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Lacey Baker Interview|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080327014737/http://www.thesideproject.com/laceybaker.htm |date=March 2005|archive-date=March 27, 2008 }}</ref> In 2017, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine said that Baker was "one of the best skaters on the planet".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/lacey-baker-the-rebel-queen-of-skateboarding-108560/|title=Lacey Baker: The Rebel Queen of Skateboarding|last=Garber-Paul|first=Elisabeth|date=May 5, 2017|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> As of 2020, Baker has won seven medals in X Games.<ref name="Ryan">{{Cite web |title=Pro Skater Leo Baker Pushes For Equality and Amplifies LGBTQ+ Voices in an Inspiring Nike Ad |last=Ryan |first=Maggie |work=POPSUGAR Fitness |date=January 11, 2020 |access-date=September 16, 2020 |url= https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/watch-skateboarder-leo-bakers-inspiring-nike-ad-47091073}}</ref> | Lacey Baker Interview|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080327014737/http://www.thesideproject.com/laceybaker.htm |date=March 2005|archive-date=March 27, 2008 }}</ref> In 2017, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine said that Baker was "one of the best skaters on the planet".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/lacey-baker-the-rebel-queen-of-skateboarding-108560/|title=Lacey Baker: The Rebel Queen of Skateboarding|last=Garber-Paul|first=Elisabeth|date=May 5, 2017|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> As of 2020, Baker has won seven medals in X Games.<ref name="Ryan">{{Cite web |title=Pro Skater Leo Baker Pushes For Equality and Amplifies LGBTQ+ Voices in an Inspiring Nike Ad |last=Ryan |first=Maggie |work=POPSUGAR Fitness |date=January 11, 2020 |access-date=September 16, 2020 |url= https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/watch-skateboarder-leo-bakers-inspiring-nike-ad-47091073}}</ref> | ||
Leo was one of the skaters that was added to the remastered version of the ''Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2'' video games.<ref name="RazaSheikh">{{Cite web |title=Leo Baker is the trans non-binary skateboarder paving the way for queer, underrepresented communities |last=Raza-Sheikh |first=Zoya |work=GAY TIMES |date=September 16, 2020 |access-date=September 16, 2020 |url= https://gaytimes.co.uk/amplify/leo-baker-is-the-trans-non-binary-skateboarder-paving-the-way-for-queer-underrepresented-communities/ }}</ref><ref name="Bell">{{Cite web |title=Leo Baker drops into Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 remaster |last=Bell |first=Brian C. |work=Outsports |date=26 June 2020 |access-date=16 September 2020 |url= https://www.outsports.com/2020/6/26/21303503/leo-baker-tony-hawk-pro-skater-game-remaster-non-binary-lgbt-skateboarding}}</ref> | After being signed to the Nike Skateboarding brand in 2017, Baker created the NYC Skate Project, a community aiming to uplift [[LGBTQ]]+ skaters and women skaters.<ref name="Eloise">{{Cite web |title=Vote for Leo Baker on the #Dazed100 |work=Dazed |author=Eloise, Marianne |access-date=16 September 2020 |url= https://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/48985/1/leo-baker-skater-biography-dazed-100-2020-profile}}</ref> | ||
Leo was one of the skaters that was added to the remastered version of the ''Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2'' video games, which they played as a child.<ref name="RazaSheikh">{{Cite web |title=Leo Baker is the trans non-binary skateboarder paving the way for queer, underrepresented communities |last=Raza-Sheikh |first=Zoya |work=GAY TIMES |date=September 16, 2020 |access-date=September 16, 2020 |url= https://gaytimes.co.uk/amplify/leo-baker-is-the-trans-non-binary-skateboarder-paving-the-way-for-queer-underrepresented-communities/ }}</ref><ref name="Bell">{{Cite web |title=Leo Baker drops into Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 remaster |last=Bell |first=Brian C. |work=Outsports |date=26 June 2020 |access-date=16 September 2020 |url= https://www.outsports.com/2020/6/26/21303503/leo-baker-tony-hawk-pro-skater-game-remaster-non-binary-lgbt-skateboarding}}</ref><ref name="Malley">{{Cite web |title=For Leo Baker, Joining 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2' Is a Dream Come True |last=Malley |first=Clara |work=HYPEBEAST |date=3 September 2020 |access-date=16 September 2020 |url= https://hypebeast.com/2020/9/tony-hawks-pro-skater-leo-baker-interview-behind-the-scenes }}</ref> | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
{{quote|[H]eteronormativity and patriarchy all trickle down into different cultures. For a long time, you had to look a certain way or you didn't get to be successful as a non-male skater. I just got to a point where I was like, well fuck it then I'll just get a job. I'm gonna keep skating my whole life but if you don't like me, fuck too bad, because I'm not going to conform to whatever shit. That is the essence of what going against the grain feels like because I feel like I'm swimming upstream and I have to [[Clothing|dress]] like fucking feminine or I don't get support. Well, oh surprise, I'm fucking trans so none of that is happening!}} | {{quote|[H]eteronormativity and patriarchy all trickle down into different cultures. For a long time, you had to look a certain way or you didn't get to be successful as a non-male skater. I just got to a point where I was like, well fuck it then I'll just get a job. I'm gonna keep skating my whole life but if you don't like me, fuck too bad, because I'm not going to conform to whatever shit. That is the essence of what going against the grain feels like because I feel like I'm swimming upstream and I have to [[Clothing|dress]] like fucking feminine or I don't get support. Well, oh surprise, I'm fucking trans so none of that is happening!}} | ||
{{quote|NYCSP was born out of a need for community. My dream was to create a space where women and queer skaters could come together to be fully self-expressed. The beauty of this event is that it can be anyone’s dream to come to life. Anyone can be a leader, it's not rigid. | |||
Skateboard clinics for all ages and abilities is a staple at NYCSP, and it will always be an intentional space for [[gender non-conforming]], trans folx, non-binary folx, and cis women who skate. But beyond that, we have done art shows, poetry, and zine workshops, and we've had live music and free skate. It's such a beautiful way to celebrate the community when I can take on any ideas, and let the event grow into something beyond my own imagination.<ref name="Eloise" />}} | |||
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