CANCELED
Due to venue issues beyond our control, Slick, our bath house event on Oct 24, has been canceled. We appologize for any inconvenience, and hope to see you soon at another event soon.
MVK and Friction Present
Slick
MVK’s all-inclusive steam bath night!
We want Queers, Hets, Bisexuals (of all kinds), Fags, Dykes, Trannies, Genderfuckers and everyone else who wants a sweaty, sexy, kinky night at the bathhouse.
Where S&M meets steam and metal
Featuring demonstrations of impact play and electricity play.
Friday, October 24, 7PM-1AM
At Friction 123 W. Pender near Abbott, Vancouver, BC
See metrovancouverkink.com/slick for details!
Admission:
- Locker $12
- Small rooms $27
- Regular Rooms $19
- Double Rooms $25
- Sling room $35
- VIP room $45
Plus $2 MVK donation at door.
Upgrades allowed.
How does admission pricing work?
The basic admission is the locker fee. If you wish to rent out additional facilities later, just pay the price increment above your admission.
Locker $12
Regular Rooms $17
Double Rooms $25
Sling room $35
VIP room $45
Plus $2 MVK donation at door.
What are the different spaces in the bathhouse?
Lounge
A quiet seating area for talking with beverages (coffee, tea, cold drinks and snacks)
Open play area
There are open play areas on both floors of Friction. These include couches, a sling, bondage equipment, a blackout room and glory holes.
Private rooms
Most of the lower level of Friction is private rooms of various sizes, ranging from small room with a love-seat sized bed to the VIP room with a double bed and a sling. Rooms are booked on a first-come, first-served basis. The doors have locks (as do the lockers in the rooms), lighting on a dimmer, clean sheets and pillow case, a towel (make sure you ask for the right size for you if you plan on wearing a towel), lube and condom. If you want attention, leave your room’s door open, and shut it if you want privacy or a rest.
Blackout room
A completely dark room for tactile encounters, bring your glow in the dark toys/condoms for a ghostly experience. From 7:00pm to 9:00pm, it will be women’s space. From 9:00pm to 11:00pm, it becomes polymorphously perverse. From 11:00pm to 1:00am, it’s back to men only.
What happens at the bathhouse?
Whatever can happen at the bathhouse. Really wet sex, sharing a steam with a buddy, a very hot fisting scene, getting smiled at by that one and having the time and place to do something about it. Flirting, talking, massages, and cuddles with the possibility of more if that’s what you want.
Can I have sex at the bathhouse?
You bet. Feel free to engage in whatever safe, sane and consentual activities your mind can dream up with (a) willing partner(s) in the open rooms, your own room or the play areas. Some areas are reserved as no-sex zones; just make sure to respect these and go for it! We provide the lube and latex.
What kinds of BDSM play can I do at the bathhouse?
In the open areas you can’t do/use:
- bloodsports and needle play
- vomit play
- scat play
- rape play
- face punching
- take downs
- firearms (real or replica);
- stun guns or tasers;
- irritants such as mace, “bear spray,” and pepper spray.
Please keep watersports within the shower and bathroom areas!
So what can I do in the private rooms?
As long as it’s legal and consensual, you can do anything you like! If you’re spilling blood or other bodily fluids, please clean up after yourself. For needle players, sharps boxes are available upon request–just ask any MVK volunteer. We would appreciate it if folks sporting temporary piercings stayed within their private rooms (and especially out of the blackout room! Ouch!).
When packing your toybag or starting your spontaneous scene, please keep in mind that there are no First Aid staff on-site.
Do I have to have sex at the bathhouse?
Absolutely not! You’re not under any obligation to do anything at the bathhouse other than help us maintain a respectful atmosphere for everyone. If you’re approached, feel free to say ‘no thanks’ - no excuses required! Do only what makes you feel comfortable. For that matter, while we ask you to change out of street clothes, you’re free to go as covered or uncovered as you like and to change your mind as the night goes on!
Will everyone else be having sex?
In a word, no. There are plenty of people who visit the bathhouse just for the atmosphere and there will always be people not having sex. There will, however, be people who are having sex, sometimes within view and almost definitely earshot. If this at any time makes you uncomfortable, or you just need a break, the lounge area is always a chill-out zone where things are much lower key.
