In 2012, Midtown seems to be losing its "gayness" - what areas of Atlanta are (we) the gays moving to?

[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by Saintmarks

Interested in who made this map. What is Pittsburgh doing up between Chamblee and Tucker? Pittsburgh is an old neighborhood SSW of downtown.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_(Atlanta)

There actually is a Pittsburgh community there; it's located roughly at the juncture of Pleasantdale and Chamblee-Tucker Rds.

[brent6969]

Midtown is still very gay, go to piedmont park today and see for yourself. Ansley Mall is basically all gay.

[gtcorndog]

Originally Posted by brent6969

This thread is very gay.

ftfy

EDIT: I agree completely with Arjay's comments below.

[arjay57]

Maybe Atlanta seems "less gay" because being gay is no longer particularly noteworthy. Gay folks live and work in every part of Atlanta these days and nobody cares. (As it should be).

Also, based on the limited sample I know, most of them are a little older and not particularly into the club scene anymore.

[robertpolyglot]

Originally Posted by arjay57

Maybe Atlanta seems "less gay" because being gay is no longer particularly noteworthy. Gay folks live and work in every part of Atlanta these days and nobody cares. (As it should be).

Also, based on the limited sample I know, most of them are a little older and not particularly into the club scene anymore.

Checking out post #51 and the map, I see some surprising trends. I haven't lived in the area for a while, and my questions will bear that out.

1) did not know the area around Avondale Estates had such a high gay-couple concentration
2) did not know the area touching the Perimeter (ITP) and south of Sandy Springs had ANY gay-couple concentration
3) did not know ANY gay people even lived in Tucker, let alone that concentration in "Pittsburgh"...never even heard of the place. When did the trend to go to Tucker and OTP begin?

General question: What made ATL a gay mecca to begin with? People would assume NY, SF, and maybe even LA. But, most Westerners are surprised to find this dynamic upon moving to the metro ATL area. So what was the draw? I lived near Perimeter Mall, but worked in one of the high-rises on the MARTA line, and could use Arts Center or North Avenue exits, so Midtown was obviously "the Castro" of Atlanta.

[brent6969]

Originally Posted by arjay57

Maybe Atlanta seems "less gay" because being gay is no longer particularly noteworthy. Gay folks live and work in every part of Atlanta these days and nobody cares. (As it should be).

Also, based on the limited sample I know, most of them are a little older and not particularly into the club scene anymore.

Excellent reply...

[Staysean23]

Originally Posted by northwinds

Wow, this is just so racist......I wish the mods would remove this post or perhaps this whole thread..........what happened to that rainbow over Atlanta?

That isnt racist its the truth white gay men prefer to hang around mostly what there cultural socially and physically attracted too same with Blacks thats why there are seperate venues for both. which u can find this in Every Major city