. ▁Pet rel is ▁also ▁wor ried ▁that ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁female ▁cond om ▁for ▁anal ▁sex ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁( F DA ). ▁Because ▁Pet rel is ▁had ▁first ▁lo bb ied ▁for ▁wider ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁female ▁cond om , ▁then ▁critic ized ▁how ▁SF DP H ▁accomplished ▁that , ▁an ▁un named ▁SF DP H ▁staff ▁member ▁accused ▁Pet rel is ▁of ▁" a ▁complete ▁ 1 8 0 ▁back ▁f lip ." ▁Pet rel is ▁counter ed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁consist ently ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁SF DP H ▁to ▁hold ▁public ▁hear ings ▁about ▁its ▁work . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁to ▁re open ▁the ▁bath h ouses ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Pet rel is ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁re open ▁the ▁bath h ouses , ▁after ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors ▁member ▁Tom ▁Am m iano ▁proposed ▁an ▁ordin ance ▁to ▁license ▁and ▁reg ulate ▁the ▁city ' s ▁sex ▁clubs , ▁thereby ▁cod ifying ▁previously ▁volunt ary ▁gu idel ines . ▁Pet rel is ▁opposed ▁the ▁measure ▁as ▁an ▁unw arr anted ▁government ▁intr usion ▁into ▁the ▁sex ▁lives ▁of ▁gay ▁men . ▁Among ▁the ▁volunt ary ▁gu idel ines ▁to ▁be ▁cod ified ▁by ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁a ▁prohib ition ▁against ▁locked ▁doors , ▁behind ▁which ▁pat rons ▁might ▁eng age ▁in ▁un protected ▁anal ▁inter course . ▁San ▁Francisco ▁health ▁officials ▁considered ▁the ▁avail ability ▁of ▁such ▁private ▁spaces