Britany Clara When I entered the adult sex club industry in 2025, I recognized a mutual agreement. In exchange for a predetermined percentage of revenue, the club would provide me with a professional venue, customer base, security, adult sex, and the ability to provide me with my services safely. The fact that strippers offer a fun and sexy atmosphere is what distinguishes adult sex clubs from other venues. Without strippers, adult sex clubs are no different from bars that serve watered-down alcohol at overly high prices. I firmly believe that adult sex club owners should value the strippers who choose to work at their establishments. However, my experience in the industry has revealed the opposite view. Clubs often see themselves as the primary service provider and, therefore, believe they have the right to exercise authority over the strippers they hire. I despise this.
The responsibility of the adult sex club owners should be limited to running the venue and not interfering with the autonomy of the performers.
Being a stripper is not an easy job. We are not just pole dancers. We are the soul of the party. Adult sex clubs are a fantasy world where you can escape reality and be whoever you want to be, surrounded by beautiful people. We provide companionship, entertainment, and atmosphere. It takes a lot to undress in front of others and walk around for hours in your underwear and 7-inch heels, strike up conversations with strangers, and make everyone you interact with feel special. Plus, the majority of our customers are men who are interested in adult sex and believe they have a right to their bodies. We are constantly at risk of physical or sexual harassment in the workplace, but that doesn’t just apply inside the club. In the real world, the negative stigma surrounding our work is another challenge strippers face. Many of us are forced to live double lives, fearing rejection by our families, abandonment or abuse by our partners, and isolation from friends and society. The nature of our work means we cannot get loans from banks. Our chosen profession can be used against us in custody battles and housing denials. The day we decide to become a stripper is the day we are forever looked at and treated differently in the eyes of our society, which has a deep phobia of prostitutes. Yet many of us choose this profession voluntarily.
Without strippers, erotic clubs are just bars that serve watered-down alcohol at overpriced prices.
The reasons why people become strippers are very subjective, but in my experience, the most common cause is simply “I wanted a job with flexible hours, where I could be my boss, and with no cap on my income.” That’s understandable. Before I started stripping, I had a hard time working as an employee. I’m autistic and have been diagnosed with a chronic illness that affects my ability to work a job with set hours. It didn’t take me long to realize that working independently was the best way to survive in the workforce. Before becoming a stripper, I made money by offering adult sex online to support my disability. I had just graduated with a degree in Film, Media, and Theatre, and I saw stripping as a way to get paid to perform. Even better, I could set my hours and be my boss. At least, that’s what I imagined.
