Tag: pay your damn taxes

Sex Workers: YOU CAN AND SHOULD REQUEST PANDEMIC RELIEF

So we’re about a month into strip clubs being shut down. Before that, most in-person sex workers had already been worried about the potential of getting or spreading COVID-19 (the illness caused by the coronavirus) at work, and probably noticed a significant dip in business. Most times we’d be SOL when it comes to accessing… Continue reading Sex Workers: YOU CAN AND SHOULD REQUEST PANDEMIC RELIEF

New York Court Rules 4-3 Lap Dances Not Exempt Artistic Performances, Can Be Taxed

Albany strip club Nite Moves challenged a 2005 audit by claiming that lap dances were exempt from taxation, just as ballet performances are (I wrote about some of the sillier commentary inspired by the case). Their appeal wound up in front of the New York Court of Appeals, and today they ruled against the club,… Continue reading New York Court Rules 4-3 Lap Dances Not Exempt Artistic Performances, Can Be Taxed

The Week in Links: August 19

A Ron Paul supporter turned to the Austin Chronicle to solicit dirt on opposing presidential candidate Rick Perry. Seeking to expose Perry’s family values platform as hypocritical, Paul supporter Robert Morrow specifically asked strippers and escorts to come forward. SocialiteLife.com published an interview with former Jesse James mistress/stripper/model/alleged white supremacist Michelle “Bombshell” McGee. Gender Across Borders is looking for… Continue reading The Week in Links: August 19