San Francisco Approves New Gay Bathhouse After More than 40 Years

San Francisco to open first gay bathhouse in over 40 years: “Exactly what our neighborhood needs”

A years-long effort overturning onerous regulations sees its first success.

San Francisco’s Gay Bathhouse Returns After 40 Years

San Francisco's gay nightlife is getting an addition that has been a long time coming. Sanctum Baths, a proposed gay bathhouse, has received unanimous

Bathhouses Are Returning to San Francisco for the First Time Since the 1980s

The San Francisco Planning Commission has approved permits for Sanctum Baths, a two-story gay bathhouse set to open near the historic Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District in the city’s South of Market neighborhood, per the Washington Post. The venue will open by the end of 2027, according to the East Bay Area Reporter. Sanctum is the first bathhouse to be approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors since it repealed its AIDS-era ban on the e…

San Francisco Approves First New Gay Bathhouse in 40 Years!

The Planning Commission’s unanimous vote clears a major hurdle for Sanctum Baths, planned for a two-storey building at 40 12th Street. The post San Francisco approves plans for new gay bathhouse: ‘Long overdue’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

San Francisco approves new gay bathhouse after more than 40 years

Such establishments closed during the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s, and restrictions subsequently made their return difficult.

San Francisco is one step closer to getting its first bathhouse in 40 years

Branislav Nenin (Shutterstock.com) Plans are moving ahead for the first new gay bathhouse to open in San Francisco in more than four decades. This past week, the city’s planning commission voted 7-0 to approve plans from local businessman Kevin Born. Born, a straight ally, is the CEO of Ashbury General Contracting & Engineering. Last year, he sought permits to convert the company’s former headquarters, a two-story building just off Market Street…