The risks of police raids deterred some men from stepping into a gay bathhouse, but ultimately the need for intimate companionship outweighed the danger posed by police. I do like to suck cock and have my cock sucked: but definitely. I am a proud, chronic, gay, male masturbator. Im a true nudist and exhibitionist (not the guy who walks along the parks in his trench and socks: not into kids, nor their mamas). In the 1800s, police in Paris raided a bathhouse and arrested six.Īs institutions, bathhouses gained popularity in the last century, in part due to growing gay populations lacking places where they could publicly gather. Hello, Mittler s speaking: and youre welcome to my blog. In the late 1400s, police in Florence, Italy, monitored homosexual activity and “suspect boys” at bathhouses. The tradition of gay male bathing spaces dates back to the 15th century - and more gender-neutral bathing is recorded as early as 6 BC. Parent Power and Urban School Reform: The Story of Mothers on the Move.
This marked the first recorded time that police raided a gay bathhouse in America, but it certainly wasn’t the last. Eleven people were charged with felonies, and 37 were eventually arrested. In later testimony, police reported witnessing anal sex. First Time Gay Sex Story Tuesday, March 4, 2008.
Infiltrating the establishment, they were aghast. Police had been spying on the men at The Ariston Hotel Baths for days.