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The Joining Hearts main event returns on July 17 after being canceled in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Russ Bowen-Youngblood)
The pool deck parade of abs and skimpy swimsuits that is LGBTQ Atlanta’s social event of the summer is back. But expect a Joining Hearts main event that is smaller, safer and simpler.
Organizers of the pool party in Piedmont Park, which raises funds for HIV organizations, said the event will return July 17. Last year, the main event fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic and a ban by Atlanta city officials on large outdoor events.
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms lifted the event moratorium in late March. Joining Hearts then jumped at the chance to host the pool party – and a schedule of other social fundraising events later this year.