It's a liberal, highly-desired enclave with its own rather hermetic small town feel. Boasting good schools and solid businesses and with one of the country's best universities next door (Emory University), it's long been a good place to settle down and plan for forever. And yet the left-leaning values of the close-knit community have also made it a popular haven for queers, especially lesbians, whose presence is palpable both in the businesses and in the culture.