RIP to yet more strip pubs
RIP to strip pubs? As Tower Hamlets saves a fetish club from closure due to local objections at losing a venue, why are strip pubs continuing to close?
Graduate’s animated short captures the reality of life as a stripper activist
‘Funny Money’ is a beautiful animated short by Issy Muir, a Kingston University student who was inspired by my stories about my life as a lapdancer and the reasons behind the East London Strippers Collective. Female voices and experiences are gaining importance and are increasingly heard with #metoo, female quotas...
Telling their own story – looking at the strippers who write and produce theatre
Stepping onto a different stage are Strippers who write and produce theatre. In today’s culture, everyone is obsessed with sex, but when do we hear the sex workers and strippers telling their own story? In the last few years, the women and men who work in these industries have written,...
The tattooed rebellion – how Punk Strippers took over
Full body tattoos. Messy hair. Thrashing guitars – and naked women? Punk Strippers? Isn’t punk mostly men rebelling against society? Orange tans. Blonde blowdrys. A room full of boob jobs and accommodating women – so how would a punk fit into the stripclub aesthetic? Slowly two polar opposites have...
Meet the Strippers Taking over Shoreditch’s Party Scene
It’s a Friday night, and I’m about to meet the London Strippers taking over Shoreditch’s Party Scene. Exotic dancers in London are democratizing striptease with a monthly club night that aims to bring feminism and stripping together. Based at Club Aquarium, they are relaunching on the last Friday of the...
London’s hidden gem for corporate entertainment- The Gaslight of St. James
The hidden gem of London’s stripclub scene, the Gaslight is tailormade for corporate entertainment clients or businessmen looking for a fun evening. A small boutique gentleman’s club that has carefully handpicked it’s dancers and built up a good reputation amongst the wealthy, corporate entertainment clients and celebrities who party in...
Lapdancing London – An insiders guide to London lapdance and stripclubs in the city
Lapdancing London – what’s London lapdance like and where can you find London stripclubs? I’ve been involved with lapdancing London for many years as I am a stripper in London who also loves to visit striptease venues in my free time! London is famous for it’s nightlife, but you may...
A fresh look at Brexit’s possible effects on Britain’s stripclub culture
It’s time to take a fresh look at Brexit’s possible effects on Britain’s stripclub culture, as it is representative of the hospitality industry by relying heavily on a diverse workforce and a healthy economy. With a client base of city workers and bankers, and a predominantly immigrant female workforce, lapdancers...
Interview with Tequila Rose – the stripperstyle poledancer
Tequila Rose – a flash of creamy white and bondage black , as she spins around the pole, blonde hair in a pony tail, then a CLACK as she splits her legs across the pole. Read on for my interview with Tequila Rose – the stripperstyle poledancer. Rose has just...
Let’s look at a map of every striptease club in London
To truly learn about London, ask a local – so why not listen to a striptease expert – let’s explain my map of every striptease club in London. With so many venues shutting down in all parts of London’s nighttime economy I though that it was important to refresh it....