Informative Reports
These Reports and Testimonies might give you a glance into the life of the Adult Entertainment Industry. This has been quite the Journey back into a life that I left so long ago. When I read this information I get a weird sense of this being me just yesterday. This information is so accurate it is SCARY.

 

An inside look: THE LIFE OF THE EXOTIC DANCER
By Devi Maria Schmidt

Here is a report that a female law student wrote. This is a very accurate report on the inside look at a typical mind of a exotic dancer. I read the report and started remembering when I said the same things. When you read this report don't pass judgment but look at what these young women are saying. They are saying that they are degraded and don't feel good about what they are doing. Please read this with companion. Click Here to begin to read.


SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES AN INSIDER'S VIEW
By David Sherman (Former Midwest Manager of the Stripe Club Déjà Vu)

In this Testimony (Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee on Civil Justice) you will read about some of the crime that takes place in the Exotic Dance Industry. But the real crime that is taking place is in the lives of the women that have to deal with their actions after the Dance is over. Click Here to begin to read.


Sexually Oriented Businesses A View Inside II
By Carolyn McKenzie (Friend and Counselor to Ex-Dancers)

This Testimony was given by a person that was trying to make a difference and She did. We can make a difference in our schools, neighborhood, Church and our State, all we need to do is decide that we are going to step out; not just say how awful things are getting. Click Here to begin to read.


STRIP CLUB TESTIMONY
By Kelly Hosopple (Community Defense Counsel)

The purpose of this paper is to investigate women's experiences in strip clubs and to describe the activities in strip clubs from the women's point of view. The format approach is collective story narrative with the author as part of the collective voice. The research was inspired by the author’s experiences in stripping over the course of thirteen years. The author’s intention is to examine the conditions of strip clubs by describing the fundamental way strip clubs are organized. The description features bar activities focused on stripper-customer interactions; survey data on sexual violence in strip clubs; and women's thoughts on stripping. Click Here to begin to read.