Cher Strauberry

Cher Strauberry (born 1992) is a goofy-footed American skateboarder and musician.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Cher Strauberry
Personal information
BornAntioch, California
Sport
SportSkateboarding

Skateboarding

At age 12, Strauberry took first place overall in the California Amateur Skateboard League.[1] Although experiencing early success as a skateboarder, Strauberry quit skateboarding for a number of years after a series of ankle injuries.[1] On January 1, 2017, Leo Baker came to a show Strauberry was playing. Leo told Cher they were a fan of her band. This inspired Strauberry to start skating again.[1]

In 2019, All Hail the Black Market released a Cher Strauberry signature skateboard.[7]

Strauberry does a backside 180 heelflip at Embarcadero, in the 2019 Supreme video CANDYLAND directed by William Strobeck.[8] Strauberry's clip is followed by Beatrice Domond.[9]

Skate video parts

Music

At age 16, Strauberry discovered 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, an all-inclusive and all-ages collective music venue. At the venue, she saw Younger Lovers, floating corpses and became a regular at east bay punk shows [1]

Twompsax

Twompsax is an american punk band started by Strauberry in Oakland, California. Starting as a solo project, Cher's live band consisting of friends Ian, Tris, and Izzy joined in 2018 and was active until 2023. Cher announced the groups disbanding via instagram in February 2023, [1][12][13][14] however Twompsax is performing July 2023 at Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland, CA.

Transitioning

On March 5, 2018, Strauberry announced to her Instagram followers that she was transitioning.[1]

References
  1. "The Impossible Rise of Cher Strauberry: Punk-Rock Pro-Skater and Trans Icon". Revolver. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  2. "Cher - The Strauberry Peach Interviews". Skateism. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  3. "10 TRAX: Cher Strauberry". Skateism. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  4. "Cher Strauberry; Like Talking to a Friend". Pure Nowhere. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  5. Hess, Liam (2019-04-23). "inside california's queer skating scene". i-D. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  6. Lefebvre, Sam (31 January 2018). "Don't Call Me Pookie: Trevor Straub Quits Garage Rock". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  7. "Cher Strauberry signature deck. | ALL HAIL THE BLACK MARKET". allhailtheblackmarket.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  8. "Supreme - Candyland skate video soundtrack - Video by Bill Strobeck | Skatevideosite". www.skatevideosite.com. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  9. "BE Skate Mag-Supreme | CANDYLAND Video - Skateboarding Magazine". BE Skate Mag. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  10. "Queer-Centric Skateboarding: The Story of Glue Skateboards". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  11. SKATEISM Presents: Strauberry Peach | LGBTQ+ Skateboarding, retrieved 2019-10-30
  12. "Watch: twompsax's "eight"". Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  13. "NAVEL". navel.la. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  14. Hansen, Candace (2021-12-04). "Cher Strauberry and Twompsax on validation, trans joy and refusing to be tired". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
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