The purpose of this small group is to discuss how community leadership and media can shift normative behaviors in the gay community. The purpose of this small group is to discuss issues related to STD screening, testing, and treatment, HIV counseling and testing, and partner management services. Group D - Bathhouses and Other Public Sex Venues Data suggest that high levels of risk behaviors occur in bathhouses and public sex venues, and that perhaps a quarter of STDs occur in such settings. Both HIV positive and negative GBTM visit these places. Some evidence suggests that brighter lighting and fewer doors may reduce the risk level of the sex that occurs.
Bathhouses can serve as outreach and clinical field sites.
In SF, community volunteers actually inspect baths to assure the use of condoms for anal sex, requiring brighter lighting and the ability to look into rooms. All information is general in nature and is not intended to be used as a substitute for appropriate professional advice. By visiting this and other King County web pages, you expressly agree to be bound by terms and conditions of the site.