One of Charlotte’s most talked-about leather-and-gay bars, the Charlotte Eagle brought the international Eagle tradition—leather culture, brotherhood, and full-hearted nightlife—to the Carolinas. Modeled after storied Eagle bars in Atlanta and D.C., it offered a space where leathermen, bears, kink communities, and queer night-owls could gather, party, and connect with community pride in a region where dedicated leather bars were rare.
