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Increased social acceptance has dispersed – but not decreased – the Atlanta LGBT community beyond Midtown, but for many, Midtown remains the historical and symbolic core of Atlanta Pride. This Midtown gay bar attracts both hip- hop and dance music fans. Today’s Atlanta measures above the national average in population of LGBT people, ranking as the 19th most LGBT-dense U.S. “While Atlanta’s LGBT community is now dispersed throughout the metro area, Midtown is still a diverse and inclusive community today and remains home to many LGBTQ residents, establishments and organizations.” “Midtown has been the heart of LGBTQ Atlanta for decades because of so many Midtown pioneers,” Rafshoon said. Jungle1 T09:00:00+00:00 Top 10 gay bars in Atlanta jim.harris Jim Harris Bobby Feingold T09:00:00+00:00 10) The Cockpit The Cockpit is the only gay watering hole in Grant Park, not far from Mary's in East Atlanta, and an encouraging sign of the city's sprawling gay population. Over its almost 20 years in operation, Outwrite became the unofficial community center for LGBT Atlantans, giving Rafshoon a unique perspective into the evolution of the Midtown urban district. The bookstore and coffeehouse, which moved to 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue in 1996, created a place for LGBT patrons to get a wide array of literature and meet debut and world-famous authors, artists, and musicians from the queer and queer ally community. Our own Philip Rafshoon, Director of Member Engagement at Midtown Alliance, has lived in Midtown since 2001 and has been active in the LGBT community as the owner and operator of Outwrite Bookstore which opened in 1993. In fact, Midtown is the birthplace of AID Atlanta, the city’s first and largest provider of HIV/AIDS services and education. With its well-lit, doctors-office-sterile. The rest of the place is home to Midtown Urology. The two-story brick building there has a personal trainer occupying half the downstairs. The regular traffic hustles up and down Atlanta’s Piedmont Road, and occasionally a car turns into the unassuming parking lot at 1924. A decade later, when AIDS had ravaged the country and community, a candlelight vigil was held at the Midtown Academy of Medicine to honor and grieve those affected by the disease. It’s a breezy, sunny day in February just cool enough to require a jacket. The Atlanta Gay Center opened in 1976 in Midtown and provided health, legal and social services for LGBT people.
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In addition to nightlife, Midtown was home to businesses and nonprofits that helped Atlanta’s queer community through adversity.