Eeesh: Dude Building World's Biggest, Most Opulent Gay Bathhouse

...on the site of an old bus-stop. Guess there's something just conducive in the site to anonymous sex.

Fleck's grand adventures haven't avoided controversy. Some view bathhouses as little more than legalized brothels. Many were shut down in the '80s, with the explosion of AIDS. And they remain the targets of conservatives, health officials, and others who blame them for spreading sexually transmitted diseases.

In Atlanta, after he was denied his spa and liquor licenses, Fleck battled the city all the way to the Georgia Supreme Court. New Orleans also tried to deny his spa license, unsuccessfully arguing that he was running a sex club. He's still in court in Phoenix, where he was accused of running an illegal entertainment venue.

But industry veterans say that no one promotes safe sex better than bathhouses. Most clubs, including Fleck's, offer health screenings, literature on STDs, and boatloads of free condoms. "I'll show you my condom bill sometime," Fleck says. "I buy more condoms than anyone."

Oh... well! Condoms and pamphets about STDs, you say? That ought to solve the problem lickety-split.

Thanks to Craig.

He found this, not me.

posted by Ace at 07:45 PM

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