pstrongA badss story of the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary skaters who charted a path to the Olympics and changed the face of skateboarding.strongppWho gets to tell the story of skateboarding emDrop Inem is the first book to recognize and historicize the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary humans who blazed the path that led to today's more equitable skate culture. It wasn't easy getting here.ppLike the rest of the world, skateboarding has long been patriarchal. In the 70s, it personified the punk rock, lock-up-your-daughters, middle-finger-to-the-man ethos. In the 80s, it was emMiami Viceem soundtracks and parachute pants, neon graphics and fingerless gloves. In the 90s it was New York City--graffiti, hip-hop, and skating in the street. Rarely did you see a woman's name in a skate video--either on a deck or behind the lens.ppThe four skateboarders at the heart of emDrop Inem defied expectations of gender, talent, physical ability, and mental capacity to fight the status quo Alana as th