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Not Just Another Glory Hole: Reconsidering the Bathhouse as a Community Space
The bathhouse was once part of a vibrant sexual culture and contributed to emotional empowerment, not just a sex den with glory holes
Steam, Cool Down, Repeat: Our 4 Favorite New York City Bathhouses for Men
From the East Side Club to the West Side Club, here are four bathhouses to explore the next time you’re in the Big Apple
A Peek Under the Towel: Inside the 500-Year History of Gay Bathhouses
115 years ago the first gay bathhouse was raided by police in the United States; learn all about gay bathhouse history and why they’re important
If You Have a Spare $2.15 Million, You Can Buy One of Seattle’s Last Gay Bathhouses
Would you like to buy a bathhouse? Seattle’s Club Z is regularly named the best one in the city, but its building has just gone on sale for $2.15 million
Watch This Now: The New Fischerspooner Music Video Is a Paean to Bare Butts and Writhing Bods
‘Top Brazil,’ the new video from the electroclash group Fischerspooner, is basically a digital orgy, filled with throbbing naked bodies and lots of lust
Take a Tour of Chicago’s Oldest Gay Bathhouse, Which Just Closed Its Doors After 44 Years (Video)
The oldest gay bathhouse in Chicago, Man’s Country, closed its doors New Year’s Eve after serving as a place for gay men to meet each other for 44 years
Hornet’s Editors Pick Their 10 Favorite Sex Stories of 2017
2017 is just about over, so we thought we’d take a look at our best sex stories from the year, from bathhouses to digisexuals
This Massage Therapist Has Accused John Travolta of Groping and ‘Releasing’ Onto Him
A Twitter user has spoken of alleged sexual misconduct involving a John Travolta massage therapist, the latest in a string of similar allegations
There’s a Battle Brewing That Would Bring Gay Bathhouses Back to Minneapolis
Minneapolis gay sex clubs don’t exist because of a 1988 ordinance preventing any business that might help spread HIV, but local activists want it repealed
Indonesia Continues Anti-LGBTQ Crackdown by Arresting 141 Men at a Popular Gay Sauna
Police in the capital city of Jakarta have arrested 141 men from the Atlantis sauna and charged them violating national porn and prostitution laws
Why Does This Gay Bathhouse Keep Catching on Fire?
For the second time in one week, a fire broke out at an all-gay resort and bathhouse in the Ybor City section of Tampa Bay, Florida
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