Exotic Dancer, 19, Sues State Over Law Raising Age Requirement
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- Florida stripper, Serenity Michelle Bushey, is taking a stand against a new law enforced in the Sunshine State.
- The 19-year-old used to work for Café Risque, described as a “24/7 American Restaurant with Naked Entertainment” on Instagram.
- However, she lost her job at the Gainesville-area joint after the new age restrictions for adult dancers took effect
- The teenager filed a lawsuit challenging the new law, which forbids anyone under 21 from working in the adult entertainment industry.
- Aimed at combating human trafficking, the law also forbids adult entertainment businesses from hiring under-21s as performers, cooks, DJs, waitstaff, and security guards.
- Governor Ron DeSantis signed the law in May to deter human trafficking, but plaintiffs argue it targets law-abiding businesses.
- “This legislation will help better protect the most vulnerable in our communities," the governor said last month.
- Serenity believes the law violates her constitutional right to free speech and won't actually help in preventing human trafficking.
- "This is more or so [sic] a political plot to get voters into the booths to vote for the candidates putting these laws in motion," she told the Daily Mail.