The Atlanta Eagle was packed July 2, a far cry from nights following the Atlanta Police Department raid on the gay bar nearly two years ago.
Moving from the dance floor to the back deck for a breath of fresh air took about 20 minutes of snaking between burly men wearing leather or various uniforms who were in town for the popular Atlanta Bear Fest over the holiday weekend.
Downstairs at Rawhide Leather, Du-Wayne Ray, store manager, stood behind the register as customers perused leather vests, harnesses, Eagle t-shirts and adult items.