Editor's note: 'The community is keeping me alive'

Two years ago, The Atlanta Eagle, one of the city’s iconic LGBTQ+ bars, closed after the Covid-19 pandemic undermined its revenue. The Eagle had occupied the brick building at 306 Ponce de Leon Avenue for 33 years, serving as a landmark for the city’s powerful LGBTQ community, a connection to its history in Atlanta and a reminder of the fight across the country for gay rights. When police raided the business in 2009, it evoked memories of the 1969 Stonewall riots. That event years ago involved…