Club San Francisco (San Francisco Club Bath Chain/Gay Bathhouse) Color:Baby Blue helping ignite decades of activism

helping ignite decades of activism and legal progress

and gloriously out of step with the mainstream

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Club San Francisco (San Francisco Club Bath Chain/Gay Bathhouse) Color:Baby Blue helping ignite decades of activismFounded 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