A gentle, intermittent rain pattered the yellow tent of the House of Gay Human Oddities. Outside the tent, food trucks dispensed their latest snacks, such as a Popsicle made of ragweed, truffle oil and powdered Viagra. It was guaranteed not to melt for four hours.
The food was free, paid for by the hosts, Robert and Lee. The two boyfriends were celebrating their 50th birthdays, which occurred within a week of one another.
Lee, who operated the Human Oddities show, met Robert about a year earlier at a meeting of the Atlanta Food Porn Supper Club. Robert created the club in hopes of finding a boyfriend before he turned 50. Club members mingled with fans and cast members of Lee’s show.
Janet, Robert’s good friend, walked toward the couple with a tray of chocolate cupcakes iced with a portrait of Paula Deen.
“I made ‘em myself,” she crooned in a deep Southern accent.