What does that mean anyway, “all inclusive”?
As with everything at the bathhouse, respect makes it work, and we expect everyone to help us make this a space where we can learn from each others’ differences. No place can ever be perfectly “safe”, but with your help, we can make it the safest, most welcoming, most supportive place to explore sexuality and sensuality.
We are constantly revisiting this issue: if we knew how to come up with a perfect answer, we would bottle it and dump it in the water supply! In the meantime, if you have any thoughts or suggestions, we’d love to hear from you.
Are there any rules at the bathhouse?
Yes. It’s simple: Respect, Consent, and Confidentiality.
We are working overtime to make sure that people who are very different from each other can hang out in the same space while feeling respected and welcomed. We do our best to create lots of options, so people can choose to participate in ways that are comfortable for them. But we also depend on you. “Respect” means welcoming differences and treating everyone with dignity. “Consent” is an active process of listening and open communication, not just a question asked at the beginning. And “Confidentiality” means that whatever happens at the bathhouse, stays at the bathhouse.
Why should I go?
Do you ever feel like you don’t fit in? Like everyone’s assumptions about you are not quite right, or like you’re the only whatever-you-are, or like you’re afraid you’re not a “real” whatever-you-are? Is there something you’d like to try, but never found anyone to do it with? Then there might be something for you at the bathhouse. It’s a place where everyone’s uniqueness hangs out — so there’s nothing to fit-in-to.
A night at the bathhouse can be anything you want it to be. It can be a comfortable, relaxed place to socialize. It can be a casual, accepting place to flirt, where it’s ok to say no and it’s ok to say yes. If you’re looking for casual sex, or a particular kind of playmate, you can hang out a flag — or just write a note on the bathroom wall. And yes — even some long-term couples have met at the bathhouse! Everyone sets their own limits. Only harassment, homophobia or transphobia will not be tolerated. You can participate exactly as much or as little as you want. It doesn’t matter what you look like or what you like to do. This is a sex-positive, trans-friendly, bi-friendly space.
Who knows what those guys do to their bathhouse! It’s probably dirty and sticky all over!
Actually, the Friction staff are extremely meticulous about cleanliness and upkeep. The whole place is new and extremely well-maintained. It is also scrubbed top to bottom, daily. We guarantee it’s cleaner than your bathroom.
I’m a supermodel, and I only flirt with other supermodels. If I go, will I have to interact with the riffraff?
The bathhouse is intended to be a welcoming space for people of all shapes, ages, sizes, and colours. The point is to be comfortable in our own skin. Come one, cum all!
How do you approach people? What do you say??
- Figure out what you want to do.
- Figure out who you want to do it with.
- Ask them if they’d like to join you.
- Repeat as necessary.
What do I wear?!?
Anything you want. We do encourage you to bring something to change into, as a way to shift mentally from “outside” to “inside”. Whether you end up in a swimsuit, towel, or strap-on is entirely up to you. “Nothing” is also a popular option.
I’ve never done anything like this before / I’m in a committed relationship / I’m straight / I’m not sure I’ll be comfortable around the younger people / older people / bisexuals / gays / lesbians / straights / trannies / non-trannies / BDSM folks / vanilla types / I’m not even sure what some of those words mean!
We realize that this whole bathhouse idea can seem a bit intimidating, especially if it’s your first time. It might help to spend some time thinking about exactly what you’re open to and not open to doing. You may want to discuss this with your partner(s), especially if you’re going together. Make sure you have a clear, unapologetic “No, but thanks for asking!” and “Sure, that sounds great!” stashed away somewhere. Lots of other people will be there for the first time. And remember: you can participate exactly as much, or as little, as you want.
Escorting
Friction is where it is. If you want an escort to transit (a bus stop right out front and just a block from Stadium Skytrain) or your car (on street or in the parkade), please ask. We want you to feel safe and comfortable.
Who are you people?
Metro Vancouver Kink is Vancouver’s community-based, non-profit society for kinky people.
Based on the Shedogs bath house FAQ, used with permission
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