Jonathan Ames & The Russian Baths
Jonathan Ames is a novelist and memoirist. In addition to being the creator of two television shows. HBO Bored to Death and Starz Blunt Talk. […]
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Gay Man Dies In Freak Accident At Club Houston
Sad news about a death at Club Houston. For once this is not a bathhouse death due to a drug overdose. But rather a freak […]
Photo Shoot At Roman Holiday Clubs
The Fight Magazine is a glossy monthly queer magazine dedicated to The FIGHT for LGBT equality & social justice. It’s about community where real people […]
Inside the Los Angeles Bathhouse Scene
Patrick Rosenquist has just written a review of the Los Angeles bathhouse scene for Frontiers magazine. Like in any big city, there are usually a […]
My Experience With Racism
When I started the website Bathhouse Blues over a decade ago, I never in my wildest dreams thought it would be a lighting rod. And […]
Death At Flex Spa Atlanta
This past Tuesday (February 10) a man was found deceased inside the Flex Spa Atlanta. Officer Ralph Woolfolk says “No foul play suspected at this […]
Nick Capra Tours Flex Spas in Cleveland
Porn star Nick Capra is in for a surprise when he flies in from sunny San Diego, CA to cold Cleveland, OH. It’s cold! What […]
Bette Midler Swan Song At Continental Baths
For all those newbies who don’t know, Bette Midler started her career singing at the Continental Baths. Along with Barry Manilow as her accompanist. Just […]
Images Of Gay Bathhouse History
With the terrible news coming out of Egypt, the folks at Advocate decided to highlight the incredibly rich history the baths have had. Titled #TBT: […]
Flex Spa Offers Free HIV Testing Kits
Bathhouses all over feature vending machines to buy just about anything. Soft drinks, junk food, underwear and even sex toys. But at Flex Spa in […]
Two Articles With Bathhouse Connections
The past couple of days two articles have appeared with bathhouse connections. To PrEP or not to PrEP. This pill raises questions about gay identity. […]
Trans Guy Visits NY Gay Baths
Thomas Page McBee is a writer who has the moniker of “masculinity expert”. He was a regular contributor to VICE magazine on the subject. Now […]
Are The Gay Baths On Its Way Out?
The Associated Press recently published an article about the business of operating gay baths. Detailing the rise and fall of its popularity in the gay […]
Glory Hole Guide For The Gay Man
Glory Holes truly represents what quickie, dark, anonymous, de-personalized sex is all about. No one has ever written a comprehensive book about Glory Hole culture […]
Flex Los Angeles Bathhouse Re-Opens
In May I had written that Flex Los Angeles had suddenly shut its doors. Customers were baffled as to the reason. Especially since the bathhouse […]
Club Cleveland To Become Apartment Building
Club Cleveland has been empty for a few years. It used to be the only game in town until the chain of Flex Spa opened […]