THE 5 BEST Atlanta Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023) - Tripadvisor

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• GAY CLUBS
• LEGENDARY GAY BAR ATLANTA EAGLE IS REOPENG MIDTOWN
• THE 5 BEST ATLANTA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ATLANTA
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THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $36.00 PER ADULTMIDTOWN ATLANTA FOOD & COCKTAIL TOUR537REMEND99% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $119.99 PER ADULTATLANTA CYPASS59AQUARIUMSOM $96.80 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*7-HR THE WALKG DEAD PRIVATE VIP TOUR ATLANTA AND SENOIA WH TRANSPORTATN21REMEND95% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $350.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*THE WALKG DEAD: PRIVATE FILM LOTNS TOUR OF SENOIA22REMEND90% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $158.98 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*PRIVATE STRANGER THGS "THE UPSI DOWN" FILM LOTNS TOUR ATLANTA91REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $158.98 PER ADULTTHE GRAND ZEPPEL54REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FUN & GAMOM $31.58 PER ADULT20233-HOUR ATLANTA BELTLE FOOD, STREET ART AND HISTORY TOUR 121REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $99.00 PER ADULTNORTH GEIA WE COUNTRY TOUR OM ATLANTA25REMEND92% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $109.99 PER ADULTMART LUTHER KG JR. HISTORY WALKG TOUR311REMEND99% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.CY TOURSOM $40.00 PER ADULTATLANTA SIGHTSEEG B TOUR361REMEND91% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $69.99 PER ADULTWORLD OF CO-COLA TICKET & GUID TOUR WH VIP POLAR BEAR PHOTO14FOOD & DRKOM $38.14 PER ADULTSTONE MOUNTA PARK SIGHTSEEG TOUR13REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $85.00 PER ADULTGEIA HORSEBACK RI WH WE TASTG2FOOD & DRKOM $284.11 PER ADULTDR. MART LUTHER KG WALKG TOUR WH LOL HISTORIAN17HISTORIL TOURSOM $39.18 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)THE AREA ADDRS2069 CHHIRE BRIDGE RD NE, ATLANTA, GA 30324-4241FULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS891 WH 3 NO'S ITALIAN RTRANT1260.3 MI$$ - $$$ • ITALIAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • GLUTEN FREE OPTNSTHE COLONNA4690.4 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • VEGAN OPTNSTAVERNA PLAKA1350.2 MI$$ - $$$ • MEDERRANEAN • GREEK • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYTAQUERIA DEL SOL520.2 MI$ • QUICK B • MEXIN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYEMBILTA ETHPIAN RTRANT10465 FT$$ - $$$ • ETHPIANGHN CULTURAL HALL23355 FT$$ - $$$ • AIN • ETHPIAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYPHILLY CHETEAK PLACE120.1 MI$ • QUICK B • STEAKHOE • FAST FOODLTLE BANGKOK1120.4 MI$$ - $$$ • ASIAN • THAI • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYMERDO APUL Y TAQUERIA30.2 MIDOMO'S PIZZA120.2 MI$ • PIZZASEE ALLATTRACTNS274 WH 6 GALLERY 63280.2 MISPECIALY MMS • ANTIQUE SHOPSGEIA AQUARIUM23,662AQUARIUMSPIEDMONT PARK2,3911.6 MIPARKSATLANTA BOTANIL GARN5,1681.8 MIGARNSATLANTA BELTLE EASTSI TRAIL3662.2 MIHIKG TRAILSMICHAEL C. CARLOS MM2842.3 MIART MMSCENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS4882.4 MISPECIALY MMS • THEATERSEMORY UNIVERSY2702 MIEDUTNAL SHIGH MM OF ART1,9652.3 MISPECIALY MMSWORLD OF CO-COLA14,531SPECIALY MMSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.4.54 REVIEWSEXCELLENT2VERY GOOD1AVERAGE1POOR0TERRIBLE0CHRIS B.KATHLEEN, GA12 NTRIBUTNS0EXCELLENTFEB 2020 • COUPLGREAT BEAR/LEATHER BAR. WAS OUR FIRST VIS AND LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEXT! WE SPEND A WEEKEND ATLANTA EVERY OTHER MONTH AS WE LIVE 1.75 HOURS SOUTH. LOVED .READ MOREWRTEN MARCH 5, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.RON H4 NTRIBUTNS0BT LEATHER BARJAN 2019 • COUPLJT GOT BACK OM THE WTER BEEF BALL AND WAS AMAZG ! ENJOYED THE HUGE DANCE FLOOR , AMAZG LEATHER SHOP,, STIFF DRKS , AMPLE SAFE PARKG , SUPER IENDLY STAFF AND MOST OF ALL THE GREAT PLAY ROOM . WILL BE BACK !READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 28, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.BOBBY BEANEW YORK CY, NY316 NTRIBUTNS1THIS IS THE BT ALL AROUND BAR ATLANTA FOR GAY MEN.APR 2018 • SOLOFROM THE SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE BEAR WEEKEND, TO THE DJ AND BAR TENRS, THIS IS THE PLACE TO DANCE, MGLE AND HAVE FUN ON A WEEKEND NIGHT ATLANTA IF YOU ARE A GAY MAN. THE DANCE FLOOR IS VERY HOT AT ABOUT 1:00 AM, AND THE DARK ROOM IS DARK.EVERYONE SEEMS TO LEAVE HAPPY AND SATISFIED AT THIS EASY WATERG HOLE. PLENTY OF PARKG. RELAX AND DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY!READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 21, 2018THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.IRSHMN_99BOSTON, MA110 NTRIBUTNS4COOL BARTENRS, STIFF DRKS BUT SPARSE CROWDMAY 2016 • COUPLTHIS BAR HAS A GOOD SPACE THAT IS QUE LARGE WH MULTIPLE ROOMS CLUDG A DANCE FLOOR. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FRIDAY NIGHT MY PARTNER AND I VISED THERE ULD NOT HAVE EVER BEEN MORE THAN TWENTY PEOPLE THE PLACE. ON THE PL SI, THE BARTENRS WERE SUPER IENDLY, THE CLIENTELE THAT WAS THERE WERE VERY IENDLY AND THEY HAVE AN AMG "PLAY ROOM".NEXT TIME WE ARE ATLANTA WE WILL CHECK OUT AS MAY HAVE JT BEEN A VERY OFF NIGHT BUT THE POSIV WARRANT ANOTHER VIS...READ MOREWRTEN MAY 10, 2016THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.NO QUTNS HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCEASK A QUTNALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALL2023ATLANTA MAGIC THEATER254THEATERS • COMEDY CLUBSBLD WILLIE'S61BARS & CLUBS • BLU BARSVIRGIA HIGHLANDPEDAL PUB ATLANTA18BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • BIKE TOURSMARIETTA STREET ARTERYSISTER LOUISA'S CHURCH OF THE LIVG ROOM AND PG PONG EMPORIUM38BARS & CLUBSLGHG SKULL LOUNGE61COMEDY CLUBSMIDTOWNSWEET GEIA'S JE JOT96BARS & CLUBSCLERMONT LOUNGE69BARS & CLUBSPONCEY-HIGHLANDNORTHSI TAVERN31BLU BARSORPHS BREWG33BARS & CLUBSMORNGSI - LENOX PARKJOYSTICK GAMEBAR24BARS & CLUBSIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGTHE HERETIC (ATLANTA) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
• ANSLEY SQUARE GAY BARS RENOVATG, STRATEGIZG TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BELTLE
• ATLANTA GAY MAP
• WHICH GAY BARS MA ATLANTA MAGAZE’S BT OF LIST?

