Unfortunately for Men's Parties, police and city officials operate on a more traditional definition of "safety." The man's death marks the second major incident at the club to draw the scrutiny of the police, city officials, and neighbors.... But the most heated safety concerns surrounding the Men's Parties lie outside the scope of city regulation. According to the frequent visitor to the club, "The most dangerous condition there was the lack of condoms....There are no bowls of condoms upstairs or downstairs, where most of the sex takes place," he says. "To me, this was always a recipe for disaster."

From the Washington City Paper's series of articles that have appeared since a man fell and died while attending a "Men's Party" at 1618 14th Street, NW, in Washington, DC. Besides the hard look at the nondescript building's physical safety features, there is attention being drawn to the organization's right to exist as an establishment, and the sexual behavior that occurs there. (Washington City Paper)