Scooter Queers Across the Nation

Scooters were practically invented for fags. Enrico Piaggio, the mastermind of the Vespa, specifically wanted a gas-efficient motorbike that one could ride in one’s most stylish clothes...

The first edition of e-zine ScooterFag goes on:

Mod style is a natural for scooter fags. I’m especially amused by the Euro Mod look, which features tight shirts with bold prints, tight pants, pointy shoes, and, best of all—ascots, those fluttering bandanas of 70’s faggotry. Having been a teenager in the 70’s, I can tell you that no straight kid would be caught dead wearing an ascot, lest they be immediately ripped to shreds as a bun-fucking faggot. It was THE sign of flaming queerness.

I don't know how many Mod fags are still out there, but there are definitely quite a few scooter queers. In fact, a network of queer scooter clubs has sprung up across the United States.

SQREAM stands for for "Scooter Queers Riding Everywhere and More". The club was started by David Westman in Denver, Colorado in July 2004. There are now chapters in Buffalo, Cleveland, New England, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle and Wichita (Kansas!). The club is open gay, lesbian and friendly scooter riders and gets together at least once a month to ride. As with most MotorQR activities, SQREAMers (or sQReamers) like to start with a good coffee. If you are a ScooterQR and know a great coffee place you can follow this link to find out how to start a SQREAM chapter in your city.