The Club Baths Poster (Club Bath Chain 70's Ad/Gay Bathhouse) trans magazine pool and darts

pool and darts

leather-fueled nightlife

delivering supporting-role seriousness in full 1980s dramatic mode

and a steady flow of locals and those in the know

and confronted taboo depictions of male intimacy and dominance head-on

The Club Baths Poster (Club Bath Chain 70's Ad/Gay Bathhouse) trans magazine pool and dartsFounded in 1965 in Cleveland, the Club Baths chain grew into a network of over 40 gay bathhouses across North Americabecoming a vital part of queer nightlife and sexual liberation during the '60s, '70s, and early '80s. With sleek facilities, social lounges, and steamy saunas, Club Baths werent just about cruisingthey were hubs of community, resistance, and pride at a time when being out was a radical act. The chain began to decline in the mid 1980s