The first striptease club to be structured as a worker cooperative, Lusty Lady was known for the political activism of its workers. The unionization effort in 1997 is documented in the movie Live Nude Girls Unite!, written and directed by Vicky Funari and Julia Query, one of the organizers. Unfortunately, failing demand for live entertainment and raising rents led to the club closing in 2013, but it's legacy of sex worker empowerment lives on.