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• RENT RIS FORCE REVERED LGBT BOOKSHOP OUT OF PARIS'S GAY DISTRICT
• CHAPTER CLOS ON INIC PARISIAN GAY BOOKSTOREBUT DON'T SAY "ADI" TO L MOTS à LA BOUCHE JT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY SAM MANZELLAJANUARY 20, 2020/12:38 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3080PX;WIDTH:4620PX;}GETTY IMAGBLUE OPEN SIGN WH WRTEN FRENCH: "DéSOLé, NO SOMM FERMéS", MEANG ENGLISH "SORRY, WE'RE CLOSED".BY SAM MANZELLAJANUARY 20, 2020 / 12:38 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CHAPTER CLOS ON INIC PARISIAN GAY BOOKSTORE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-01-20T17:38:56.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-01-20T17:38:56.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"SAM MANZELLA","KEYWORDS":"TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}L MOTS à LA BOUCHE—A S-OLD GAY BOOKSTORE PARIS' FAMED MARAIS GAYBORHOOD—IS BEG FORCED OUT OF S ORIGAL LOTN DUE TO CREASED RENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE GUARDIAN REPORTS, THE 40-YEAR-OLD PARIS STUTN, LONG REGARD AS FRANCE'S TOP LGBTQ BOOKSTORE, WILL SOON LEAVE S LOTN ON RUE SATE-CROIX LA BRETONNERIE THE MARAIS DUE TO RISG OVERHEAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR WEEKS, TWO SIGNS HAVE ADORNED S WDOWS: ONE READS, "CULTURAL HERAGE DANGER," AND THE OTHER SAYS, "WE NEED YOUR HELP!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH THE MARAIS HAS A CULTURALLY RICH QUEER SCENE DATG BACK TO THE 1980S, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEE SOMETHG OF A TRENDY TOURIST TRAP RECENT YEARS, TARGETG OUT-OF-TOWNERS WH LUXURY SHOPS, EATERI, AND AIRBNBS. A FEW LEGACY GAY BARS THE MARAIS HAVE MET A SIARLY DISMAL FATE, SHUTTERG WHEN THEIR OWNERS ULDN'T KEEP UP WH RISG RENT PRIC AND PROMPTLY BEG REPLACED BY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A STATEMENT TO THE GUARDIAN, L MOTS à LA BOUCHE MANAGER SéBASTIEN GRISEZ LLED OUT THE IRONY OF A HISTORILLY GAY NEIGHBORHOOD BOOTG OUT S SOLE QUEER BOOKSTORE. (IT'S MORED THAT A DOC MARTENS STORE WILL OCCUPY THE LOTN WHERE L MOTS à LA BOUCHE HAS HOED MORE THAN 16,000 TL SCE 1983.)SAMUEL BOIV/NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGSEVERAL THOAND PEOPLE, OFTEN DRSED AND MA UP THE LOURS OF THE RABOW FLAG, ME TO WALK AND DANCE AROUND THE DIFFERENT FLOATS OF THE 2019 EDN FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GAY PRI, WHICH TOOK PLACE PARIS ON SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 THE MIDDLE OF A HEAT WAVE. THE LGBTQ MUNY HAS TAKEN TO THE STREETS TO FEND AND CLAIM THEIR RIGHTS, TO FIGHT HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA. IN PARIS, TENS OF THOANDS OF PEOPLE TOOK PART THE PRI MARCH THAT END THE REPUBLIC. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PARA THIS YEAR WAS TO FEND THE OPENG OF THE PMA TO ALL WOMEN. (PHOTO BY SAMUEL BOIV/NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REVELERS AT PARIS' LGBTQ PRI MARCH JUNE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PARIS CY HALL PROMOT THE GAY HISTORY OF THE MARAIS, AND HAS PATED THE CROSSROADS HERE RABOW LOURS," GRISEZ TOLD THE NEWS OUTLET, "BUT NO LONGER HAVG OUR BOOKSHOP HERE SEEMS ABSURD."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE OWNERS OF L MOTS à LA BOUCHE REPORTEDLY HAVE UNTIL MARCH TO FD A NEW LOTN, SO 'S NOT QUE AN ADI YET. ACRDG TO THE SHOP'S INSTAGRAM, S OWNERS ARE ACTIVELY TOURG NEW BUILDGS AND MAKG PROGRS, BUT NO NCRETE CISNS HAVE BEEN MA. THERE'S A CHANCE THE BOOKSTORE MIGHT HAVE TO SWCH NEIGHBORHOODS, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE PRSUR OM BOTH SOARG OVERHEAD STS AND ANTI-LGBTQ BIGOTS, OTHER TERNATNAL QUEER BOOKSTOR, LIKE GAY'S THE WORD LONDON AND LIBRERIA COMPLIC BARCELONA, NTUE TO THRIVE. HERE'S HOPG NOS AMIS ANçAIS AT L MOTS à LA BOUCHE N SAY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

