Tag: Riot Grrrls
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Betty and Train Trax zines
In the 1990s, the Riot Grrrl Movement, which originated in Olympia, WA, in the Pacific Northwest was a rallying cry for female punk musicians who were sick of the sexism and misogyny rampant in the punk scene, that created unsafe and toxic environments for women. They communicated their manifesto through DIY zines and at their…
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Skate Like a Girl
Skate Like a Girl has developed over the last twenty-plus years from a simple concept in 2000, providing workshops and events for girls, to an inclusive community, actively extending support to trans and gender non-conforming skaters by offering safe spaces and clinics. According to their About page, their vision is social equity, “promoting confidence, leadership,…
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Keren Richter
Keren Richter is a big name today as an interior designer and artist, creating luxurious spaces with her company White Arrow in Brooklyn, but she also has a fascinating history that’s rooted in skateboarding and zine-making. According to her company bio, Keren “was born in Vienna and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. At…
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50-50 Skate Zine by Zanna
50-50 Skate Zine: Skateboarding and Gender by Zanna of Portland, Oregon came out in September 1999 and was 54 pages in length full of wisdom, rage, activism, insight and skateboarding! On the very first page, Zanna highlighted a scathing letter from the Mailbox page of Thrasher from August 1999 (issue #223) that condemned women skaters,…
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The Frumpies
The Frumpies were a punk band that formed in 1992 out of Olympia, WA who also happened to have skateboarding and Riot Grrrl connections. According to Wikipedia, the original members were Tobi Vail, Kathi Wilcox, and Billy Karren (who all played in Bikini Kill) and Molly Neuman of Bratmobile, with the addition in 1993 of…
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G.B. Jones
G.B. Jones is an artist who collaborated on the queer punk zine called J.D.’s (AKA Juvenile Delinquents / James Dean / J.D. Salinger / Just Desserts diner / Jack Daniels / Joy Division) with Bruce LaBruce and The New Lavender Panthers out of Toronto, Canada from 1985-1991. In the zine, they cultivated the queercore movement…
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Kym Agresti
Kym Agresti from Santa Cruz was a skateboarder, artist, photographer, and zine writer. In her artist’s bio she wrote that, “1984 was a great year to be 18 years old. The skateboarding world was exploding and I was there right in its midst. One Friday my high school arts teacher let me rent a 35…
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Girls Who Skate 1995
In the early 1990s the Riot Grrrl movement, which originated in the Pacific Northwest was not only having an impact on young women who loved punk music, but also skateboarders and really any girl who was sick of being dismissed. Girls were ready to claim their space in subcultures, not just as sidekicks / girlfriends…
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Ramdasha Bikceem
In 1990, when Ramdasha Bikceem (they/them) from Basking Ridge, New Jersey was 15 years old they started an all-girl skater gang and band, both called Gunk. Ramdasha taught themself to play guitar without formal training, and the band’s early shows were held in the basement of a friend’s parent’s place. The following year Ramdasha launched…
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Renee Tantillo
In the late 1980s and 1990s, Renee ‘Ne’ Tantillo started skateboarding and became a Riot Grrrl. She was featured in a Venture Trucks ad as an “average kid” in the September 1987 issue of Thrasher, but the ad itself was a contradictory mess. It reads, “Who the hell are these little dudes? Where’s the pros?…
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