However, I'm wondering how 'welcome' I would feel in this 'gayborhood' as an African American (and, one in his early 30s)? Especially as an African American who is decidedly black-identified, and who counts no homosexual men among his (admittedly few) white male friends? It's comforting, too, that Midtown has a reputed and visible gay population. At first blush, Midtown Atlanta appears to offer the sort of neighborhood in which I would be most comfortable (walkable, with neighborhood-serving retail, MARTA-served, etc.).
I am an east-coast-kinda-guy at heart, and am especially interested in living in an environment both urban and urbane. I'll be relocating to Atlanta in the next several weeks from DC (I am accepting a job offer, and will soon enough be pursuing a post-graduate degree).
