Gay acceptance and the culture around it in Atlanta is complicated, and we don’t want to over-simplify anything-but we would agree with the parallels drawn to Weird Austin and Nashville both are unique queer utopia’s that have arisen in rather unprogressive states. As does segregation within the local LGBT community. Politics can be a touchy subject in Atlanta – the inclusive blue dot on an otherwise deep red map – but people in Gay Atlanta are by and large trying to be accepting, but ‘the Christian question’ still comes up. Other smaller gaybourhoods worth exploring include Ansley Mall and Cheshire Bridge Road area, beacons for LGBT partygoers, vintage East Atlanta, and the hippie Little Five Points neighborhood. The result is a fabulous gay scene – mostly clustered in the Midtown area – that offers something for everyone. In fact, the city of Atlanta has one of the highest LGBT populations per capita in the country at 12.8%, ranking third of all major cities, behind San Francisco and slightly behind Seattle.
