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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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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. Whether you are visg for Natnal Pri Month June, Black Gay Pri durg Labor Day weekend or the annual Atlanta Pri Ftival October, you’ll be terted the top Atlanta LGBTQ+ owned bs, rtrants, merchants and attractns.