, has launched the first edition of this LGBT surf camp in collaboration with GaySurfers.net. The inaugural event was a success, with participants flying in from Canada, the U.S. and Argentina.             While more destinations in the world become accepting of LGBT travelers, and more athletes and role models come out, there is still a lack of LGBT-friendly outdoor and soft adventure travel. Homophobia and sexism is especially rampant in the world of surfing, and Thomas Castets, founder of GaySurfers.net, tackled the subject recently in his award-winning documentary Out in the Line-Up. Wanting to improve the ...more