My sense is that most gay bathhouses that were essentially fronts for sex clubs did go away post-'86 (although at least one stuck around), but that a thriving underground of large word-of-mouth sex parties in various loft/warehouse spaces that charge an admission fee emerged to fill the void.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Republican|North Carolina District 8
Mark Harris
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No25%
Present0%
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Party align93%
Cross-party1%
Mark Harris
U.S. RepresentativeRepublicanNorth Carolina District 8
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I agree; for me, this is the strongest argument. And if ppl also want to say these businesses should be allowed to exist like any other, I'm fine w that. But imo the "harm reduction" case is pretty thin; it's hard to claim harm reduction while saying in the same breath that there's no real risk now.
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Shockingly good, non-derogatory, and non-condescending NYT article about how progressives are energizing voters and winning elections. My only beef: They're not "far-left." They are non-compromised Democrats. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u... (gift link)
If state or city health agencies become involved, it gets messier quickly.
Yeah, but I think an awareness of them is implicit in "It's 2026, not 1986. We have modern medicine and education."
We don't really have all that many bathhouses of that type anymore.
This is a messier and more complicated issue than can probably be discussed here on Bluesky without it devolving into a shouting match, but it's interesting in terms of gay history and NYC history, so...giftlink! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/n...
There are a lot of reasons for this, ranging from low theater availability because shows are now occupying houses forever in the desperate hope that they might recoup one of these years to producer aversion because the last couple of seasons have been a bloodbath. From any angle, not good news.
Related: Right now only 12 Broadway shows are scheduled to open before the end of the year (one of the 12 already opened/flopped). Excluding covid, that is the lowest total in at least 15 years, and maybe ever? More shows could get added, I guess, but right now...the crisis is getting more crisis-y.
For several reasons, I don't think Cats: The Jellicle Ball is the ideal test case for "If this show can't make it on Broadway, Broadway is broken." But this piece uses its closing to make several good points about the severity of the...crisis is not too strong a word. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/o...
From Ross Douthat's final column: "I lived through the years of peak woke, and it was a McCarthyite experience."
Can a sentence die of embarrassment?
He has actually spoken about a wide range of subjects and the signature line that helped him win the primary is about three issues: Super PAC influence, the economy, and Medicare for all. So perhaps he's not the one with the obsession.
I try to remind myself that one demographic that is very overrepresented on Facebook is people who can't get anyone to listen to them in real life.
This kind of cretinous ugliness could actually help El-Sayed get elected. It persuades exactly zero undecideds, and turns off many more.
Heaven. And, in its way, wholesome.
I was one of the voters; I think about half of my choices made it. Some great/good books here, a few bad ones, and a few that I would disqualify on genre grounds (sorry, Donna Tartt, Mick Herron, and John Le Carre). But overall, this will prompt a lot of fun reading! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is the way. This is ALSO what "Vote blue no matter who" means.
...and here's a salient bit from it that seems darker today than when I wrote it thirteen years ago.
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593 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-22 | S.J. Res. 31 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-22 | H. Res. 436 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-22 | H. Res. 436 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-22 | H. Res. 436 (119th) | Consideration of the Resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-22 | H. Res. 436 (119th) | Consideration of the Resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-22 | — | Motion to Adjourn | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-05-20 | S.J. Res. 13 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-20 | H.R. 1223 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-20 | H. Res. 426 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-20 | H. Res. 426 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-19 | H.R. 1286 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-19 | H.R. 1263 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-05-15 | H.R. 2240 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-15 | H.R. 2255 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-14 | H. Res. 352 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-14 | H.R. 2243 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-14 | H. Res. 405 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-14 | H. Res. 405 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-14 | H.R. 2215 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-05-13 | H.R. 249 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-13 | H. Con. Res. 30 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-08 | H.R. 276 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-08 | H.R. 276 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-05-07 | H.R. 881 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-07 | H.R. 1503 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-06 | H. Res. 377 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-06 | H. Res. 377 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-05 | H.R. 36 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-05-05 | H.R. 530 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-01 | H.J. Res. 88 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-05-01 | H.J. Res. 78 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-30 | H.J. Res. 89 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-30 | H.J. Res. 87 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-29 | H.J. Res. 60 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-29 | H.R. 859 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-29 | H.R. 1442 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-29 | H.R. 1402 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-29 | H. Res. 354 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-29 | H. Res. 354 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-28 | S. 146 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-28 | H.R. 973 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-04-10 | H.R. 22 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-10 | H.R. 22 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-04-10 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-10 | H.R. 1228 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-10 | H.R. 1526 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-09 | H.R. 1526 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-04-09 | S.J. Res. 18 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-09 | S.J. Res. 28 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-04-09 | H. Res. 313 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.