Bulldogs: Atlanta's ltle gay bar that uld - Atlanta Magaze

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• BULLDOGS: ATLANTA’S LTLE GAY BAR THAT ULD
• BT GAY AND LBIAN BARS IN ATLANTA

BULLDOGS: ATLANTA’S LTLE GAY BAR THAT ULD

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.

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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. Midtown Atlanta’s popular male gay club, better known as Bulldogs, has e alive the nighttime for more than 40 years.

BT GAY AND LBIAN BARS IN ATLANTA

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Bulldogs is a favore for Atlanta’s Black gay culture wh DJs spng the latt rap and hip-hop sounds, sendg everyone to the dance floor.

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