As of last weekend, the new Bowling Green Massage Facility Ordinance, which I and the city were so excited about and devoted so much time and energy to in the previous eleven months, is now a somewhat watered-down piece of enforcement. After the first reading of this ordinance, other local licensed massage therapists (not in attendance)[…]

The purpose of this ordinance is not to go after law-abiding massage therapists, but to draw a clear line between them and “illicit sex businesses (ISBs)” cleverly disguised as massage businesses.