Public Health Modernization Act

The Public Health Modernization Act would repeal New York’s decades-old restrictions on adult saunas and replace them with a regulated licensing system.

Supporters say the legislation recognizes how dramatically HIV prevention and treatment have changed since the original regulations were adopted during the AIDS crisis.

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6 08, 2026

New York Moves to End 41-Year Gay Bathhouse Ban in Historic Policy Shift

2026-08-06T18:12:50-07:00August 6th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News NEW YORK, NY — (August 6, 2026) — More than four decades after New York adopted emergency regulations that effectively shut down gay bathhouses during the height of the AIDS crisis, state lawmakers are moving to bring that era of public health policy to [...]

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