Tell a straight person this is a place where men can have endless anonymous sex in an array of private cabins, darkrooms, glory holes and communal areas, and their fascination will know no bounds. These places are generally unique to gay men, though some saunas holds nights for lesbians. The size of the steam room is beside the point. You’re not going there to open up your pores, but to open up another part of your anatomy – or someone else’s depending on your preference. Get lucky, and you may bump into a porn star; but on a bad day you can pace the corridors for hours looking for that elusive fuck.
Gay men have a long and cherished relationship with outdoor sex. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of a furtive fumble or indeed full-on thrustathon in the bushes. Gay Outdoor cruising grounds exist the world over. The lure of the orgasm is insurmountable. Whatever the weather, you’ll find guys rambling through woodland or hiding in the dunes in search of prime Rumpleforeskin.
This is certainly one of the most popular scenarios in gay male porn: the strapping coach putting the willing student through his paces after a sweaty game of soccer. It’s a typical high school fantasy - and not just the preserve of gay men: how about that hot lady hockey teacher of your adolescent dreams? In adult life, thanks to gay gyms (which frequently double up as saunas), you can make these locker rooms fantasies realities. If you’re in a non-gay space be cautious and make sure your advances are welcome. Even if you can’t touch, you can still look, of course - discreetly though.