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INSI CHARTS, LONDON'S BIGGT GAY SNA
Regulars at Charts gay sna Shoredch tell Alix Fox about etiquette, myths and generally hangg out. * north london gay sauna *
Our gui to London’s bt gay and lbian snas, jacuzzis and spa treatments. From Soho to Shoredch and down to the flhpots of Vxhall, London’s gay scene offers plenty of opportuni to sweat. Gay snas LondonCharts VxhallNo expense has been spared creatg a sna for the Vxhall village.
There are dark rooms, shower stalls, steam rooms, sunbeds and a sna.Pleasuredrome SnaFollowg the closure of Charts, this is now Waterloo's only gay sna.
THE FUTURE OF BRA’S GAY SNAS
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Very by at the weekends, also picks up nsirable tra durg the week, largely due to the all-night openg hours and close proximy to Waterloo statn.Sailors SnaFormerly part of the Charts gay sna cha, this venue is nveniently loted next to BJ’s Whe Swan – so if you don’t pull at the pub, you uld always try your luck here. There’s also a 35-man jacuzzi – the largt the UK.Sweatbox SohoWh s strikg black and red sign and sleek ftgs, this state-of-the-art gay gym and sna looks more like a club than a tradnal fns centre. Charts is a gay sna that’s somehow stood firm and risted the velopers for nearly 20 years.
Amidst a vastatg year for gay venu London, alarm bells were set off June when was reported that the se might make way for a luxury hotel, but thankfully for s patrons, there’s been very ltle follow-up. ‘It was found 1997, ’ says staff member Lewis, ‘when fdg a fy, welg place to be openly gay or explore your sexualy was perhaps tougher than is now. For the uniated, a gay sna is, as our listg onle stat: ‘like a leisure centre, but wh sex’ – a place where men cise and hook up.
ONE TIME A GAY SNA
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‘That always ma me giggle – the last thg a gay du to a sna for is a mouthful of fish.
‘Some misnceptns are fuelled by homophobia’.
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There are still a lot of gay or bisexual guys who aren’t out. Sadly, I fear some misnceptns are fuelled by homophobia.