Start your engines. Get your motor running for the long weekend with LGBT events from Black Gay Pride to Janis Ian, from twisted Sisters to ManHot, country queens and more.

• Twisted sister. Atlanta’s gay male nuns spread “cosmic joy” at the gay sports bar. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Night (top photo) @ Woofs, 6 p.m.

• Have some pride. 10 Black Gay Pride Thursday Events – gala, literary salon, throwdowns and more – welcome the black gay nation to Atlanta, 6 p.m. – 4 a.m.

• Guilty pleasure. Watch Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte jump the shark as “Sex & The City 2” (middle photo) screens outdoors as part of the outdoor summer film series @ Atlantic Station’s Central Park, 8:45 p.m.

• In The Round. Singer-songwriters perform in turn with the legendary Janis Ian @ Eddie’s Attic, 8 p.m.

• You can take the gays from the country, but you can’t take the country out of the gays. 3 Legged Cowboy Night @ The Heretic, 8 p.m., and Throwdown Thursday Linedancing @ Belllissima, 8 p.m.

• Round Two. ManHot: The Contest & Cherry Pop Party (bottom photo) continues @ Jungle, 10 p.m., (View more pics from last week’s hunky competition kickoff), and more drag, dudes, dames and drinks on tonight’s entire bar calendar.

There are even more things to do on today’s Gay Agenda. View the full list on Project Q Atlanta’s interactive community calendar. You can also submit your own events.