Archimedes Banya — a clothing-optional Russian spa — created a “Cultural & Religious Women’s Night” specifically to cater to clients who “observe practices requiring a female-only ...

Two San Francisco spas have faced criticism for policies separating transgender and cisgender women. Though one of the spas changed its policies after a protest, the other has not returned the Bay ...

A popular local bathhouse and spa is facing backlash from queer and transgender San Franciscans for changes to its women’s- and men’s-only nights. As of at least Feb. 2, the website for ...

A San Francisco bathhouse’s policy to restrict access to transgender individuals on select nights is now under review by the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. Russian-style spa ...

Transgender activists are pushing back against Archimedes Banya's new monthly 'Cultural & religious women’s night' for biologically female-only clients, citing exclusion. The spa, which also ...