Atlanta.CreativeLoafing.com – By Curt Holman
People seldom think of their old photo albums as historical documents. Those scrapbooks in the attic, full of grainy, sepia-toned images of awkwardly posed family or friends, can nevertheless express more about how people dressed and lived than dozens of pages of historical text.
Gay and Lesbian Atlanta, a book of photography encompassing a century of gay life in Atlanta, could be the equivalent of a family album for the gay community. Atlanta History Center archivist Wesley Chenault, who co-authored the book with writer/editor Stacy Braukman, likes to think of it that way.