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But the same n’t be said for the Black gay men and other members of the muny who regularly flock to Meeks’ shop for his cuttg expertise and the facto muny center environment he’s created the absence of an actual LGBTQ center Atlanta.
At The Gra, Meeks and his staff are providg more than jt haircuts, they’re changg the narrative about how Black gay men should expect to be treated once they enter a Black barbershop by expandg on the mol that has historilly been unwelg to gay men by makg the experience more clive. It may not e as a surprise that a barbershop that is owned, staffed, and servg a majory LGBTQ+ clientele Atlanta—a cy often referred to as the Black gay mec—but for Meeks, who holds a marketg gree, worked rporate Ameri, and tght as an adjunct profsor at Wtwood College his hometown of Memphis, TN, before openg The Gra over a ago, has all e as a betiful surprise. “I didn’t know was the gay pal.