Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union from LAist

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In 2023, North Hollywood’s Star Garden reopened as the only unionized strip club in the U.S. LAist Producer Emma Alabaster tells us the behind-the-scenes story of the workplace conditions that pushed the dancers into action.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes sensitive content about sexual assault.

For sexual assault and harassment support and resources, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673, which is a service of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network).

Here are some resources that informed our reporting:

Working It: Sex Workers on the Work of Sex (In particular, the essay "White Supremacy in Organizing" by Domino Rey)
Unequal Desires: Race and Erotic Capital in the Stripping Industry by Siobhan Brooks
Tits and Sass: Service Journalism by and for Sex Workers
LA Co-op Lab
U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
2021 Worker Cooperative State of the Sector Report
Yes, A Stripper Podcast

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