TORONTO — A municipal ban on sexual touching in strip clubs is putting sex workers at risk, hampering their ability to make money and denigrating their autonomy, according to some activists in London, Ont. The arguments in favour of allowing consensual touching rub those who support the ban the wrong way. Critics of the ban note an inconsistency in the current situation: Sexualized touching is allowed in body-rub parlours. Cassidy, for example, said that allowing touching in strip clubs could expose patrons to criminal sanction. Trudell acknowledged that trafficking of women and coercion does exist in the strip club world, but said the no-touch rule isn’t the answer.

Source: National Post December 08, 2017 16:07 UTC