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Minx Goes Down a Glory Hole in New Clip

When a crisis strikes, the Minx team has to refocus in a very gay way.

San Francisco Lifts Gay Bathhouse Ban

The ban was a holdover from the height of the AIDS crisis.

Managing a Gay Bathhouse Will Leave You With Plenty of Stories

For years, Jameson Farn ran bathhouses all over North America. Read some of his dispatches in this excerpt of his new book, Bathhouse Babylon.

30 Infamous Police Raids of Gay Bars and Bathhouses

Crackdowns by law enforcement have shaped the LGBT rights movement in the U.S. and worldwide.

L.A. Gay Bars, Bathhouses Prep for 'Active Shooter' Scenario

Owners and managers of places like The Abbey and Akbar were told to plan for the worst.

Dr. Fauci Visited Gay Bathhouses and Bars to Study HIV

"I went down to Greenwich Village and I went into bathhouses to essentially see what was going on there," Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a recent interview.

Scores of Men Arrested at 'Gay' Bathhouse in Egypt

A late-night raid of a Cairo bathhouse included a humiliating march in the nude to police vans outside.

San Francisco May Lift '80s-Era Ban on Gay Bathhouses

At the height of the AIDS panic, San Francisco forced bathhouses to employ sex "monitors" and tear down walls of rooms. All of the venues shuttered.

26 Acquitted in Egypt's 'Gay' Bathhouse Raid

Acquittals are rare in Egypt, and prosecutors have already filed an appeal. Meanwhile, attorneys for the acquitted men are seeking their release.

26 'Gay' Men Arrested at Cairo Bathhouse Caged for Court Appearance

The men who were arrested December 2 appeared in court Sunday, weeping and asking for belief in their innocence.

Barry Manilow reminisces about early gay bathhouse performances with Bette Midler

The formative performances at gay bathhouses helped launch the careers of both superstars.

WATCH: Divine, Gay Seniors, Bathhouse, Trans Male Porn Star Highlight SXSW

The new documentary I Am Divine will screen at South by Southwest, along with docs on gay seniors, the Continental bathhouse, and porn star Buck Angel.

Op-ed: Finding Haven In Gay Saunas

Some say the writing is on the wall for gay bathhouses, but is that really true?

Treat Williams, LGBTQ+ Ally in Gay-Themed Films, Dead at 71

Williams's roles included an undercover detective in a gay bathhouse in The Ritz and the supportive father of a gay man in The Christmas House.

Steven Ostrow, creator of NYC's legendary Continental Baths, dead at 91

An accomplished operatic singer, Ostrow is best known for the gay bathhouse where Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, and others launched their careers performing to naked gay men.

Swiss Film Fest Fires Egyptian Journalist for Role in Bathhouse Raid

Journalist Mona Iraqi is accused of setting up a raid on a gay bathhouse in Cairo that has 26 men now facing prison sentences.

Hot Sheet for June 7, 2013

The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: from vintage S.F. bathhouse pics to gay jocks, and yes, even Pride.

Being a Gay Man in Egypt Is 'Dangerous and Thrilling'

Egypt's president has put the entire LGBT population on notice that its members are targets. In December dozens of gay men felt the heel of his government's boot during a bathhouse raid.

Terrence McNally Recalls the Making of 'The Ritz'

Terrence McNally's The Ritz was born during the 1970s sexual revolution, an era of liberation extravagantly celebrated at the Continental Baths, a gay New York bathhouse where an unknown Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Wayland Flowers, and others once performed for a towel-clad audience. Today, its author calls the play, set in a bathhouse not unlike that exotic establishment, a period piece. ''There was a time at the height of the AIDS crisis that I would not have allowed a revival... but I think we're ready to see it again,'' McNally says.