West 9th Street Club Baths Cleveland (Replica Late 70's Promo Shirt for Cleveland Club Bath Location) Color:White Wear it like the badge

Wear it like the badge of a true slasher devotee

it was center stage

a new LGBTQ+ bar

and a rubber chicken or two

“the gang of five from the Paragon incident … firing off a communique to defend the glamour of the drag life and to ‘dispel the ugly rumors’ … cheap gossip is pretty much our market”

West 9th Street Club Baths Cleveland (Replica Late 70's Promo Shirt for Cleveland Club Bath Location) Color:White Wear it like the badgeFounded 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