It has nothing to do with smoked windows, either. You probably didn't know, but some car brands are more gay-friendly than others. Gaywheels.com has the skinny. They urge consumers to buy from auto manufacturers that offer domestic partnership benefits to employees in GLBT (gay, lesbian bi-sexual or transgendered) relationships. We'll presume they mean co-habitating, "significant other" relationships, as opposed to "significant others." I mean, if we're talking polyamory, it gets complicated, no? Anyhew......Here are the gay-friendly brands, the not-gay-friendly brands, and the brands still under investigation.

And if you've ever wondered how a gay car review reads, well, wonder no more.

Every day, in every way, our world becomes a better place. Today, gay-friendly cars and polyamory-friendly chiropractors. Soon: an online guide to GLBT-friendly refrigerators.

UPDATE: About.com's geography guide Matt Rosenberg (yep, that's his name) points out this is "Happy Unmarried And Single Americans Week." However, Matt fails to note that today, Sept. 23, is "Celebrate Bisexuality Day," as I was apprised by an e-mail moments ago from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Funny, though, they hadn't posted the same press release on their Web site when I just checked. Well, here's last year's version. They're disturbed by the "invisibilty" of bisexuals in the media and public life. It's painfully clear to me that to really get onto the map of the American mind, Bi advocates need their very own San Francisco street fair and historical tour.

TECHNORATI TAGS: GAY CARS, POLYAMORY

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Posted by Matt Rosenberg at September 23, 2005 12:39 PM