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RIDG WH THE OLST ALL-GAY, ALL-MALE, ALL-RIDG MOTORCYCLE CLUB

Amazg imag om one of the earlit gay groups of the morn era. * gay bikers *

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.

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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.

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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. Satyrs MC Archiv is the largt llectn of gay motorcycle historil documents, photographs, film, vio and club memorabilia of the olst gay anizatn the world.

Looks like Satyrs Motorcycle Club of Los Angel is the olst nng gay men's motorcycle club and anizatn the world. It was not an easy time Ameri for gay men to ngregate wh fellow gay men.

Homosexuals were emed as viants and unsirabl society. The Satyrs was not the first gay and lbian anizatn, that was the Mattache Society formed 1950. “That’s a gay thg, totally, ” said the biker, who was terviewed for Viceland on the Vice TV channel.

LONGG AND BELONGG: TOWARD A CULTURAL HISTORY OF GAY MOTORCYCLE CLUBS THE US

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“It started probably 40 or 50 years ago, back when most bikers got to the clubs to hi their homosexualy.

We ed to be hardre about only lettg certa people, but we have plenty of openly gay members now. Gays Asked to Jo Annual Biker Rally Sturgis, South Dakota Gay Amerins ntue to knock down barriers and fd acceptance some pretty unlikely plac across the land. For the first time ever, the gay muny center of South Dakota will have a table at the Sturgis biker event the Mount Rhmore state.

Over the weekend I spoke wh lol gay lear Mike Coats, who told me about this step forward for gay South Dakotans and that the muny center was ved to participate by an area bike shop. The Gay Center Wt will have a booth at the Inpennt cycle tent at the top fifty rally venue Piedmont. As if that b of news isn't enough, iends of Coats report on their blog that this year's bike rally will see the send gay men's biker event.

Smell the leather, feel the power between your legs, and take the story of the olst ntug gay group the world at an exhib of historic (and sexy) imag of the Satyrs Motorcycle Club. * gay bikers *

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