COVID-19 pandemic, the city of San Francisco just opened door to bathhouses culture making a major comeback.For those unfamiliar with queer history, bathhouses once served as a social center for LGBTQ men in particular.
Hanging out in the jacuzzi with friends–and maybe having a bit of sex on the side–was as customary as meeting up at a gay bar or club.
That changed with the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, when cities across the country began shuttering bathhouse venues as a means of curbing the epidemic.Related: You can tell a gay man with a love of bathhouses wrote this movie.
We’re ok with that.Now, almost 40 years after the city imposed a litany of restrictions designed to shut down bathhouses, San Francisco has reverted to pre-AIDS.