ATLANTA
Come play with the friendly men of the Gay South!
Hot-spot neighborhoods: Lindridge/Martin Manor, Midtown, Morningside/Lenox Park, Piedmont Heights
Drink Fuck Shake Buy Crash Eat Pump Trim Ink Hang Plan
WHERE TO DRINK (AND CRUISE)
Atlanta Eagle (306 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Midtown) Hard-core cruising. Weekly fetish night. A branch of a local leather shop is located inside. (Temporarily closed. Stay tuned.) link
WHERE TO FUCK
The Den (2135 Lidell Dr NE, Morningside/Lenox Park) A sex club for men of color and their admirers with weekly fetish nights. [The Den is temporarily closed and will open at a new location.] link
Flex Atlanta (76 4th St NW, Midtown) The local outpost of the national Flex chain, located in Midtown. link
Manifest4U (2108 Faulkner Rd NE, Lindridge/Martin Manor) A social sex club with a gear night and other theme nights of interest. [Manifest4U is temporarily closed and will open at a new location.] link
WHERE TO SHAKE YOUR ASS (AND CRUISE)
The Heretic (2069 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Lindridge/Martin Manor) Dance club with a leather shop inside. Check out the frisky backroom on the weekends. link
Man Upp Dance parties for DILFs. link
WHERE TO BUY GEAR
Barking Leather (1510 Piedmont Ave NE, Piedmont Heights) A shop selling their own line of leather gear and a variety of sex toys. link
Barking Leather After Dark (306 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Midtown) Take a break from cruising at the Eagle, and pick up some gear in the shop located downstairs. (Temporarily closed. Stay tuned.) link
Boy Next Door Menswear (1447 Piedmont Ave NE, Midtown) Fun, casual fashions in Ansley Park. link
Bulldog Custom Leathers (2069 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Lindridge/Martin Manor) Located inside the Heretic. Get your leather custom made while you’re dancing the night away. link
WHERE TO CRASH (AND MAYBE FUCK SOME MORE)
Cheshire Motor Inn (1865 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Morningside/Lenox Park) A wonderfully sleazy motel just a couple blocks away from the Heretic and Bulldog Custom Leathers. link
Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Airport (1325 Virginia Ave, East Point) Leather-friendly hotel out by the airport. link
Hotel Indigo Atlanta Midtown (683 Peachtree St NE, Midtown) Smallish rooms but great location and very gay-friendly. link
W Atlanta – Midtown (188 14th St NE, Midtown) W stay, Marriott points, close to lots of gay stuff. link
WHERE TO EAT (AND CRUISE)
Lips (3011 Buford Hwy NE, Brookhaven) Dining with drag queens. link
Roxx Tavern (1824 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Morningside/Lenox Park) Pub grub popular with local Leathermen. link
Starbucks (Ansley Mall) (1544 Piedmont Ave NE, Piedmont Heights) Gayer than the average Starbucks. link
WHERE TO PUMP IRON (AND CRUISE)
LA Fitness (1544 Piedmont Ave NE, Piedmont Heights) Probably the gayest gym in town. link
WHERE TO GET A BUZZ CUT AND BEARD TRIM
Atlas Barber Company (1185 Zonolite Rd NE, North Druid Hills) Chapin Mosley will keep you looking hip, hot, and as hairy as you desire at his gay-friendly shop. link
Bear Barber Shop (3879 Peachtree Rd NE, Brookhaven) John runs Atlanta’s butchest barbershop. Expect a manly cut. link
Piedmont Barbers (2350 Chesire Bridge Rd NE, Lindridge/Martin Manor) A place for expert cuts. link
WHERE TO GET INKED
Memorial Tattoo (809 Moreland Ave SE, Ormewood Park) A well regarded shop on the East Side. link
Timeless Tattoo (2271 Chesire Bridge Rd NE, Lindridge/Martin Manor) One of Atlanta’s top ink spots since 1995. (Inside tip: Ask for Lew.) link
WHO TO HANG WITH
Atlanta Dominion A private BDSM club holding frequent dungeon parties and men-only events. link
ONYX Southeast A club for Leathermen of color. link
WHAT TO PLAN FOR
April
Atlanta Leather Pride Weekend Find out who will be named Mr. Atlanta Eagle. (There are plenty of cruising opportunities too.) (Temporarily suspended. Stay tuned.) link
September
Leather Leadership Conference Get down to the serious business of Leather at this annual conference. link
October
Atlanta Leather Pride Weekend Find out who will be named Mr. Atlanta Eagle. (There are plenty of cruising opportunities too.) link
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