The 41st annual Pride is set to attract hundreds of thousands of revelers, but is one weekend really enough to experience all of what LGBT Atlanta has to offer? Of course not, but we’re here to help. We’ve found the weekend’s best events, ranked our favorite gay bars and highlighted local LGBT-owned businesses, so hometown gays and LGBT visitors alike can have something to feel extra proud about.

Thurs., Oct. 6

Graphic Intervention @ MODA
?It’s going to be a weekend of debauchery, so best to start it off with a much-needed dose of history. The latest exhibit at the Museum of Design Atlanta explores the last 25 years of AIDS posters. Also on display, the AIDS Memorial Quilt memorializes the lives of those lost to the disease. $10. Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs. 10...

13 Roses Tattoo Parlor
?The 2011 Readers Pick for Best Tattoo Parlor is also home to the readers’ favorite tattoo artist, Tim McGrath. Shoot pool while you wait for your tat. 524 Flat Shoals Ave. 404-880-0713. www.13rosestattoo.com.

Boy Next Door
?Gay-oriented shop has club wear and casual wear for boys, er, men. 1447 Piedmont Ave. 404-873-2664. www.boynextdoor.biz.

Brushstrokes
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• Redneck bear?
• Midtown bliPSTER?
• Radical Faerie?
• Trailer-trash drag queen?
• Southern dandy?
• Paul Deen?
• Decatur earth mother?
• Southern power belle?
• Empowerment sister?

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Redneck bear

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Distinguishing characteristics: Stocky, large-bellied, hirsute, flannel shirt, Mossy Oak cap, leather halter

Mating call: “Woof!”

Natural habitat: The Eagle; a 4x4 pickup

Role...

You met your last boyfriend in the Waffle House restroom.

You manscape with a hunting knife.

You like it when your partner wears a tool belt to bed.

You root for the NASCAR driver with the cutest jumpsuit.

You wish the Indigo Girls would “shut up and sing.”

You keep a colorful stash of Speedos in your bass boat.

You go commando in your overalls.

You always request “Boot Scootin’ Boogie”...