Lap dancing clubs – Sexual Encounters? | Chameleon Fridays

The Government faced increased pressure today to change the licensing rules regarding lap dancing clubs.
In an open letter to the Times newspaper, women’s rights campaigners, plus a number of councils and councillors went to press. This was on the day that Government consultation on the issue came to a close, after licensing minister Gerry Sutcliffe wrote to councils across England and Wales in June, asking for their views.

Women’s rights group ‘Object’ today had their director, Dr Sasha Rakoff go on record stating: “Many local authorities have added their voice to growing calls for an end to licensing of lap dancing clubs as cafes. Current licensing has acted as a floodgate to the industry whilst making it difficult for local authorities and local people to have a say in this process. It has helped normalise lap dancing clubs and attitudes that encourage seeing women as sex objects, not people. The solution to this problem does not lie in tinkering with the Licensing Act 2003 or in planning controls. The solution lies in licensing lap dancing clubs for what they are: venues that provide visual entertainment for sexual stimulation – in other words, sex encounter establishments. We call on the Government to restore democracy to the licensing process and send out a powerful message that buying a lap dance is not the same as buying a cappuccino.”

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~ by chameleonfridays on September 4, 2008.