Dancer Pretty Sure He Contracted MonkeyPox At The Gay Baths
Peter Kelly a 28-year-old Toronto resident who contracted MonkeyPox tells the Canadian Press “I was so delirious,” he said in an interview, as he described […]
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Toronto Activists Try To Save Local Baths
In Toronto – The Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention, the Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention, Asian Community AIDS Services and AIDS ACTION NOW! are […]
Vancouver Red Door Bathhouse Closes
Another bathhouse has shut its doors, but this time the reason isn’t because of declining business. Rather because the owner had died. The gay sauna […]
Gay Bathhouse Newbie
Two blog posts were recently published chronicling the baths. First essay by Simon Smith on the exclusively men-for-men parlor in Guangzhou sheds light on LGBTI […]
Bathhouse Raids Apology
The gay community in Toronto received something extraordinary on the eve of Gay Pride. The current Police Chief apologized for their role in the bathhouse […]
Who Says Guys Don’t Like The Gay Baths?
Silly this continually bashing of the gay baths. Who says only desperate guys do to them? Not these guys. Love it or hate it? Maybe […]
Toronto Bathhouse Raided The 35th Anniversary
It has been called Toronto’s Stonewall. The day 150 Toronto police officers carried out simultaneous raids on four gay bathhouses in Canada’s largest city. It […]
Oldest Bathhouse In Toronto Set To Close?
The Oak Leaf Steambath is the oldest bathhouse in Toronto. It is a combination of legitimate straight bathhouses and your traditional gay bathhouse. Confused? I’ll […]
Bathhouses Begin To Reinvent Themselves
One of the biggest stories of 2014 was the story that ran in the Associated Press. The death of the gay baths. It must of […]
Halifax Gay Bathhouse Closed
Halifax is a city located in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a vibrant area that is a mixture of urban and rural communities. Like all […]
Bathhouse Murder Case Mistrial
Bathhouse murder case involving two deaths has concluded in a mistrial. Justin James Rosdobutko is currently charged with two counts of manslaughter. His victims, Steven […]
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. […]
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. […]