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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Caitlin Logan

Will the closure of Edinburgh's strip clubs really benefit women?

A protest in Edinburgh earlier this year organised by United Sex Workers, which is campaigning for better working conditions and fighting to change the industry from within Photograph: Mina Karenina, United Sex Workers

‘I’M a normal person, I live with my partner and my dog and we’re happy together.” It’s a simple declaration, but one that 31-year-old Emma*, who works as a stripper at an Edinburgh club, feels it necessary to make.

“We’re all just trying to live our normal lives and support our families or have happy relationships, and the more stigma we face, the harder that is for us,” she says.

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