The “Lebanon Valley” series is one of my more personal series because it involves family and memory. When I was a kid, my sister and I were occasionally allowed to go with my cousins and uncles to the races there. One uncle had started racing cars at 16, and worked on a pit crew for a friend’s car. My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic, and I would sit in the stands with my father watching the cars and carefully frame my photos, believing in my naive eight-year-old-heart that my picture was special and it would look like a pro shot of a racing car, not a crappy snapshot with the chain link fence between me and the blurry car. [...]

I’d flown to Detroit to experience the Woodward Dream Cruise, an enormous, cult-ish meeting of extremely enthusiastic vintage car owners and their rides that takes place for two days each summer on the first paved road in America. I saw someone driving around with two skeletons in the backseat of their late-80s Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible. It’s all a bit strange. [...]

Photographer Megan Green is known for her spectacular shots of cars and car culture. Recently, Megan sent Gaywheels three sets of her work, which we’ll roll out over the next few Fridays. Here’s a series she calls “Retro”, along with a note from the artist. [...]

Most people would probably choose to buy a new car every three years or so if they could afford it, but some of us have an appreciation for older cars — much older cars. While I love, love, love them, I know next to nothing about restoration or upkeep, so I always admire them from one lane over or across the street. But it wasn’t always this way. In fact, I used to ride in a lot of older, beautiful cars, but I was much too young to appreciate them at the time. [...]

As an owner of a 1999 Honda Civic coupe with around 140,000 miles on it, I’m often asking myself the question, “Is it time?” As I rubberneck past new-car dealerships and help friends and family members choose the right car for them, the thought seeps in more and more until my synapses scream a resounding “YES, YES, LET’S DO IT!” [...]

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has announced its nominees for the 2012 Amplifier Awards, and we’re happy to report that two automakers and one auto insurance company have made the cut. [...]

It’s been said many times, but is it true? Does sex really sell? You bet it does! Especially when it comes in the form of a titillating BDSM narrative. [...]

It’s been a busy week for those of us stationed at Gaywheels South, smack-dab in the middle of New Orleans. But we won’t trouble you with harrowing stories of power outages and downed tree limbs. Instead, we’re going to lighten things up (metaphorically speaking) with a quick look at everyone’s favorite subject: fonts! [...]

When Esurance announced last month that it was expanding its marriage discount to same-sex couples in committed relationships in 21 new states, it marked a new advancement in what has been a growing trend of bringing equality to insurance pricing. [...]