Posts Tagged ‘glory holes’
D.C. Police Describe “Men’s Parties” Location: Used Condoms, Glory Holes, and a Crucifix
On Wednesday, the District of Columbia filed suit to shut down “Men’s Parties,” the underground male sex club operating at 1618 14th Street NW. The lawsuit’s three defendants—David J. Butler, 1618 14th Street LLC, and the D.C. Wrestling Club—face charges of “opperation of a business without a basic business license” and “use of premises for business without appropriate certificate of occupancy.”
The initial documents in the case offer a glimpse into the club’s secretive activities, as well as additional information concerning the fatal accident that occurred inside the club on the morning of October 4th.
Glory Holes: The College Years
Fall From Glory: George Washington University’s Corcoran Hall
Anonymous public sex ain’t as public—or anonymous—as it used to be. In the past ten years, private Internet hook-ups have all but eliminated the need for old-fashioned public toe-tapping meet-ups. In the meantime, some infamous incidents have helped raise awareness about the dangers of initiating anonymous public sex with the wrong guy—like an undercover cop.
But somewhere between the time that the Internet went mainstream and Craigslist took over the sex stuff—we’re talking late-90s, early 2000s here—willing partners in search of anonymous sex began seeking out—and recording—their public meet-ups spots online.
The popularity of these online message boards—like Gay Universe’s D.C. cruising spot locator—have come and gone. But in their wake, public sex locations (like restrooms), their corresponding sex codes (like winks), and their dangers (like leather-clad dudes who hang around suspiciously, pretending to “fix their glasses”) have been recorded for posterity. What remains is an online history of glory holes past, present, and policed.
Alongside the clubs, porn shops, and public parks is one particularly refined category of anonymous sex meeting places: The District of Columbia’s most prestigious universities. Delve into the online public sex histories of American, Catholic, Gallaudet, George Washington, and Georgetown, after the jump.
Glory Hole Anthem: George Michael’s “Outside”
Seeing as June is Glory Hole Month, I thought I’d offer up some Sexist musical stylings of the more consensual variety. Today, I give you: The Only Glory Hole Jam I Could Find.
It turns out there aren’t too many popular songs dedicated to anonymous sex through holes. For the most part, the closest thing I could find was this parody lyric sheet offering a rest-stop twist to Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days.” If anyone out there is familiar with some more serious Glory Hole works, please let me know.
George Michael, of course, has got us covered:
Glory Holes Ain’t What They Used to Be
Craigslist’s adult-services ads may now be scrubbed of unlawfullness and pornography, but the Web site’s notoriously dirty personals section is still allowed to run free of administrative oversight. That’s not to say its sex seekers are lacking in standards.
In “The Glory Hole is OPEN,” the proprietor of a private anonymous sex hole writes:
The Sexist Declares June Glory Hole Month
And it’s about goddamned time. I can’t tell you how many months I’ve spent not obsessively blogging about glory holes in the Washington, D.C. area. Actually, I can tell you: It’s been exactly 288 months* now that I have not been excessively blogging about glory holes in the Washington, D.C. area. Well, I’m not getting any younger, and D.C. isn’t getting any more anonymous blow jobs through public rest area doors, so this June, it’s time to sit back, relax, and allow me take you on a tour of D.C.’s finest glory holes, past and present.
“Ikea Glory Hole” by GorillaSushi
