Steam Portland

Steam Portland

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Front entrance, 2022
Steam Portland Location in Portland, Oregon
Address	2885 Northeast Sandy Boulevard
Location	Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	45°31′48″N122°38′09″W / 45.53003°N 122.63572°W / 45.53003; -122.63572
Type	Gay bathhouse
Opened	2003 (2003)
Website
www.steamportland.com

Steam Portland is a gay bathhouse located in the Kerns neighborhood of northeast Portland, Oregon, United States.

Description and history

According to Portland Monthly , Steam Portland allows trans men and nonbinary people "if they legally identify as male or X" on identity documents. ^[1] The bathhouse opened in 2003 and has been called "sleek". ^[2] Amenities include a nude sun deck, a hot tub and steam bath, a lounge, and video booths. ^{[3] [4]}

The privately owned ^[5] bathhouse was among the first businesses in Portland to close temporarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[6]

See also

• Sex clubs in Portland, Oregon

References

1. "The Gay Bathhouse Is Alive in Portland". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
2. Beaudoin, Stephen Marc (June 15, 2007). "Landmark Club Portland Bathhouse Set to Close". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
3. "Capture or Asylum: Chuck Palahniuk's Fugitives and Refugees 10 Years Later". Willamette Week. 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
4. "When I Had No Place Else To Go, I Lived in One of Portland's Last Bathhouses". Willamette Week. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
5. "Gay Bath Houses. What Should A Bath House Virgin Know Before Going To Their First?". Instinct Magazine. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
6. Earl, Alex-Jon (2020-04-07). "Safety top concern for adult businesses and performers in the queer community". Vanguard. Retrieved 2024-10-17.

External links

• Media related to Steam Portland at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• A Newer, Gentler Den of Sin: Getting Your Gay On at Steam Portland by Justin Sanders (February 20, 2003), The Portland Mercury