Established in 1989, Brushstrokes is Atlanta's largest gay and lesbian variety store and one of the country's largest gay-owned and operated stores, a spokesman said. Brushstrokes consists of two retail stores in the Ansley Square shopping center off Piedmont Avenue. The main store stocks more than 40,000 items, including T-shirts, underwear, greeting cards, music, DVDs and gifts. Five doors down from that space is Brushstrokes Pleasures, an adult store that sells and rents DVDs, magazines and books.