The Huffington Post reports this week on an investigation by the Associated Press: Lured by unsupervised, third-party brokers with promises of steady jobs and a chance to sightsee, some foreign college students on summer work programs in the U.S. get a far different taste of life in America.An Associated Press investigation found students forced to work […]
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Lambda Literary: “Discarded Teens: ‘Kicked Out'”
It might claim otherwise, but the sex industry is no friend to the LGBT community. Lambda Literary writes in June: There’s a dirty secret in the LGBT community. One we rarely discuss, but one that affects thousands of queer teens every year: homelessness. According to a report by The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 26% of […]
Springfield Republican Reports on Strippers Lawsuit Against Strip Clubs
The February 5 Springfield Republican reports on a class-action suit filed by exotic dancers against area strip clubs: A class-action suit filed by exotic dancers over what they say are unfair labor practices at the Mardi Gras and four other area strip clubs parallels a similar suit filed by dancers earlier this year against a […]
Hugo Schwyzer: “A Note on Homosociality and Strip Clubs”
We recommend Hugo Schwyzer’s 12/1/09 article, “Bonding through revulsion and desire: a note on homosociality and strip clubs”. A few excerpts: Homosociality is the notion that for American men in particular, the approval of other males is of paramount concern, even more sought after than validation from women…Men in our society, as countless scholars of […]
Springfield Republican: “Strip clubs need Sarno ultimatum”
The Springfield Republican published this editorial today: Strip clubs need Sarno ultimatumAfter two murders and countless testosterone and booze-laced disturbances, Springfield’s strip clubs have presented the city’s License Commission with a plan to bolster security…We have said in the past that the city should shut the clubs down because of the trouble they attract.Sarno himself […]
Iceland Criminalizes Strip Clubs
Object, a UK organization, has kindly given us permission to reprint the following bulletin from their Stripping the Illusion July 2009 update: case study: Iceland“We have now shown that we understand the connection between pornography, prostitution and human trafficking.” Gudrun Jonsdotti, spokesperson for Stigamot, an Icelandic sexual violence support center.“A complete victory has been achieved […]
Strip Clubs Included in Guide for Massachusetts Democratic Convention Delegates
Today in the Cries & Whispers column of the Sunday Republican: Democrats in Massachusetts are a liberal bunch, but did they go too far by listing two “adult entertainment” spots in downtown Springfield in their official “delegate guide” for the state Democratic convention held on June 6? The guide directed delegates to two strip clubs […]
Republican: “1 dead, 5 seriously injured in shooting rampage at Springfield strip club”
Today’s Springfield Republican reports: Bobianski said a caller at 1:37 a.m. reported numerous shots fired inside Club 418, a strip club, located at 453 ½ Worthington St. “Officers responded to the scene and found five people who had serious gunshot wounds and another victim who was stabbed,” Bobianski said. “All of them were inside of […]
Springfield Republican: “Man fatally shot inside strip bar”
The print edition of today’s Springfield Republican reports: …a 22-year-old man was shot in the head while sitting at the bar at the Mardi Gras strip club downtown… Police said Colon [the victim] had been involved in a “verbal and physical altercation with several other subjects” in the Mardi Gras about 20 minutes prior to […]
Springfield Republican: “Ware selectmen OK written refusal to deny permit to Robbie’s Place for nude dancing”
Today’s Springfield Republican reports: Ware selectmen OK written refusal to deny permit to Robbie’s Place for nude dancing The selectmen have approved a document defining their board’s opposition to a downtown bar’s request for a 2009 entertainment permit including nude dancing… The document says granting the permit “would adversely affect the public health, safety or […]