Author: Electra Fyre

Electra is a retired stripper, writing about her experiences on tumblr at http://electrafyre.tumblr.com/ and twitter @electrafyremw. She has a deep appreciation for corn dogs and Alan Menken musicals.

The Second Shittiest Thing About Being Abused: Survivor Solidarity And Getting Out

Locker room camaraderie can stretch way beyond helping someone with their costume (Photo by Jimi Photog, via Wikipedia)

I actually didn’t know who Christy Mack was until I started seeing articles about her attack flying around the internet last week. But her story is one that is familiar to me. Intimately familiar. I stripped for eight years, in a dozen clubs across New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Colorado, and Georgia. I met… Continue reading The Second Shittiest Thing About Being Abused: Survivor Solidarity And Getting Out