ansley park neighborhood in atlanta - the castro, san fran of the southeast - had those also... not just in the gay bars, but outside the hair salon (
learn how to be fabulous while gatting yr hair done) and in little metal boxes at the street corner like for a real newspaper (
the personal ads - find yr next one night stand while you wait to cross the street). they also had an only slightly more serious newspaper called The Southern Voice - that they ripped the name from the The Village Voice should be an embarrassment to gay people everywhere... compare headlines:
Village Voice:
In (Partial) Defense of Eliot Spitzer
Pucker Up by Tristan Taormino
Lower East Side Fujianese Joints Becoming More Refined
Counter Culture by Robert Sietsema
and sure - the occasional shlock piece like...
I Don't Like Easy Pussy.
What Is Wrong With Me?
by Dan Savage
Southern Voice:
Local:
Public health struggles to reach gay ‘hidden population’
Experts say CDC must look for gay men outside of bars, bathhouses
breaking news: gays outside the bathhouse? stop the presses!!
Local:
Gay couples face tax time dilema
Experts offer strategies for getting the biggest refund
more money? how fabulous!!
and important national news stories like:
National: McGreevey aide says he had sexual trysts with N.J. ex-governor, wife
wtf? blech... who reads this crap?