The Toronto Bathhouse Raids & Edmund White
The Toronto Bathhouse Raids, or operation soap. In 1981 the Toronto police raided four bathhouses and arrested over 200 men. That mass arrest galvanized a […]
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Gay Bathhouse Joke Jeopardizes Sexual Assault Case
This story is such a convoluted mess, I don’t were to begin. Joshua Dowholis (pictured below) was standing trial for sexual assault against several men. […]
Steamworks Tighty Whitey Car Wash Event
A few days ago Steamworks Toronto held their annual car wash event. Located right outside their doors, this event raises money every year for PWA […]
Poppers Banned In Time For Gay Pride
Years ago it was called tape cleaner. Then somewhere down the line, the industry got lax and began to call it what it is. Poppers […]
Lesbian Bathhouse? Why Not!
In Toronto there is an event called Pleasure Palace Toronto (formerly known as Pussy Palace). The basic premise has a men’s bathhouse go all female […]
Comparing Bike Showers To Gay Baths
Bike stations are popping up all over the world, especially in urban centers, complete with Bike Showers. In Toronto opposition is brewing for the construction […]
Bathhouse Owner Peter Bochove Has Died
One of the true pioneers of the Toronto bathhouse scene has died. Peter Bochove passed away on Sunday after battling lung cancer. He was 65. […]
Death Of A Bathhouse Documentary
Two and a half years ago St. Marc’s bathhouse went bust, as written here at that time. (Another Toronto Bathhouse Bites The Dust – St […]
Terri Jean Bedford Reality Show Set In Bathhouse
Now before you get excited it will be taking place in a heterosexual bathhouse. Or a swinger’s sauna, whichever term you prefer. This series is […]
Toronto Bathhouse Counseling Program
Bathhouse Counseling. Follow up to an article on Towel Talk featured on this blog. As this bathhouse counselling program enters year two of its existence, […]
What Happens To Old Bathhouses When They Die?
Bathhouse Stories Updated. Fab Magazine has provided an update on two stories that have been published here at Bathhouse Blog. Gay Bathhouse Turned Rooming House […]
St Marc Spa Closed For 2nd Time
St Marc Spa Closed For 2nd Time. What happens when a gay bathhouse goes bust? What to do with all of those empty rooms? Why […]
Bathhouse Article Causes Reader Backlash
Bathhouse Article Causes Reader Backlash. Toronto’s Gay BiWeekly, xtra Toronto, had recently published an article about a Bathhouse Shrink. Along with the AIDS Committee of […]
30th Anniversary Of Toronto Bathhouse Riots
Toronto Bathhouse Riots marks its 30th Anniversary. This demonstration mobilized so many in the gay community to band together and protest and fight for gay […]
From The Management of St Marc Spa
According to St Marc Spa Official Twitter Page, they hope to re-open at a new location in the summer of 2011. In addition, the management […]
Another Toronto Bathhouse Bites The Dust
The thing you can count on in life is that things never stay the same. Change happens whether you like it or not. Toronto Bathhouse […]