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Contents:

• LEGENDARY GAY BAR ATLANTA EAGLE IS REOPENG MIDTOWN
• THE 5 BEST ATLANTA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ATLANTA
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• GAY CLUBS
• LOTED THE HEART OF ATLANTA’S MIDTOWN GAYBORHOOD, BLAKE’S ON THE PARK IS A VIO & DANCE BAR WH DJS, DANCERS, DRAG SHOWS AND SO MUCH MORE.
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• BULLDOGS: ATLANTA’S LTLE GAY BAR THAT ULD

LEGENDARY GAY BAR ATLANTA EAGLE IS REOPENG MIDTOWN

After closg two years ago, one of Atlanta’s olst and most legendary gay and leather bars is reopeng Midtown, and right before Pri next month.

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Among the most celebrated gay bars Atlanta has to offer, Mary's has been named Atlanta's bt gay bar by "Creative Loafg" and one of the top 50 gay bars the world by "Out" magaze.

THE 5 BEST ATLANTA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ATLANTA

The ial hangout for anyone weary of over-the-top gay clubs Atlanta, The Hiout is the olst remag gay bar the cy.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

When to gay clubs Atlanta, Jungle is the preferred hot spot for dited dancers. An old-school landmark amongst gay bars, this Atlanta hot spot is still one of the most beloved plac to party Midtown. One of the most unpretent gay clubs Atlanta, the Eagle, a nontradnal leather bar, has been drawg wonrfully diverse and amible crowds for s.

GAY CLUBS

A lotn near Piedmont Park, floor-to-ceilg wdows lookg out on 10th Street, and a iendly, sual vibe distguish this neighborhood bar, whose clientele is largely gay.

LOTED THE HEART OF ATLANTA’S MIDTOWN GAYBORHOOD, BLAKE’S ON THE PARK IS A VIO & DANCE BAR WH DJS, DANCERS, DRAG SHOWS AND SO MUCH MORE.

While Midtown ntu to the be the center of gay life Atlanta and among the most renowned “gayborhoods” the South, LGBTQ clubs, stor and nightlife n be found all Atlanta neighborhoods om reveloped areas like Wt Midtown and East Atlanta to nearby suburbs like Detur and East Pot. The area is emergg as Atlanta’s next gayborhood, as young profsnal members of the LGBTQ muny flock to the area to bee homeowners. Atlanta’s origal gayborhood, Midtown is the re of LGBTQ life Atlanta.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

Not only is Midtown the cultural hub of Atlanta, is also the home for gay nightlife Atlanta and shows jt how diverse Atlanta’s LGBTQ muny INFO. Technilly loted Midtown, the Ansley Square shoppg plex is a virtual gay urtyard featurg gay bars and shops. It is also home to Atlanta’s first and only gay sports bar, Woofs, which draws crowds for poker nights and viewg parti.

Gay and lbian-owned rtrants and shops n be found both Cabbagetown and Grant Park, and gay-popular eateri such as Agave and T Lizzy’s are always full of fun. Jt down the street is Mary’s, an offbeat gay bar that featur legendary INFO. Loted the heart of Atlanta’s Midtown Gayborhood, Blake’s on the Park is a Vio & Dance Bar wh DJs, Dancers, Drag Shows and so much more.

Two patrons at BulldogsPhotograph by Rs Bowen-YoungbloodJt one story tall and tucked between 7th and 8th streets on Peachtree, a ty gay bar has built a reputatn that towers over many of the skyscrapers that surround . Although Bulldogs is known for a mature crowd, beme Thompson’s favore bar, and he nsirs a guipost for Black gay Atlanta, lkg generatns throughout s of dynamic change—although served a predomantly whe clientele until the late 1980s. “I thk we would kd of be lost when to nightlife whout Bulldogs, ” Thompson says of the bar that has been the only nstant a Black gay party scene which often feels transnal, wh promoters rentg venu across the cy rather than hostg at a nsistent lotn.

BULLDOGS: ATLANTA’S LTLE GAY BAR THAT ULD

On weekends offers a broar reprentatn of Black gay men than media picts. From young men drsed for the nway and others buff enough to be a UGA nng back to olr profsnals who look like they jt left the boardroom, the regulars at Bulldogs provi a snapshot of why Atlanta is nsired a Black gay a few years of Cochran startg to work as a doorman at Bulldogs 1998, high-rise buildgs were replacg gay bars and no-tell motels Midtown, and the stud apartments and triplex that attracted young queer people for s were beg phased out for sgle-fay hog and ndos. Bulldogs has outlasted other legendary gay clubs like Backstreet and the Armory, and has stood s ground amid persistent threats om new neighbors and velopers.

After gay & lbian bar Othersi Lounge was bombed by a terrorist Atlanta, her doors re-opened fiance of the attack. On Febary 21, 1997, the Othersi Lounge was bombed by a domtic terrorist named Eric Rudolph who sought to harm gays and lbians who were out and proud.

Owners of the Atlanta gay bar, Beverly McMahon and Dana Ford, refed to back down om fear and quickly re-opened their bar fiance of the terrorism that they and the greater queer muny faced. The gay nightclub hosted drag queen events and themed nights, such as jazz, hip-hop, and untry. The Othersi Lounge served as a safe haven for lbians, gay men, bisexuals, and trans people thrown out of their hom or otherwise disowned by fay members and iends for beg who they are.