Hundreds of adult dancers are urging the Washington state legislature to adopt a so-called "strippers' bill of rights," which they say would help protect them from customers and club owners alike.
Why it matters: Dancers say they've been assaulted and threatened on the job without adequate security staff there to step in, all while having to pay excessive fees to strip club owners in order to perform.
The big picture: Washington's proposal, if adopted, would enact some of the most wide-reaching state-level protections for adult dancers in the country, according to Strippers Are Workers, a Washington-based group of hundreds of adult performers.
