'We strip our clothes, not our pay:' Strippers rally outside the state Capitol
Strippers and queer community members rallied on Monday at the Washington state Capitol, calling on House lawmakers to pass a bill that would clear a pathway to liquor sales and improve workplace standards in strip clubs.
“We are the experts on this topic,” said Peach, who identified herself only by her dancer name. “There is no one in the government that understands the strip club workplace better than we do.”
Senate Bill 6105, also known as the Strippers’ Bill of Rights, passed through the Senate on a 29-20 vote. The bill, supported by dancer-led group Strippers are Workers, would mandate security staffing, restrict clubs from charging dancers excessive fees and require them to provide strippers with training on de-escalating situations with problem customers and preventing sex trafficking.
SB 6105 would also ban local ordinances on distance between strippers and customers, which dancers say stigmatizes their work. The House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards is scheduled to possibly discuss the legislation on Tuesday.
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