![]() ![]() “These regulations that are so paternalistic, that control people’s bodies and sexualities, pretty much only affect marginalized communities and non-conforming people,” said Madison Zack-Wu, who directs the worker-led group Strippers Are Workers (SAW). He said that he lost 70% of his business due to citations in February 2008. “There is no other answer.”Įagle owner Keith Christensen said that he’s still waiting to hear back from JET about a potential citation. It’s discrimination, according to Burgess. “They’re not going into the other bars the same way as this.” “You’re allowed to be who you are in Seattle as long as you don’t go into a gay bar,” Burgess said. Since then, Cuff staff have been forced to “hall-monitor” patrons’ fashion choices: jock straps are banned at the venue and exposed cracks are prohibited.īurgess blames a decline in business on the outdated regulations and points to nearby Cal Anderson Park, where people can play kickball in their jockstraps. ![]() A post shared by Dan Savage owner Burgess said he’s dealt with this same problem since Pride celebrations in 2022 when the Liquor and Cannabis Board cited his bar for a customer wearing a jockstrap.
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