Toronto Bathhouse Raids 40 Years Later
While America had its “Stonewall” moment, Canada had “Operation Soap“. Multi Bathhouse Raids across the city of Toronto became the turning point in the gay […]
Toronto
Spa XS In Toronto Sets Rules For Re-Opening
Spa XS have just updated their website with a list of new rules one must follow (if and when they re-open) COVID-19 is an extremely […]
Spa Excess Closes 1st Time In 20 Years Due To Fire
So What Happened at Spa Excess? On Friday, February 7th at about 2pm, our staff discovered a second floor room on fire. With additional staff […]
Bathhouses In The Age Of Grindr – Can They Survive?
Toronto writer Bobby Box has written an op-ed in advocate about the state of bathhouse in the age of hook-up apps. Before doing anything he […]
Toronto Bathhouse Refuses Entry To Feminine Looking Customer
It all started when local DJ Scooter McCreight was refused entry into Steamworks Toronto Bathhouse. The reason? He looked to feminine. He tweeted the following […]
Gay Bathhouse Newbie
Two blog posts were recently published chronicling the baths. First essay by Simon Smith on the exclusively men-for-men parlor in Guangzhou sheds light on LGBTI […]
Bathhouse Raids Apology
The gay community in Toronto received something extraordinary on the eve of Gay Pride. The current Police Chief apologized for their role in the bathhouse […]
Toronto Bathhouse Raided The 35th Anniversary
It has been called Toronto’s Stonewall. The day 150 Toronto police officers carried out simultaneous raids on four gay bathhouses in Canada’s largest city. It […]
Oldest Bathhouse In Toronto Set To Close?
The Oak Leaf Steambath is the oldest bathhouse in Toronto. It is a combination of legitimate straight bathhouses and your traditional gay bathhouse. Confused? I’ll […]
Bathhouses Begin To Reinvent Themselves
One of the biggest stories of 2014 was the story that ran in the Associated Press. The death of the gay baths. It must of […]
Toronto Bathhouse Raids Mural
WorldPride has come to North America for the first time. Well actually Canada, but that country is in the continent of North America. This is […]
The Toronto Bathhouse Raids & Edmund White
The Toronto Bathhouse Raids, or operation soap. In 1981 the Toronto police raided four bathhouses and arrested over 200 men. That mass arrest galvanized a […]
Gay Bathhouse Joke Jeopardizes Sexual Assault Case
This story is such a convoluted mess, I don’t were to begin. Joshua Dowholis (pictured below) was standing trial for sexual assault against several men. […]
Steamworks Tighty Whitey Car Wash Event
A few days ago Steamworks Toronto held their annual car wash event. Located right outside their doors, this event raises money every year for PWA […]
Poppers Banned In Time For Gay Pride
Years ago it was called tape cleaner. Then somewhere down the line, the industry got lax and began to call it what it is. Poppers […]