Dyk on Bik (DOB) is a motorcycle club prised of gay, bisexual, and trans women. This is their history, and what they've done 2020.
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- RIDG WH THE OLST ALL-GAY, ALL-MALE, ALL-RIDG MOTORCYCLE CLUB
- GAY MOTORCYCLE CLUBS:
- DYK ON BIK & GAY MOTORCYCLE CLUBS THE U.S.
RIDG WH THE OLST ALL-GAY, ALL-MALE, ALL-RIDG MOTORCYCLE CLUB
Found 1969, the Borr Rirs Motorcycle Club is one of the olst and largt gay motorcycle clubs North Ameri.
We provi social and tnal opportuni for members and other gay men terted recreatnal motorcycle tourg. 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.
GAY MOTORCYCLE CLUBS:
"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. It don't mean that you're gay, don't mean this, don't mean that. "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.
DYK ON BIK & GAY MOTORCYCLE CLUBS THE U.S.
"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. Gay Motorcycle Clubs:This is a partial listg of gay motorcycle clubs North Ameri. Many of the clubs have lks to other gay motorcycle clubs and social are many clubs that have mataed "motorcycle club" their name, but have evolved to social let know if you fd broken lks or clubs that should be updated 2/1/2021:Battaln Motorcycle Corps, Fort Worth, Texas (found 1974) (no workg lk)Bucks Motorcycle Club, New Hope, PA (found 1972)Centr Motorcycle club, Washgton, DC (leather and Motorcycl found 1970)Cy Cisers Motorcycle Club, New York, New YorkDert Brotherhood, Las Vegas, NevadaEmpire Cy Motorcycle Club, New York, New York (found 1964)Gateway Motorcycle Club, Sat Louis, MO (found 1973) (Disband 2013)Goln Gate Guards (Men and Women, leather, uniforms and motorcycl)Men's Motorcyclg Club of Indiana, Indianapolis, IndianaMontrose Motorcycle Ridg Club, Hoton, TXMotobearz, Chigo area all clive ridgOedip Motorcycle Club of Los Angel (found 1958)Rabow Motorcycle Club, San Francis, California Wikipedia PageRirs Motorcycle Club of Boston, Boston, Massachetts (found 1984)Rochter Rams Motorcycle Club, Rochter, NY (found 1975) (no workg lk)Rocky Mountaeers Motorcycle Club of Colorado, Denver, Colorado (closed) (no workg lk)San Diego Cisers MC, San Diego, California.
The advent of gay motorcycle clubs the last half of the 20th century was grew out of a need for eedom, safe haven, and above all, pri. Unlike gay bars, LGBTQ motorcycle anizatns uld more easily eva police raids and chronic harassment om lols. Jog a gay biker club provid support, safety, mararie and eedom to a group of people who stggled to fd those thgs an anti-gay society.
Te to s name, Dyk on Bik (DOB) is a motorcycle club prised of gay, bisexual, and transgenr women that supports the larger LGBTQ muny through ridg events and fundraisers.