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NY lawmakers introduce bill to repeal 1985 bathhouse ban

Published 7 August 2026

Two New York state lawmakers have introduced legislation to repeal a 1985 ban on adult bathhouses and saunas, a law enacted at the height of the AIDS epidemic that was used to shutter gay bathhouses across New York City.

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