In time for Pride, Atlanta will be getting a new app dedicated to LGBTQ+ nightlife.
OUT Local is the one-stop shop for all things LGBTQ+ in Atlanta. After doing marketing for the Pride Run ATL in June, founder Austin Randall knew he wanted to shift his work to focus more on the LGBTQ+ community. Since then, he has been developing the app and is ready to introduce it to the public in October.
“I love nightlife, I love drag, I love performances,” Randall told Georgia Voice. “I was trying to find a way to condense everything down, because right now, if the group chat wants to go out tonight, we have to look at Instagram, Eventbrite, Google, websites. This condenses everything into one app.”
The app will have pages for LGBTQ+ venues and performers throughout the city, designed to coalesce all the varying information – like a drag queen’s various virtual payment methods or a bar’s weekly events – in one location. Performers and venue owners can claim and verify their pages for free. Drag queen Tugboat and LGBTQ+ nightclub Lore have already joined the ranks as founding members of the app.
OUT Local will also serve as a guide for discovering new LGBTQ+ events like drag shows, brunches, bingo, dance parties, queer markets, and more.
Currently, Randall is doing all the research into events, venues, and performers and uploading it into the OUT Local database himself, but he said he hopes to build out a back end where performers can customize their own profiles and upload their own events in the future.
OUT Local officially launches on Oct. 1, just before Atlanta Pride on Oct. 10-11. Ahead of the launch, Atlantans can claim their venue or performer page, submit an event, and follow along on Instagram to stay up-to-date. More information can be found at outlocal.app.
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