1985 International Mr. Leather Hoodie leatherface shirt The Diamond Bar was known

The Diamond Bar was known for its unpretentious

Gay patrons were informally allocated one side of its elegant oval bar

The venue opened in 1972 as a dedicated queer space and was run for decades by local icons John Garcia and Larry Hebert

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