BMW go gay-iendly 2008 - Autoblog

Contents:

• IS THE BMW 328I X-DRIVE SPORTS WAGON THE ULTIMATE URBAN GAY CAR?
• THE ARE THE TOP 10 GAY AND LBIAN CARS
• WHAT ARE THE TOP GAY-FRIENDLY CARS?
• BMW GO GAY-IENDLY 2008
• GAYS LOVE RS, AND NOW THERE’S A PLACE TO MEET AND GATHER

IS THE BMW 328I X-DRIVE SPORTS WAGON THE ULTIMATE URBAN GAY CAR?

For a subset of urbane, profsnal, untry-hoe-owng, ne-lovg, New York Cy homosexuals of a certa age, the ntemporary upsle statn wagon is extremely arog—on par wh, say, viewg Olympic men’s swimmg. And they provi plenty of space for hlg charmg and unexpected roadsi fds, like a quartet of woon Danish Morn dg-room chairs, a tr of patated iron plant stands, or a pair of Wt Pot cross-untry nners who are lost and need of a ri back to attractn to wagons surpris other people—people who are not urbane, profsnal, untry-hoe-owng, ne-lovg, New York Cy homosexuals of a certa age. Maybe ’s the fact that while we gays love excs, we hate waste, and this wagon is the most efficiently packaged luxury rtg optn, wrgg 33 out of a gallon of gas on the highway—or 45 (!

THE ARE THE TOP 10 GAY AND LBIAN CARS

First, given the needs and drivg style of the vast majory of people—and we clu this signatn the select cut of humans who have the privilege of beg urbane, profsnal, untry-hoe-owng, ne-lovg, New York Cy homosexuals of a certa age—the steerg and handlg are more than plenty sportg. Given that the gays are dubable trendsetters—thk about who vented dis, urban gentrifitn, gym worship, Lady Gaga, bchs, and gay marriage— the next , you’ll likely be drivg a wagon as well, so get ed to .

Apparently, we as a society are so wrapped up the ia of how "gay" objects, clothg styl, and activi are that we n't even leave tomobil out of ! Th, the guys at Car Talk, those te terers of r nversatn, have e up wh the: lists of the top 10 gay and lbian rs. ‘Surf Girls Hawai’i’ is the Real-Life ‘Blue Csh’ We’ve Waed 21 Years ForOffEnglishCar Talk took a pletely non-scientific poll and queried their lbian and gay listeners, and apparently some straight and bisexual people, too, askg for nomatns of the bt queer vehicl.

Nomatns om gays, om lbians, om borg heterosexuals like ... Good for seemg utterly pretent and important the area of At's Wt Camp, where I lived wedged between sorory, so how about the Top 10 Gay Cars? The 3-seri is on the gay list?

WHAT ARE THE TOP GAY-FRIENDLY CARS?

Is VW to gay men what Suba is to lbian women? BMW’s Middle East office is based Dubai the Uned Arab Emirat, a untry where homosexualy is still very much illegal and punishable wh lengthy jail time and hefty f. It’s no surprise that the vehicl most rearched by gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr shoppers are those produced by gay-iendly tomakers.

Classifi vehicle manufacturers as gay-iendly or not based on their rporate polici for offerg domtic-partner benefs to their employe the U. Gaywheels has been keepg tabs on gay-iendly vehicl on a quarterly basis for the past 1.

“Sce the ceptn of this list, the Top 10 Most-Rearched Vehicl have always e solely om gay-iendly tomakers, leatg the importance of a brand’s rporate polici and posns regard to the gay muny, ” said Joe LaMuraglia, founr of. In addn to providg origal ntent like terviews wh gay members of the dtry and, of urse, vehicle reviews, the se matas a list of gay-iendly tomakers which provi domtic partner benefs to employe. BMW's cln on the gay-iendly list brgs the total unt of marqu to 35, leavg out only 1.

BMW GO GAY-IENDLY 2008

I certaly didn’t choose bee so far away om any sort of gay nightlife.

We met more and more “r gays, ” and they were all dog neat thgs wh motors and wheels. Googlg thgs like “gay r muny” rulted prsgly stark rults.

I need the gayt r possible on a $50k budget.

GAYS LOVE RS, AND NOW THERE’S A PLACE TO MEET AND GATHER