A Gay Bathhouse Employee Explains the Absolute Basics

In this first upload, a former bathhouse employee gives you a peak behind the curtains into one of the gay community's most notoriously anonymous experiences.

All the basics get covered, ranging from bathhouse privacy policies, laws and regulations, their cleanliness, and the culture that surrounds them—and sure, even what it's like hooking up in there.

Got a question? Ask away in the comments!

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[weiwei]

should put in a proviso .. talking about bathhouses in the US. It's significantly elsewhere round the world.

[kjord]

I met my now husband at a bath house in Dallas Texas. Within a week we had moved in together. Now 46 years later we are still madly in love and in the twilight of our lives. We somehow avoided the AIDS epidemic but lost many of our close friends to that. We learned how to be safe during our early years and it is paying off now later in life. We WILL see our 50th anniversary and still be madly in love. Bath houses are wonderful if you approach them with respect. To all my young and old brothers: Play safe even when you have protection.

[Noodleydoo]

I'm gay and have never been to a bathhouse. I can't believe they even still exist. I think the one here in Austin closed a long time ago. Anyway, I find all this kind of interesting to hear about

[humphreychannel]

Personally I’m not going to get angry at a customer touching me when I’m walking round, for some reason if you are wearing uniform in them it makes you attractive to everyone.

[brandonarkell]

The pop-up text is instantaneous in this video that I don't even have enough time to FREEZE the screen to see what the pop-up text says! WTF???

[EternitysSlave]

There is a gay bathhouse down my street and I was always curious about it. Thanks for this info.

[russemerson]

Great job. Thanks for all your hard work on this.

[christopherrobertson]

People that work there look and touch. They just hav to excuse themselves when the bell rigs.

[kasnarfburns]

I knew about bathhouses for quite a while before I ended up going to one. But it was an interesting experiences once I started going. After a LONG hiatus I went to one recently and it had gotten so hi-tech with all of the online porn it felt odd. Perhaps, I've grown too old for them.

[helohalo]

I'm not sure why this came up on my recommendations but ay im here for it

[akbar]

I came here thinking it was an "ex-gay" bathhouse employee, with a lot of expectations and a lot to laugh at. Instead, it was really informational. Thanks!

[markmh]

Men have as many reasons to NOT go to a bathhouse as they have to go there. For me, my first visit was more out of curiosity than anything else. I never even had sex on my first visit -- probably due to the time of day I went. I figured out pretty quickly that bathhouses were just like really big men's locker rooms --- where some guys just happened to get lucky and have sex.

For me, going to bathhouses allowed me to feel comfortable being naked around other guys (something I was always shy about before). It made me comfortable being gay, and comfortable with my body type. It led me to join a gym and get into better shape. And it made me less inhibited about having sex with guys. Overall, I consider my bathhouse visits to be very positive experiences. 😊👍

[BritishWestIndian]

I must admit, I wasn't sure what to expect from your title but I thought you were quite informative. Great job! You've got the right voice, your cadence is perfect and you're quite charming. I wish you much luck in this forum and look forward to future vids. Perhaps next time you'll share some SCANDALOUS stories ;) Ref: Reddit

[trainships]

I have used bathhouses that have rooms to avoid Driving Under The Influence Tickets, after a night of partying. Also as a place to take a guy that I just met vs going to his place or mine. I even use them for Grindr, Ect. Hookups. It is much safer that way than random hookups in a park or cruising ground.

[jacobjohnson]

Bath house in my city has an on-site clinic, that does testing and will help you get started on PREP.

[broadwaywes]

OMG I’ve met him at work!! He was great ;)

[spectreshadow]

I'm a straight guy but I was curious about the truth about this besides all the anti gay jokes I hear.

[BuzzardlyThings]

Oh I am all for this chat. I’m aging out at 65. I’ve spent so much time in bathhouses since I discovered them at 25. The first was in a small city and it was nasty. Over the years I love many of them. Montreal was my major playground. When I traveled between NY and FL I spent my nights. Pools. Inexpensive. The chat, novelty, the pools and spas and the choice. Feel free any of you want to talk please feel free. Thanks for this video!!!

[alejandrosandoval]

lmao I liked this vid; cause it just brings back memories to all of my experiences I've had at bath houses. oh good times ahahahah I can definitely say I've lived! LOL

[michaelearendil]

What a fascinating video! I never have been to a bath house, but was curious, and you answered a lot of my questions. Thank you for the education, and for your attractive presence.