I got an email today from a woman named Nancy who asks the following question:
I'm trying to understand the issue of strippers and I'm getting to know positive as well as negative attitudes about the industry...can u tell me more about the laws in this country on strip clubs?
I replied:
Would that it were that easy. Laws on SOBs (sexually oriented businesses) vary not only from state to state but from county to county in many instances. There's a book's worth of detail in any attempt to gather all the varying regulations and their varying levels of enforcement.
Sorry I can't be more helpful, but I suggest if you're looking towards a specific state or locale that you investigate them through the government agency in charge of such things for where you're looking. Personally, I take a big picture view of SOBs as they operate around the world so the particulars of state-by-state breakdowns matter less to me than researching the pornstitution industries as a whole and their effects on families, communities, and Class Women as a whole.
Now comes the reply from Nancy I hope some you might be able to assist with:
I'm looking at Texas, Dallas although, i completely agree that its a reality in any part of the world even in India where i come from where it exists at a level much cheaper and worse...i m trying to understand if indian
immigrant/ illegal immigrants are found in these strip clubs and the industry in general...if u can throw some light on it, i shall be really grateful.
Whatever you can contribute would be appreciated.