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June 27, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of Atlanta’s first gay pri march. Here’s a look back at some key moments that shaped the cy’s LGBTQ mu

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Gay, Geia. Once known as Sasserville the early 1800s, Gay, Geia acquired s current name when the town’s first post office was opened and named honor of William F.

Gay. A flourishg agricultural area, Gay’s primary crop was tton until the 1930s. Gay began to expand s agricultural holdgs when large landowners began to grow also grow peach.

Gay, Geia is a quiet hamlet of ls that 150 rints ‚ maly prised of retire who seek a quiet, simple liftyle. A perfect plement to the Cotton Pick’ Fair is right across the street ‚ at the Shady Days Gay. While the enomic fluence om the fairs is great, Gay don’t s back on s lrels.

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