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Gay Saunas from Around the World
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Nearly 40 years ago, nine men died when a fire broke out in a bathhouse in Manhattan. What's changed, and what hasn't, in the interim. 
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As well as a “functioning” meatpacking warehouse and gay disco, the Downlow’s scenery also features a gay sauna – the West Side Bath House. The imagery includes an authentic etiquette guide featuring advice such as: “Yes means yes, and no means maybe later.” The baths set is a nod to the gigs that legendary DJ Frankie Knuckles played at New York’s Continental Baths. In 2014, David Morales paid tribute to Knuckles with a set at the NYC Downlow that was so popular the entire Block9 area had to be closed off.
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