{"id":711,"date":"2026-06-27T19:37:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T19:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=711"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T19:37:56","slug":"blue-city-revives-gay-bathhouses-just-in-time-for-pride-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=711","title":{"rendered":"Blue City Revives Gay Bathhouses Just In Time For Pride Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Minneapolis board agreed on a proposal to repeal the ban on commercial sex venues \u2014 like bathhouses \u2014 on Thursday, just days before the Twin Cities Pride Festival<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=709\">Bill Maher Is Not Down With The \u2018Jew Hating\u2019 Socialists: \u2018My Vote Is In Play\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The nine members who voted for the proposal are all Democrats, but some are affiliated with the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Democrat <\/span><span>Elizabeth Shaffer, one of the two dissenters, said she had decided to vote against the policy after hearing concerns from her constituents, and <\/span><span>added<\/span><span> that since the city is\u00a0 expecting a budget shortfall,\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t think this is a top priority for expanding city services.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The bathhouses were banned in Minneapolis in 1988 during the height of the AIDS epidemic because of the link between homosexual activity and the spread of the virus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The advocacy group Action Network, which was one of the major organizations that pushed for lifting the bathhouse ban, <\/span><span>said<\/span><span> that the ban actually inhibited public health because it \u201chas driven sexually-related gatherings underground, often to unsafe and inaccessible spaces.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSocial science research tells us that commercial sex spaces, like gay saunas, are important for promoting safer sex practices, enhancing HIV prevention, and increasing access to testing and treatment,\u201d the Action network added. \u201cThese spaces also enhance feelings of identity, camaraderie, authenticity, and belonging.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=708\">WATCH: LGBTQ Activist Politician Gets Run Out Of Trans March<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Socialist council member Jason Chavez, who co-authored the repeal, said that he knows \u201cas the only out LGBTQ+ person on this council\u201d that the ban was mired in \u201chomophobia.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI know what it has meant for so many in our community to have no one in this chamber who could look at this ban and say, \u2018I know what it cost us.\u2019\u201d Chavez <\/span><span>said<\/span><span>. \u201cI know who this ban was aimed at, and I know that the hate that came with this ban was wrong and still is \u2026 Bathhouse restrictions have a history that is intertwined with anti-2SLGBTQIA bigotry, in particular, the history of homophobia in Minneapolis.\u201d<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This repeal of the bathhouse ban follows the \u201cPride in Policy\u201d package Minneapolis has passed to show support of its LGBTQ residents. This package includes updating city codes with more \u201cgender inclusive\u201d language and \u201ca study on how to expand all-gender restrooms across the city,\u201d ABC News <\/span><span>reports<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>Additionally, Minneapolis is updating its public indecency laws to be more LGBTQ-inclusive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Council must follow up this repeal on bathhouses to lay down zoning and safety regulations. Other Minnesota cities like Duluth and St. Paul already allow commercial sex venues on varying levels of oversight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=707\">WATCH: Rescuers Pull Dog From Rubble As Earthquake Death Toll Rises<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minneapolis board agreed on a proposal to repeal the ban on commercial sex venues \u2014 like bathhouses \u2014 on Thursday, just days before the Twin Cities Pride Festival.The nine members who voted for the proposal are all Democrats, but some are affiliated with the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).Democrat Elizabeth Shaffer, one of the two dissenters, said she had decided to vote against the policy after hearing concerns from her constituents, and added that since the city is\u00a0 expecting a budget shortfall,\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t think this is a top priority for expanding city services.\u201dThe bathhouses were banned in Minneapolis in 1988 during the height of the AIDS epidemic because of the link between homosexual activity and the spread of the virus.\u00a0The advocacy group Action Network, which was one of the major organizations that pushed for lifting the bathhouse ban, said that the ban actually inhibited public health because it \u201chas driven sexually-related gatherings underground, often to unsafe and inaccessible spaces.\u201d\u201cSocial science research tells us that commercial sex spaces, like gay saunas, are important for promoting safer sex practices, enhancing HIV prevention, and increasing access to testing and treatment,\u201d the Action network added. \u201cThese spaces also enhance feelings of identity, camaraderie, authenticity, and belonging.\u201dSocialist council member Jason Chavez, who co-authored the repeal, said that he knows \u201cas the only out LGBTQ+ person on this council\u201d that the ban was mired in \u201chomophobia.\u201d\u201cI know what it has meant for so many in our community to have no one in this chamber who could look at this ban and say, \u2018I know what it cost us.\u2019\u201d Chavez said. \u201cI know who this ban was aimed at, and I know that the hate that came with this ban was wrong and still is \u2026 Bathhouse restrictions have a history that is intertwined with anti-2SLGBTQIA bigotry, in particular, the history of homophobia in Minneapolis.\u201dThis repeal of the bathhouse ban follows the \u201cPride in Policy\u201d package Minneapolis has passed to show support of its LGBTQ residents. This package includes updating city codes with more \u201cgender inclusive\u201d language and \u201ca study on how to expand all-gender restrooms across the city,\u201d ABC News reports. Additionally, Minneapolis is updating its public indecency laws to be more LGBTQ-inclusive.The Council must follow up this repeal on bathhouses to lay down zoning and safety regulations. 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