Gina’s pro-zwart, politiek-maar-vermakelijke podcast is een welkome balsem voor haar gemeenschap. Als ze alleen maar het geraas van buitenaf kon overstemmen. Dru komt om te helpen, maar ze raakt ook gevangen. Gina en Dru zijn twee Afro-Amerikaanse vrouwen die niet kunnen vertrekken, niet kunnen blijven. Het gaat over Amerika. Het gaat over tijd.
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From our friends at the LAist —
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
For more, visit https://LAist.com/ImperfectParadise
