These places exist, and will continue to exist; closing one will only create another. Remember, the Men's Parties themselves began as a priate party which revolved from one private home to another each week, and thus could not be regulated by DC business regulations. Sex-party circuits exist now, and with the closure of the Men's Parties, will no doubt increase -- perhaps in your own condo building, or at your neighbor's townhouse. JUST THINK OF IT -- RIGHT NEXT DOOR AT ALL HOURS.

Closing "The Men's Parties" is a good thing don't get me wrong -- I'm glad it's gone. Going there for "hook-ups" was, and is an addiction for many. Unfortunately I bet the DC and Park Police will now see an increase in those frequenting outside venues for their annonymous sexual encounters. AND an arrest for such activity on your record will affect your job, your prospects for landing a new job, and maybe your ability to keep custody of your kids (if you're going through a divorce).

THERE IS HELP!!! Attend an SCA meeting; you'll be surprised how soon you don't miss venues like "The Men's Parties" or "Crew Club". . . AND oh by the way, try going home with someone rather than going to an annonymous setting. It's "old-school" I know, but guess what it's really quite nice waking up next to someone in the morning and getting to know him over a cup of coffee and scrambled eggs rather than having to "wash-up" your blackened feet after a "sticky" night at the former "Men's Parties".

those that comment about a legal place have a good argument. but the argument for this being closed down is a separate one. this place was shady by all stretches of the imagination. this places does nothing for the individual or the community. call me moralizing, i'm fine with that. i think it's disrespectful to oneself, and the community.

i still don't see the argument for why this place should be allowed to operate illegally and unsafely. someone explain to me why it should?

i mean, can't people just use manhunt or grindr? really...it's not hard (no pun intended)....

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To Rick Mangu: Right on about the Blade. Same reason they have buried the Jim Graham graft and corruption story, etc. City Paper has been excellent on this while The Blade has treated it as a non-event. I had some hope for the new regime at The Blade but their idea of honoring 40 years of Balde is apparently to go backwards. The editor lives in Baltimore for crying out loud.

I am a gay man who has lived in DC for the past fifteen years, our so called gay paper (The Blade) if you noticed buried this story on page 39. Could it be because this unsafe and illegal sleaze hole bought a half page ad every week? With the highest rate of HIV in the US it time we as a community to be more responsible.
And a few words to KODIAK, read the book 'And The Band Played On'.

You say, "I often see VA plates on the cars that people get into and out of…"

How do you know that the cars at this establishment are from VA, unless you are a patron as well?

Question goes to you, too, Cash Dollars - how do you know the customers of this establishment are from the burbs? Do you go there, and check out their license plates like KG? Probably......

Gay guys are going to find a place for anonomous sex. Would you rather it be inside of a building like this where it is at least discrete or in the alley behind your house at 3:00 in the morning? The city needs to revamp its zoning code to license, tax, and regulate these types of establishments versus pushing this underground into unsafe locations. Maybe the guy who died here would still be alive if the city allowed legitimate bathouses to open?

Bunch of puritanical prudes. People have sex. So, what is wrong with a place where they can go and have sex? Just because you wouldn't go is not enough of a reason to deny others from going.

God, I can't wait to move back to Europe. Pathetic country.

I totally agree with cash dollars too. The worst is that it probably is the "burbs folks" that come in to the city. I often see VA plates on the cars that people get into and out of...

Crew Club operates unders a MOU with the Logan Circle neighborhood that it has flagrantly violated for years.
I recommend that the Logan Circle ANC demand a full "accounting" of Crew Club and in the meantime the business license should be at least suspended. I for one am tired of closet cases from the 'burbs using my neighborhood as a toilet, gay or not.

The "safe sex" gambit is a sham as well. That is the ruse Crew Club used to get opened - that and a careful manipulation of gay political sensibilities spearheaded by $teve Michael$. Jim "Taxi Cash" Graham was all over that as well.