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Anonymous gay male writes an essay on his experiences at a gay sauna in Korea. Writing…<\/p>\n

It is Friday night. Down one alley of a busy shopping and entertainment district of Seoul, young men move through what appear to be closed doors of a dilapidated building. A slow trickle of customers \u2014 some dressed in suits, others as hipsters \u2014 enter the inconspicuous establishment, seeking to unwind after the weekly grind. Welcome to one of Seoul\u2019s many gay saunas.<\/p>\n

The traditional sauna is everywhere in South Korea. They are very much part of the modern South Korean landscape. Parents take their children to bathhouses to get a good scrub and soak. And the dry area is where families can rest, gather, and socialise while sipping a refreshingly cold and sweet beverage, known as sikhye.<\/p>\n

But saunas are sometimes more than just places to rest. There one can literally strip down, discarding one\u2019s name, status, and social markers, freeing oneself from people\u2019s gazes or judgement, and becoming just a naked, anonymous body. Whatever strains or pressures life may bring, the sauna can be a place of freedom, as I discovered in one such for gay men.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To read more of it in its entirety go to A Night at the Gay Sauna: Where Desire Comes Out<\/a><\/b><\/u> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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