Bethany Hamilton

Backlash: Surfing Corp. Rip Curl Drops Soul Surfer Bethany Hamilton, Promotes Transgender Surfer

Backlash: Surfing Corp. Rip Curl Drops <em>Soul Surfer</em> Bethany Hamilton, Promotes Transgender Surfer

The incident comes months after Rip Curl dropped Hamilton as a brand ambassador for over two decades due to her opposition of trans-identifying males competing in women’s sports.