RENT RIS FORCE REVERED LGBT BOOKSHOP OUT OF PARIS'S GAY DISTRICT

In the wdow of France’s bt-known gay bookshop, above the display of Lucian Frd art books, opera sger Maria Callas’s memoirs and a history of the Pri movement, a poster warns giant red letters: “Cultural herage danger. ”L Mots à La Bouche, a 40-year-old Paris stutn, is the top LGBT bookshop France and nsired one of the bt the world – a fol pot of Paris’s historic gay neighbourhood the Marais district. But as property speculatn central Paris reach dizzyg heights – is timated that at certa tim of year there are more Airbnb rentals than rints the Marais – the bookshop is beg forced out by risg parture is a blow to Paris’s gay muny as activists warn that central Paris is stroyg s cultural inty by allowg luxury fashn shops aimed at rich tourists to force out lol bs, cludg gay the lol baret star, Yvette Leglaire, said: “The gay Marais is dyg.

” The Paris tourist board still promot the Marais as “an thentic yet trendy ltle village” but s gay scene, which began the 1980s when the area was still workg class, shabby and cheap, is slowly beg erod.

Several historic gay bars have closed recent years as fashn labels om Laste to Chanel move Marais’ Jewish area, suated around Rue s Rosiers, is not immune, wh mercial rents doublg between 2012 and 2018. Sébastien Grisez, manager at L Mots à La Bouche, says: “Paris cy hall promot the gay history of the Marais and has pated the crossroads here rabow lours, but no longer havg our bookshop here seems absurd.

