The City of Minneapolis is considering allowing bathhouses and sex venues to open again after being closed since the 1980s. They are moving to re-legalize and regulate bathhouses, and it’s getting a lot of press.
Bathhouses were banned in the 1980s when the AIDS crisis became a public health concern. Nearly all US urban areas passed ordinances to close the adult saunas across the country.
A lot has changed in 40 years. Some councilors believe that LGBTQIA+ gathering spaces have been unfairly targeted, like council member Jason Chavez, according ot the Star Tribune…