With the Spitzer scandal I’ve read a lot of news stories portraying sex workers negatively. So when I came across the following Reuters story it felt like a breath of fresh air. This story is an update on the Lusty Lady co-op and the sex workers are portrayed in a positive light.

From Reuters:
When strippers take over the club
“When dancers at San Francisco’s Lusty Lady turned the exotic club into an egalitarian co-op, they found it tough to reconcile their lofty ideals with the aesthetic realities of the sex trade.”

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“The Lusties, as they call themselves, enlisted the help of other local co-ops such as Rainbow Grocery and Good Vibrations, a local female-run sex-toy shop.

They learned the ins and outs of running a collective business and hammered out articles of incorporation within days.

Seven committees were created to oversee mundane but necessary business items such as insurance and licensing, finance, incorporation, bylaws and media relations.

All new proposals, from bylaw modifications down to buying new carpets, would need approval from general co-op membership and the board of directors. Every worker, whether support staff or performer, had the right to submit a proposal, and decisions would be made by majority vote via paper ballot.”

Posted by Vixen in News, Sex Workers