Gay datg platform Hor today announced the acquisn of a new pany as appots a faiar face as CEO. Hor has bought Vpa, a gay cy gui created by Christof Wtig, who -found Hor back 2011. And wh the purchase of the travel app, fellow -founr Sean Howell is steppg down as CEO, wh
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- RIDG WH THE OLST ALL-GAY, ALL-MALE, ALL-RIDG MOTORCYCLE CLUB
- RIDG A SOTER JT AS GAY AS EVER
- HOR ACQUIR GAY TRAVEL GUI VPA & WEL BACK CO-FOUNR CHRISTOF WTIG AS CEO
- APP DETAIL » VPA - FD WHAT'S HIDG IN YOUR GAY CY
- WHAT ABOUT THE GAY SPORTBIKE RIR?
RIDG WH THE OLST ALL-GAY, ALL-MALE, ALL-RIDG MOTORCYCLE CLUB
* gay vespa rider *
The club is one of the olst all-ridg, all-gay, all-male motorcycle anizatns the world. While other motorcycle clubs have perhaps been active for longer perds of time (at least one group disput that they are the olst all-male, all-gay group), Empire Cy is the only one that requir, and has always required, all of s members to ri a motorcycle.
"Beg a gay biker, beg a group, you fd yourself wh people who have the same terts, the same fort level, " he go on.
Though E stopped ridg 1996, he is currently an ECMC Emer member, meang he don't have to own a bike or license signatn, or pay the 1960s, when E joed, "gay" was not somethg you discsed and "out" was not somethg you were. Beg openly gay put you at risk for losg your job, your apartment, your fay, and iends.
RIDG A SOTER JT AS GAY AS EVER
It don't mean that you're gay, don't mean this, don't mean that.
HOR ACQUIR GAY TRAVEL GUI VPA & WEL BACK CO-FOUNR CHRISTOF WTIG AS CEO
"E lowers his voice when he says the word "gay, " even though we are chattg the lobby of The Center, as New York's Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Communy Center is known. Followg ECMC's history is a b of a Forrt Gump-like experience of gay history post-1950: E himself was a member of the Mattache Society which, tablished 1950, was one of the earlit gay rights anizatns the untry.
ECMC also predat the fluential Stonewall Rts 1969; E actually participated Christopher Street Liberatn Day, which is now nsired the first ever gay pri para, 1970. ECMC survived the AIDS crisis of the 80s and 90s; and today some members have married their partners wh the passage of gay marriage New York State.
"Today, ECMC is vol about s existence—members wear those aforementned leather jackets and vts whout fear of repercsn; they rec members at fairs like Folsom Street East, the largt outdoor fetish ftival on the East Coast; and they hold meetgs the first Wednday of every month at The Center, which all terted men and prospective members are wele to be a member of the ECMC, you mt be a gay man over the age of 21, you mt own a motorcycle, you mt be sured for said motorcycle, and you mt be licensed to ri a motorcycle. I have had rpons to posts that were ls than Gay iendly.
APP DETAIL » VPA - FD WHAT'S HIDG IN YOUR GAY CY
But, still is difficult, when you aren't homophobic, to al wh a one word rponse: "GAY". I'm nng through a mental list of gay rirs I've known and none ro soters.
WHAT ABOUT THE GAY SPORTBIKE RIR?
Are you gay? Straight, gay, lbian, lour..., we are all on the same boat!