Lesbian stripper shows near me: How queer pole nights are taking over America.

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“What the fuck is poppin’?” a statuesque woman wearing a ridiculous corn-shaped headpiece asks the audience. The crowd, remarkably diverse in age, race, and gender presentation, whistles, cheers, and catcalls in response. Our emcee’s stage name is Pottie Pocket, and she’s a local rapper serving as the halftime act at Sapphic Strip Club , a bimonthly queer pole show held in Chicago. “You know, when I was a little corn pop in Nebraska,” she continues in a mock wistful tone, “I dreamed of being surrounded by badass strippers dancing all around me.” The audience, arranged in a half-circle around a stripper pole on a sound stage, erupts into applause.

Pottie Pocket