Complex sentence: Starky's was a longtime fixture in Portland's gay community and served as a gathering space for groups such as Blackout Leather Productions, a nonprofit organization and volunteer group of leather enthusiasts in Oregon and southwest Washington, and the Oregon Bears.
Split into simpler sentences: Starky's was a longtime fixture in Portland's gay community. It served as a gathering space for groups such as Blackout Leather Productions, a nonprofit organization and volunteer group of leather enthusiasts in Oregon and southwest Washington, and the Oregon Bears.