Gay bathhouse in san francisco

If Lorraine at the IRS is reading this - this was an absolutely necessary business expense! While there are a handful of local traditional bathhouses we frequent shoutout to the newest addition: Alchemy Springs - gay bathhouse culture in San Francisco never recovered after the AIDS crisis. Today, gay bathhouses are the ultimate third space.

Literal watering holes for community; a space to connect with others; facilities to connect with yourself. We want to be a respite from your day-to-day. Somewhere you can shed the trappings and weight of life and, at least for a bit, unplug. We want to be the place where you can start your night or end it.

Refresh before work or relax after a double. Rinse off after the gym or spend an afternoon catching up with your gay besties. Somewhere different people can find different things. The longer we work on this, the clearer it becomes: the community needs spaces like this! If we do a good job, it will outlive us all.

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Castro Baths. Share this post. It's bathtime! Castro Baths aims to open June Copy link. Castro Baths aims to open June San Francisco is long overdue for a new bathhouse. Jul 05, Closing the baths in was like shutting off the internet today. Our lines of communication in the war on AIDS were severed here in this city.

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