CHAPTER CLOS ON INIC PARISIAN GAY BOOKSTOREBUT DON'T SAY "ADI" TO L MOTS à LA BOUCHE JT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY SAM MANZELLAJANUARY 20, 2020/12:38 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3080PX;WIDTH:4620PX;}GETTY IMAGBLUE OPEN SIGN WH WRTEN FRENCH: "DéSOLé, NO SOMM FERMéS", MEANG ENGLISH "SORRY, WE'RE CLOSED".BY SAM MANZELLAJANUARY 20, 2020 / 12:38 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CHAPTER CLOS ON INIC PARISIAN GAY BOOKSTORE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-01-20T17:38:56.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-01-20T17:38:56.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"SAM MANZELLA","KEYWORDS":"TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}L MOTS à LA BOUCHE—A S-OLD GAY BOOKSTORE PARIS' FAMED MARAIS GAYBORHOOD—IS BEG FORCED OUT OF S ORIGAL LOTN DUE TO CREASED RENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE GUARDIAN REPORTS, THE 40-YEAR-OLD PARIS STUTN, LONG REGARD AS FRANCE'S TOP LGBTQ BOOKSTORE, WILL SOON LEAVE S LOTN ON RUE SATE-CROIX LA BRETONNERIE THE MARAIS DUE TO RISG OVERHEAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR WEEKS, TWO SIGNS HAVE ADORNED S WDOWS: ONE READS, "CULTURAL HERAGE DANGER," AND THE OTHER SAYS, "WE NEED YOUR HELP!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH THE MARAIS HAS A CULTURALLY RICH QUEER SCENE DATG BACK TO THE 1980S, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEE SOMETHG OF A TRENDY TOURIST TRAP RECENT YEARS, TARGETG OUT-OF-TOWNERS WH LUXURY SHOPS, EATERI, AND AIRBNBS. A FEW LEGACY GAY BARS THE MARAIS HAVE MET A SIARLY DISMAL FATE, SHUTTERG WHEN THEIR OWNERS ULDN'T KEEP UP WH RISG RENT PRIC AND PROMPTLY BEG REPLACED BY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A STATEMENT TO THE GUARDIAN, L MOTS à LA BOUCHE MANAGER SéBASTIEN GRISEZ LLED OUT THE IRONY OF A HISTORILLY GAY NEIGHBORHOOD BOOTG OUT S SOLE QUEER BOOKSTORE. (IT'S MORED THAT A DOC MARTENS STORE WILL OCCUPY THE LOTN WHERE L MOTS à LA BOUCHE HAS HOED MORE THAN 16,000 TL SCE 1983.)SAMUEL BOIV/NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGSEVERAL THOAND PEOPLE, OFTEN DRSED AND MA UP THE LOURS OF THE RABOW FLAG, ME TO WALK AND DANCE AROUND THE DIFFERENT FLOATS OF THE 2019 EDN FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GAY PRI, WHICH TOOK PLACE PARIS ON SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 THE MIDDLE OF A HEAT WAVE. THE LGBTQ MUNY HAS TAKEN TO THE STREETS TO FEND AND CLAIM THEIR RIGHTS, TO FIGHT HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA. IN PARIS, TENS OF THOANDS OF PEOPLE TOOK PART THE PRI MARCH THAT END THE REPUBLIC. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PARA THIS YEAR WAS TO FEND THE OPENG OF THE PMA TO ALL WOMEN. (PHOTO BY SAMUEL BOIV/NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REVELERS AT PARIS' LGBTQ PRI MARCH JUNE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PARIS CY HALL PROMOT THE GAY HISTORY OF THE MARAIS, AND HAS PATED THE CROSSROADS HERE RABOW LOURS," GRISEZ TOLD THE NEWS OUTLET, "BUT NO LONGER HAVG OUR BOOKSHOP HERE SEEMS ABSURD."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE OWNERS OF L MOTS à LA BOUCHE REPORTEDLY HAVE UNTIL MARCH TO FD A NEW LOTN, SO 'S NOT QUE AN ADI YET. ACRDG TO THE SHOP'S INSTAGRAM, S OWNERS ARE ACTIVELY TOURG NEW BUILDGS AND MAKG PROGRS, BUT NO NCRETE CISNS HAVE BEEN MA. THERE'S A CHANCE THE BOOKSTORE MIGHT HAVE TO SWCH NEIGHBORHOODS, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE PRSUR OM BOTH SOARG OVERHEAD STS AND ANTI-LGBTQ BIGOTS, OTHER TERNATNAL QUEER BOOKSTOR, LIKE GAY'S THE WORD LONDON AND LIBRERIA COMPLIC BARCELONA, NTUE TO THRIVE. HERE'S HOPG NOS AMIS ANçAIS AT L MOTS à LA BOUCHE N SAY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

But like many historic gay bars that closed unr prsure om risg rents, the shop has been given until March to fd a new lotn elsewhere Paris.

There are mours that a Doc Marten shoe shop will take s says: “Ten years ago, there were far more gay bars here, now only a few are left. It’s te that gay soclogy is changg – people are more spread out, there is perhaps ls need to meet bars when you n meet on apps. ”At the Open Bar, a historic gay venue set up by rights activist Sébastien Fossa, the manager, says: “The neighbourhood is creasgly losg s soul.

”Fayçal Khiate, who ns nearby gay bar Cox, says: “When a bookshop leav, ’s daily neighbourhood life that will lose out. This forced isolatn offers me only one pe: romance, and my se, gay romance.