UPDATED: Foxy Lady Licenses Revoked by Providence Board of Licenses

UPDATED: Foxy Lady Licenses Revoked by Providence Board of Licenses

The Providence Board of License voted on Wednesday to revoke all licenses for the Foxy Lady - and close the establishment. 

The Providence strip club has been closed since the arrest of three female employees on prostitution charges last week; the women are expected in court Thursday.

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The Foxy Lady can now appeal to the Department of Business Regulation, after the Board voted 3-1 to revoke the licenses. 

Advocacy Groups Speak Out

The sex worker advocacy group Coyote-RI blasted Providence city officials for arresting the three sex workers on charges of soliciting for prostitution at the Foxy Lady.

The group is calling for charges against the women to be dropped.

“Criminalization of sex work has done absolutely nothing to curtail ‘the oldest profession.’ Instead, it has led to increased rates of violence and stigma against sex workers, and even adverse health outcomes. A recent study showed that repressive policing was associated with having three times the odds of experiencing sexual and physical violence from clients or other parties," said the group. 

"That is why such diverse and respected groups as the World Health Organization, United Nations AIDS, and Amnesty International all recommend decriminalization of sex work to reduce violence against, and incidence of HIV among, sex workers."