You know, gays like things a little tighter, a little shorter, a little skimpy or a little shearer.
“This was the community in which the guys would come to shop. Block places part of the blame on the city for freely issuing liquor licenses. One of the oldest shops, Los Angeles Athletic Club, is having its final closing sale. He points to new restaurants and bars up and down the street that operate out of the former sites of gay men’s clothing stores. Block opened Block Party in 2009 and has had retail businesses in West Hollywood for more than three decades. Most of the other gay-owned clothing and retail owners have closed. “We lost our community in the last three or four years,” said Larry Block from the sidewalk in front of his shop.
