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DesireeNevermi
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ADVOCATE MAGAZINE VOTES ATLANTA AS GAYEST CITY IN AMERICA!

It beat out San Francisco, Burlington and Austin which had me going eyepop If that aint progress I don't know what is. lol

http://www.advocate.com/P...n_America/
http://www.ajc.com/news/a...78455.html
Yep. According to The Advocate magazine, Atlanta rates as the nation's gayest city, followed by Burlington, Vt., Iowa City, Bloomington and Madison, Wis. Don't bother looking for San Francisco, New York or Los Angeles -- those supposed gay meccas don't even place in the rankings compiled by the nation's oldest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender publication.

Though their research was admittedly unscientific, it's not without merit. Correspondent Mike Albo awarded points based on same-sex households per capita, statewide marriage equality, gay elected officials, gay dating and "hookup" profiles per single male population, gay bars per capita, cruising spots per capita, and gay films in Netflix favorites.

"I buy that," said Joe Pennington, 23, a barista at Outwrite Bookstore in Midtown. "Odds are 50 percent that if you're gay and lesbian, you'll eventually end up in Atlanta."

While Georgia has only a few gay elected officials and no laws endorsing same-sex marriage, social and cultural metrics vaulted Atlanta to the top of the Advocate's list.

"Atlanta is undoubtedly our gayest city -- with 29 gay bars here, there’s a reason it’s dubbed Hotlanta," Albo wrote. hah! "Atlanta guys are hunky, the ladies are gracious, the gay sports leagues are seriously well organized, and its housewives (and their gay BFFs, complete with handbags and heels) are now camp icons. And who doesn’t love the sweet lilt of a Georgia accent on a knockout guy or gal?"

Pennington, who moved from Cincinnati six months ago, said the contrast between his adopted home and his birthplace is stark.

"I love Cincinnati, but for gay people, there's no comparison," he said.

Albo said the study reflects the mainstreaming of gay people into contemporary American life, noting that Iowa City, Austin, Texas; and Asheville, N.C., have more gays per capita than the major metropolises.



But uh....they still can't dress for shit.

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Reply #1 posted 01/21/10 7:58pm

TheVoid

Interesting.

It's been well known that Atlanta was one of the gayest cities in America, but I didn't know it could outgay Miami or SF. It just seems like the location is all wrong for the ghey. But then again, the last time I was there, I was actually impressed by the city.
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Reply #2 posted 01/21/10 7:59pm

PricelessHo

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DesireeNevermind said:





even his posture is one of an old lady wtf falloff
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Reply #3 posted 01/21/10 8:04pm

SUPRMAN

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I've visited but never played.
I can't see myself living there either.
I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think.
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Reply #4 posted 01/21/10 8:06pm

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PricelessHo said:

DesireeNevermind said:





even his posture is one of an old lady wtf falloff



right??? lol
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Reply #5 posted 01/21/10 8:07pm

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SUPRMAN said:

I've visited but never played.
I can't see myself living there either.



me either but for different reasons than you. wink
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Reply #6 posted 01/21/10 8:09pm

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That's hilarious. lol
"You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup...Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." - Bruce Lee
"Water can nourish me, but water can also carry me. Water has magic laws." - JCVD
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Reply #7 posted 01/21/10 8:12pm

PricelessHo

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DesireeNevermind said:


right??? lol


i like the hint of blush too nod
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Reply #8 posted 01/21/10 8:14pm

DesireeNevermi
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the last time i was there an older white lady hit on me. i've never been hit on by a white lesbian before so i had no clue until she asked me if i wanted to come to her hotel room. i said what for and then she had this look and i had this look and we both burst out laughing. we was two stoopids in hotlanta.
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Reply #9 posted 01/21/10 8:20pm

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PricelessHo said:

DesireeNevermind said:





even his posture is one of an old lady wtf falloff

He was actually cute when he was younger before all of the surgery. lol
surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years...
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Reply #10 posted 01/21/10 8:23pm

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DesireeNevermind said:

SUPRMAN said:

I've visited but never played.
I can't see myself living there either.



me either but for different reasons than you. wink

I like the men. But I don't like the climate and being so far from water. (A large body of water.)
I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think.
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Reply #11 posted 01/21/10 8:45pm

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SUPRMAN said:

DesireeNevermind said:




me either but for different reasons than you. wink

I like the men. But I don't like the climate and being so far from water. (A large body of water.)


i've gone there during winter. and honey when it rains it pours. i love lightening strikes. cloud9
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Reply #12 posted 01/21/10 8:46pm

MIGUELGOMEZ

I know that's right. My friends always gets play in HOTlanta. I'd like to go and meet some corn-fed MF's.
MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits"
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