Fundraising is about to begin for an upcoming series entitled Goddess: The American Stripper. The series was created by Ada King, a video producer, arts developer, and the former nonprofit director of fundraising for The Satanic Temple. She was contracted at two strip clubs in Denver, Colorado for two years, and she has over 10 years of experience working for marketing agencies and developing independent creative projects.

“As I got hired and began my two year stint at a couple of clubs, I realized it wasn’t always so beautiful— because of the men in charge, and I began fantasizing about what would happen if dancers owned a club. This show is my fantasy.” Ada King

The mask was made by @pisssy_pusssy and Ada King’s horns are made by @sydneyjfish. Photography by @mercymfmaelica.

This series will cover “strippers leveraging the political process to open the strip club of their dreams— with salaries, benefits and all the dignity and glamour the goddesses deserve.” Ada King also mentioned that 90% of the production roles in this project will be held by sex workers.

The pilot for the show will be featured on TheSatanicTemple.tv, but Ada King states that “ultimately, the goal is to get all three seasons we have in development funded by a major platform.”

How You Can Help Support the Series

Ada King is asking for community support to get this independent project started, stating that “our greatest challenge is being completely independent, without a studio for this pilot. If we were to engage a studio, we would suffer a loss of control that could violate the integrity of the project. Our aim is to engage enough people who want to support us as individuals that we don’t need to relinquish any control to Hollywood suits.”

If you are interested in supporting Goddess: The American Stripper, please consider donating to their Indiegogo campaign, which will go live March 1st, 2020. Their goal is to raise $100,000 to fund the creation of this, which is a very reasonable number, given that the average television pilot costs about $2 million.

You can donate to the Indiegogo campaign here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pilot-goddess-the-american-stripper#/

You can also become a Patron of Ada King here: https://www.patreon.com/Adaking

Additionally, those who become Patrons of Priest Penemue in order to watch The Satanic Temple TV’s full interview with Ada King will have their first three months of patronage go towards supporting Goddess: The American Stripper. More information about that here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/goddess-american-34556866

Please consider supporting their film series in any way you can, because it will help bring attention to the fact that sex workers need the protections, benefits, and respect that they deserve but so often don’t get. This film series will help show others in the industry that they have the power to fight for their rights just like any other hard working person in any other occupation.