Friday, August 29, 2008

The Adams pole dancing incident

It's all over the national news now, but it's worth mentioning. Here's the details from this article, as well as the video that's currently front page news on CNN.

A woman has sued a town that refused to allow her to open a dance studio that featured pole-dancing exercise classes on the grounds it was a sexually oriented business.

Adams Township officials violated Stephanie Babines' right to free expression by denying her an occupancy permit, the American Civil Liberties Union claims in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Pittsburgh.

Although Babines' classes include pole-dancing, power lap dance, strip tease and "SeXXXercise," they are all taught and performed fully clothed, the lawsuit states. Men can't take the classes, and no spectators are allowed.

"This is not a strip joint or gentleman's club," Babines said in a statement.

Read more here on the studio's official website.

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