A Peek Unr the Towel: Insi the 500-Year History of Gay Bathho | Hor, the Queer Social Network

Contents:

• A PEEK UNR THE TOWEL: INSI THE 500-YEAR HISTORY OF GAY BATHHO
• GAY BATHHOE EROS TO OPEN S NEW TENRLO LOTN FOR PRI WEEKEND
• GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
• BALTIMORE GAY BARS
• D MO GAY BARS, CLUBS AND HOTELS
• MAN'S COUNTRY, CHIGO'S OLST GAY BATHHOE, CLOSG AFTER 44 YEARS

A PEEK UNR THE TOWEL: INSI THE 500-YEAR HISTORY OF GAY BATHHO

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GAY BATHHOE EROS TO OPEN S NEW TENRLO LOTN FOR PRI WEEKEND

This marked the first rerd time that police raid a gay bathhoe Ameri, but certaly wasn’t the last. The tradn of gay male bathg spac dat back to the 15th century — and more genr-ntral bathg is rerd as early as 6 BC. In the late 1400s, police Florence, Italy, monored homosexual activy and “spect boys” at bathho.

As stutns, bathho gaed populary the last century, part due to growg gay populatns lackg plac where they uld publicly gather. The risks of police raids terred some men om steppg to a gay bathhoe, but ultimately the need for timate pannship outweighed the danger posed by police. RELATED | 10 Thgs I Learned From Workg a Gay Bathhoe.

Dpe survivg 100 years of police harassment, though, the gay bathho of New York Cy uldn’t survive the homophobia of Mayor Ed Koch, who shut most of them down durg the HIV epimic. Followg World War II, a more robt unrground gay culture began to emerge, spurred part by the pannship that queer soldiers found the ary.

GAY NIGHTLIFE BALTIMORE: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE

Gay bathho weren’t jt plac to have sex.

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BALTIMORE GAY BARS

When the 30-year-old bathhoe and sna Eros left ’s old home on Market Street near the Castro December 2021, the cy's only remag gay sex club said they had a new home led up.

D MO GAY BARS, CLUBS AND HOTELS

C., is a powerhoe of the gay nightlife scene on the East Coast, s unassumg and quirky next-door neighbor promis gay travelers an equally good time. It's the hometown of inic gay filmmaker John Waters and his drag queen me, Dive, and the Mount Vernon neighborhood is one of the longt-tablished gay districts the untry. If you're on the lookout for somethg different om the stereotypil gay bars, then this cy will likely appeal to you.

Some of Baltimore's gay bars have been around for s, and ntue to attract patrons both young and old. Mount Vernon is the gay neighborhood Baltimore, and many of the bars are ncentrated around that central area. However, other LGBT spots are sttered throughout the cy and even if you don't go to an explicly gay place, the majory of bars Baltimore nsir themselv gay-iendly.

The Drkery: One of Baltimore's olst gay bars, The Drkery has a laid-back pub feel wh daily drk specials and weekend drag shows. The Rowan Tree: A sual neighborhood bar South Baltimore, The Rowan Tree ters to a diverse crowd but leans toward gay ctomers on the weekends. Leon's of Baltimore: A leather bar that's been servg the gay muny Baltimore sce 1957.

MAN'S COUNTRY, CHIGO'S OLST GAY BATHHOE, CLOSG AFTER 44 YEARS

In the early years, ctomers were asked if they were a "iend of Dorothy" before enterg, a reference to Judy Garland's "The Wizard of Oz" character and mon lgo om the era to furtively ask if someone is gay.

Mastream gay dance clubs are glargly absent the Baltimore area, wh the largt one shut down early 2020. Factory 17: Prevly known—and still sometim referred to—as Club 1722, Factory 17 is the after-hours gay dance club Baltimore. Club Orphs: This unrground dance spot is technilly a self-scribed "goth club, " but the alternative vibe attracts a nsistent gay crowd as well.