SF Lifts Ban on Bathhouses

[+ nycman]

SF institutes a ban during one pandemic....only to lift it during the next?

 

That city never did make much sense to me.

[+ Lucky]

In their heyday the anonymity of “the tubs” was the draw.

They would be uninsurable without CCTV now, I bet

There’s no hiding anywhere these days, so why not go out in a Blaze of Chlorine?

For a closet case, he doesn't just have CCTV to worry about, Much more worrisome is that all of his email, porn searches, and messages are first saved on the device used, saved at the provider, and saved at the NSA. His vulnerability to discovery is far worse than it was to any 50's guy worrying about a raid.

[jeezifonly]

For a closet case, he doesn't just have CCTV to worry about, Much more worrisome is that all of his email, porn searches, and messages are first saved on the device used, saved at the provider, and saved at the NSA. His vulnerability to discovery is far worse than it was to any 50's guy worrying about a raid.

50’s as in middle age, or as in the decade in “Happy Days”?

Everyone’s equally exposed to mischief online if they have any device. If you are spotted on CCTV, it’s no big deal. In a bank, passing a store, crossing through the park - all easy to explain should images require your attention as a potential witness to criminal activity. Inside a specifically M4M space, ID on file, the questions asked might be a bit...difficult...

Can I get you some tea, Pet?

(That’s it! I’m taking a break from VERA...)

[+ IronMaus]

This year I've been reminiscing on all my bathhouse experiences - wondering when I'll ever make it back to one, or if my older friends may have seen their last moment at a bathhouse already. Knowing SF is ready to make these happen again is music to my ears! Bathhouses are an important part of our culture, they can be a legitimately relaxing environments, and when I'm in the mood to have sex with a variety of people but don't have 3 days of Grindr and Scruff the bathhouse is the way to go!

 

SF hit a record low of new HIV cases in 2019: 166. PrEP is working great and the reasons the city didn't allow bathhouses before will not be forgotten while moving forward. The population of SF would not let these establishments mishandle or misrepresent their best interests. I think the younger generation is about ready for some classic bathhouse action! And they way things are moving we'll see a wider variety of genders accepted into these establishments - I'm on PrEP, but I might need birth control at the 21st century bathhouse!