![]() Or Bar has three owners, including Rob Novinger, known for acquiring and remodeling the iconic gay porn store Circus of Books the venue is visible from Or’s windows. The number of affordable queer spaces has dwindled in recent years, however, with Trunks, Mother Lode, and Bayou being the last of the dives. Of course, the ever-gentrifying West Hollywood has many gay bars with expensive drinks - though The Abbey’s cocktail list caps at $19, with comparable prices at new Santa Monica Boulevard clubs like Heart WeHo and Stache. Or means “gold” in French, a nod to the former venue that also signals a tony new creative direction. ![]() He’d never be able to enjoy the community in the same way now.” “One of my dear friends and pool league mates, who is no longer with us, spent every day at that bar but also lived in subsidized low-income housing. ![]() “Gold Coast was my home for so many years it kind of breaks my heart to see this and know (that) so many of the regulars who called that bar home will be iced out financially,” says Amanda Kruger, a one-time regular.
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