Branson, Matt

Loud, brash, well-tattooed heavy-metal regularfooter from Western Australia; a middling world tour competitor in the 1980s and early '90s; better known as the first pubically self-outed gay male pro surfer. Born (1969) and raised in North Beach, a suburb of Perth, Branson began surfing at age 10, won the junior division of the 1985 Australian Titles, and three years later joined the ASP pro tour....