GAY CLUBS

BackstreetOne of the largt gay bars the Southeast, this two-story Midtown club was among the few Atlanta nightspots wh a 24/7 liquor license.

Home to Charlie Brown’s Cabaret and a dis floor that drew gay and straight revelers, Backstreet was the go-to place to party after other clubs It stopped ra’ men 2004 after a cy ordance mandated 3 a. Succsfully fdg a gay club an unfaiar cy n be tryg. We let you know which on ter to gay men or lbians, what kds of shows and entertaments they host, and what tracks the DJs sp.

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

LEGENDARY GAY BAR ATLANTA EAGLE IS REOPENG MIDTOWN

When to gay clubs Atlanta, Jungle is the preferred hot spot for dited dancers.

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

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.

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. Gay nightclubs sprg up, like the Cove Morngsi and the Armory Midtown, as well as drag bars like Hollywood Hots on Chhire Bridge and Mrs. He gets help when Blake’s, the gay Cheers, opens.

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THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $36.00 PER ADULTMIDTOWN ATLANTA FOOD & COCKTAIL TOUR537REMEND99% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $119.99 PER ADULTATLANTA CYPASS59AQUARIUMSOM $96.80 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*7-HR THE WALKG DEAD PRIVATE VIP TOUR ATLANTA AND SENOIA WH TRANSPORTATN21REMEND95% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $350.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*THE WALKG DEAD: PRIVATE FILM LOTNS TOUR OF SENOIA22REMEND90% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $158.98 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*PRIVATE STRANGER THGS "THE UPSI DOWN" FILM LOTNS TOUR ATLANTA91REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $158.98 PER ADULTTHE GRAND ZEPPEL54REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FUN & GAMOM $31.58 PER ADULT20233-HOUR ATLANTA BELTLE FOOD, STREET ART AND HISTORY TOUR 121REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $99.00 PER ADULTNORTH GEIA WE COUNTRY TOUR OM ATLANTA25REMEND92% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $109.99 PER ADULTMART LUTHER KG JR. HISTORY WALKG TOUR311REMEND99% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.CY TOURSOM $40.00 PER ADULTATLANTA SIGHTSEEG B TOUR361REMEND91% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $69.99 PER ADULTWORLD OF CO-COLA TICKET & GUID TOUR WH VIP POLAR BEAR PHOTO14FOOD & DRKOM $38.14 PER ADULTSTONE MOUNTA PARK SIGHTSEEG TOUR13REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $85.00 PER ADULTGEIA HORSEBACK RI WH WE TASTG2FOOD & DRKOM $284.11 PER ADULTDR. MART LUTHER KG WALKG TOUR WH LOL HISTORIAN17HISTORIL TOURSOM $39.18 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)THE AREA ADDRS2069 CHHIRE BRIDGE RD NE, ATLANTA, GA 30324-4241FULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS891 WH 3 NO'S ITALIAN RTRANT1260.3 MI$$ - $$$ • ITALIAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • GLUTEN FREE OPTNSTHE COLONNA4690.4 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • VEGAN OPTNSTAVERNA PLAKA1350.2 MI$$ - $$$ • MEDERRANEAN • GREEK • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYTAQUERIA DEL SOL520.2 MI$ • QUICK B • MEXIN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYEMBILTA ETHPIAN RTRANT10465 FT$$ - $$$ • ETHPIANGHN CULTURAL HALL23355 FT$$ - $$$ • AIN • ETHPIAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYPHILLY CHETEAK PLACE120.1 MI$ • QUICK B • STEAKHOE • FAST FOODLTLE BANGKOK1120.4 MI$$ - $$$ • ASIAN • THAI • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYMERDO APUL Y TAQUERIA30.2 MIDOMO'S PIZZA120.2 MI$ • PIZZASEE ALLATTRACTNS274 WH 6 GALLERY 63280.2 MISPECIALY MMS • ANTIQUE SHOPSGEIA AQUARIUM23,662AQUARIUMSPIEDMONT PARK2,3911.6 MIPARKSATLANTA BOTANIL GARN5,1681.8 MIGARNSATLANTA BELTLE EASTSI TRAIL3662.2 MIHIKG TRAILSMICHAEL C. CARLOS MM2842.3 MIART MMSCENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS4882.4 MISPECIALY MMS • THEATERSEMORY UNIVERSY2702 MIEDUTNAL SHIGH MM OF ART1,9652.3 MISPECIALY MMSWORLD OF CO-COLA14,531SPECIALY MMSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.4.54 REVIEWSEXCELLENT2VERY GOOD1AVERAGE1POOR0TERRIBLE0CHRIS B.KATHLEEN, GA12 NTRIBUTNS0EXCELLENTFEB 2020 • COUPLGREAT BEAR/LEATHER BAR. WAS OUR FIRST VIS AND LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEXT! WE SPEND A WEEKEND ATLANTA EVERY OTHER MONTH AS WE LIVE 1.75 HOURS SOUTH. LOVED .READ MOREWRTEN MARCH 5, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.RON H4 NTRIBUTNS0BT LEATHER BARJAN 2019 • COUPLJT GOT BACK OM THE WTER BEEF BALL AND WAS AMAZG ! ENJOYED THE HUGE DANCE FLOOR , AMAZG LEATHER SHOP,, STIFF DRKS , AMPLE SAFE PARKG , SUPER IENDLY STAFF AND MOST OF ALL THE GREAT PLAY ROOM . WILL BE BACK !READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 28, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.BOBBY BEANEW YORK CY, NY316 NTRIBUTNS1THIS IS THE BT ALL AROUND BAR ATLANTA FOR GAY MEN.APR 2018 • SOLOFROM THE SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE BEAR WEEKEND, TO THE DJ AND BAR TENRS, THIS IS THE PLACE TO DANCE, MGLE AND HAVE FUN ON A WEEKEND NIGHT ATLANTA IF YOU ARE A GAY MAN. THE DANCE FLOOR IS VERY HOT AT ABOUT 1:00 AM, AND THE DARK ROOM IS DARK.EVERYONE SEEMS TO LEAVE HAPPY AND SATISFIED AT THIS EASY WATERG HOLE. PLENTY OF PARKG. RELAX AND DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY!READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 21, 2018THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.IRSHMN_99BOSTON, MA110 NTRIBUTNS4COOL BARTENRS, STIFF DRKS BUT SPARSE CROWDMAY 2016 • COUPLTHIS BAR HAS A GOOD SPACE THAT IS QUE LARGE WH MULTIPLE ROOMS CLUDG A DANCE FLOOR. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FRIDAY NIGHT MY PARTNER AND I VISED THERE ULD NOT HAVE EVER BEEN MORE THAN TWENTY PEOPLE THE PLACE. ON THE PL SI, THE BARTENRS WERE SUPER IENDLY, THE CLIENTELE THAT WAS THERE WERE VERY IENDLY AND THEY HAVE AN AMG "PLAY ROOM".NEXT TIME WE ARE ATLANTA WE WILL CHECK OUT AS MAY HAVE JT BEEN A VERY OFF NIGHT BUT THE POSIV WARRANT ANOTHER VIS...READ MOREWRTEN MAY 10, 2016THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.NO QUTNS HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCEASK A QUTNALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALL2023ATLANTA MAGIC THEATER254THEATERS • COMEDY CLUBSBLD WILLIE'S61BARS & CLUBS • BLU BARSVIRGIA HIGHLANDPEDAL PUB ATLANTA18BAR, CLUB & PUB TOURS • BIKE TOURSMARIETTA STREET ARTERYSISTER LOUISA'S CHURCH OF THE LIVG ROOM AND PG PONG EMPORIUM38BARS & CLUBSLGHG SKULL LOUNGE61COMEDY CLUBSMIDTOWNSWEET GEIA'S JE JOT96BARS & CLUBSCLERMONT LOUNGE69BARS & CLUBSPONCEY-HIGHLANDNORTHSI TAVERN31BLU BARSORPHS BREWG33BARS & CLUBSMORNGSI - LENOX PARKJOYSTICK GAMEBAR24BARS & CLUBSIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGTHE HERETIC (ATLANTA) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

