In the latest chapter of the gays-don’t-know-sports stereotype, openly gay MSNBC host Thomas Roberts invited NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France onto his show on Thursday to talk about how much fuel NASCAR burns, vis–à–vis Earth Day. Roberts dropped this bomb on France: The obvious draw for NASCAR is the speed, cars going up to about 500 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘NASCAR’
NASCAR companies rate well for LGBT equality in the workplace
Some may think of rampant homophobia when the top if NASCAR comes up, but that’s much more about the stereotypical fan than the people in the sport. Queers4gears did a review of HRC’s Corporate Equality Index and found the companies participating in NASCAR are much more pro-gay than the stereotype would make you think. Of [...]
Streamline Hotel, the birthplace of NASCAR, is now a gay bar
In 1947, Bill France Sr. outlined the foundation of NASCAR in his room at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona, Fla. Now, the lounge of that hotel is a gay bar. From Yahoo! Sports: Where else could you purchase a Kurt Busch vintage die-cast car for $44.95 while listening to a husky drag queen belt out [...]
Queers for Gears asks a NASCAR question
Via ESPN, a fun little moment at a recent press conference when Carl Edwards is asked a question by Michael Myers, who runs the Queer for Gears website (video below). Myers question (his first ever at a press conference) is innocuous, but Edwards smiles when he hears the name of the website. What attracted ESPN [...]
Quick hits: Favre, Coyotes, NHL, NASCAR
Todays’ Favre tea leaves: He’s coming back and expresses interest in doing so on the Joe Sucks Buck Show. Duh! A judge rejects the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes and move to Canada. For now. Lots of people watch Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals: Most in 36 years, highest rating in six years. [...]
Detroit woes impact LGBT autosport
As the U.S. auto industry fights for its life, LGBT autosport and auto buying is gasping too. Gaywheels founder Joe LaMuraglia writes, “While the current situation affects everyone in the country it is taking a disproportionate toll on small businesses, ours included. Auto sales are the lowest in almost 20 years, consumers aren’t researching online [...]