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Keala Kennelly | PBS Hawaiʻi | What School You Went?
March 8, 2023
Professional surfer Keala Kennelly wears many hats these days, including actor, professional DJ and Big Wave World Champion. But, there’s one hat that she secretly wore for years while surfing on the world tour, an identity that she hid from her peers and sponsors. In 2005, just two years after finishing runner-up in the World Title chase, the Kaua’i native made the most important decision of her life when she told the world she was gay. On the next “What School You Went?”, Kennelly shares why she was terrified about coming out, knowing it would be “career suicide.” She shares how the decision to stop living a double life gave her back her life, and how she is now a crusader for LGBTQ rights and equality in women’s sports.
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