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. The Cy of Atlanta is signatg gay bar Atlanta Eagle as a historic landmark, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms annouced earlier this mak the Atlanta Eagle the first regnized and protected LGBTQ+ landmark the Deep South, a Historic Atlanta reprentative told the lol channel WXIA-TV. In 1975, at the dawn of dis, Backstreet officially opened for bs at 845 Peachtree Street the heart of the begng, the massive, three-level, 10, 000-square-foot space ( had hoed Lang’s Interrs the 1950s), tered almost exclively to the cy’s burgeong whe gay male populatn.

Vara, ] my dad’s dad, owned the Punch Bowl, one of the most proment gay bars Boston. My grandfather knew gay clubs were big money. Our dad, Carme Vara, ran gay nightclubs Boston and Provcetown.

He also owned a place Provcetown lled the Crown & Anchor, which was a hotel, gay bar, and baret for female impersonators.

ANSLEY SQUARE GAY BARS RENOVATG, STRATEGIZG TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BELTLE

Gay clubs ma good bs sense. Gay people played hard, they drank hard, and they danced hard and had more money to spend than the straight crowd.

He wanted to be a whe male gay club. I learned, livg through the civil rights and the gay rights eras, how to al wh . The club wanted to mata a gay, male-domated bar.

ATLANTA GAY MAP

I was om Tennsee—wh all those ty gay bars—and, sudnly, I’m standg si a three-story club. RUSSELL BOWEN-YOUNGBLOOD: Atlanta gay nightlife photographer Bowen-Youngblood was a Backstreet ctomer om 1994 to 2004.

They told me was a gay club, but that didn’t matter to me. It was my first experience si a gay club.

It wasn’t like I was attracted to gay men. Pl, we hired big nam to perform the Sunday Tea Dance: Gloria Gaynor, Bonnie Poter.

WHICH GAY BARS MA ATLANTA MAGAZE’S BT OF LIST?

I paid my rent wh the tips that For years, was mostly a gay crowd. But after we got the 24-hour liquor license [ 1987], was a gay bar until all the other bars town closed and then, everyone piled to Backstreet. The later got, the straighter I had been workg at Backstreet, a gay club, for years but I didn’t officially e out until I was 32.

I knew that my dad didn’t want his dghter to be gay. I mean, wasn’t like we were gog to start discrimatg agast gay people.