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Overview

A 1999 home movie by Mario Perez of the last day the Chelsea Gym was open. Located at West 17th Street, Chelsea Gym was a key place for New York City gay culture. The video shows footage of men exercising. Mario also asks several men about their experience in the gym and about their feelings on its closure. The original version of this home movie included nudity and sexually explicit content of gay men in the locker rooms and the steam room. This version has been edited to protect the privacy of the people involved.