Leo Baker (né Lacey Baker) coming out as transgender has all the narrow-minded and transphobes up in arms, especially because it meant he couldn’t represent his country at the Olympics. Oh for shame, for shame… Yes, the skateboarding community is gradually becoming more inclusive to the LGBQT population, but you know, there’s still a lot of knuckleheads out there, especially when it comes to so-called “core” skaters. Although I’m sure it only scratches the surface, this Time Magazine article provides really good insight into Leo’s journey and decision. It’s a must read for anybody that naively parrots “Why doesn’t he just skate and leave his personal life out of it?”
[Photos: Ethan James Green for TIME]

The count on the Vintage Skate Sticker Gallery has reached 400! The last hundred added span from the 70’s to the 90’s/ Some of the highlights include healthy additions to the Zorlac category as well as some great 70’s era additions to Sims, G&S, Z-flex and Cadillac Wheels. Also of note, some wacky color ways of Independent logos made in the early 80’s.

Once again proving semi interesting things come to those with OCD who wait… While updating the Vintage Skate Magazine Advert gallery I thought I recognized this Top Line ad for a “Do it Yourself Skateboard Kit.” I was the subject of a post 4 years ago, and now we know it dates to 1975 since it appears in the Fall 1975 issue of Skateboarder magazine. Check out the advert and/or the original post.

Longtime Skate and Annoy readers might remember Dallas Oberholzer from the 2005 interview we published on the South African skate scene. While we’re officially ambivalent about skateboarding in the Olympics, it’s our pleasure to see him going there. Dallas gets around. We first ran into him in 2004 at the Oregon Trifecta contest series.

Source: 947 – Photo @dallasaffrica

Just added another 50 stickers to the Vintage Skate Sticker Gallery, bringing the total to 300. This lates batch spans from the 70-80’s.

Celebrate GSD by putting on your skeleton pants and making a zine! No skeleton pants and no photocopier? Then read this 2019 interview and buy the Best of Skate Fate, now available in softcover.

Photo: Swank

It’s Pride month. Enjoy Yann Horowitz answering the question “Do I really want to be the ‘gay skateboarder’?” in this video from Vans. Watch it for the story, or watch it for the skateboarding. One day, it will just be the skateboarding.

– Thanks to Pete Lewis for the tip.

The Vintage Skateboard Magazine Advert Gallery has reached 500 ads! Some of the highlights of recent additions include groovy 70’s shag carpeting thanks to Makaha skate shoes, Famous Sci-fi film “actor” Robbie the Robot appearing in Track Force ads, Motorized skateboards, Skateboarding in MVP Sports Gum, ads for “Start Your Own Skatepark” manuals that would cost almost $900 in today’s money, gratuitous sex appeal, Mattel Toys trying to get into the real skateboard market, new skateparks, goofy accessories, and more. Again, all filterable by year, product type, brand or company, magazine issue, etc….

Shout out to Eastside Roll-In, a skate shop that just opened in Troutdale, Oregon, and the same place I picked up these Wipers tribute wheels from Portland-based Jivaro. If you’re hankering for more Wipers, check out Jackpot Records (label and store) that re-released Is this Real on vinyl for the first time since it’s original 1980 issue, as well as their live album from 1984.

I’m 100% certain someone has already done this before so I’m not claiming it. This was born from the frustrations of moderating a FB group. I should point out I’m not talking about the Skate and Annoy group, which is awesome and you should join if you are reading this.