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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "stripping"

Rethinking Stripping: So Why Are So Many Men Paying Women to Take off Their Clothes?

Shira Tarrant, Huffington Post. May 20, 2010.

We need to talk about gender, sexuality, safety, pleasure, earning power, and choice when we discuss sex work.

Ex-Stripper Army Wife Talks Military Marriages, War, PTSD, and Secret Shoe Phones

Diablo Cody, SMITH Magazine. May 14, 2009.

A new book, "I Love a Man in Uniform," looks at the imperfect individuals behind the red, white, and blue facade.

Should You Try Stripping?

Lily Blau, Sirens Magazine. April 30, 2009.

Faced with increasing economic woes, some women are asking themselves that question.

The Patriotic Stripper: From Rebellious "Bad Girl" to Military Wife

Susannah Breslin, The Daily Beast. April 25, 2009.

When Lily Burana married an Army officer, she left behind her life in strip clubs and became a cake-baking military wife. Then came the bombshells.

Sex Work Goes Mainstream on Reality TV

Marcy Marzuki, Spread Magazine. December 30, 2008.

Prostitutes, strippers and porn stars are now as ubiquitous on cable as cops are on network TV. Is that good or bad for sex workers?

The Naked Truth About Stripping: Reality and Fantasy Are Poles Apart

Bernadette Barton, On The Issues Magazine. August 20, 2008.

Our culture and media are obsessed with strippers. But in real life women who dance for a living inspire rabid sexism.

If a woman chooses to objectify herself -- shedding her clothes to obtain power through money -- is she helping to eliminate gender inequality or simply degrading herself? A former adult entertainer shares her story.