I have been a stripper for around 20 years. They are nothing alike.
Male strippers are entertainment, often collective with other male strippers, for events such as birthdays, hen nights etc. They're hired from reputable agencies, are paid decently and a guaranteed fee for each event. They often do not get fully naked, and their health is made a priority sometimes even monitored and taken care of, by the agency. Their industry is not a product of oppression, lack of choice, or any other 'need' to do the job. They do not tend to be endangered as part of their job, partly because they are men and unlikely to not be able to defend themselves, partly because they are often not alone while working--also females do not tend to rape, harass or assault men.
Female strippers are not guaranteed any pay, they have to 'hustle' for it. They are not looked after in any way other than someone with an SIA licence muse be on the premises. They compete against one another for £ and some of them are quite desperate for it. Their MH is often questionable (not always, but often)and they are often doing the job due to circumstances meaning a lack of choice as to what else they can do (criminal record, MH issues, lack of education, single parenthood, various other issues often rooted in patriarchy). Nudity is also mandatory in most clubs and there is very little auditing on who can attend a club-a little bit different to a hen do full of happy women on a night out with their friends, a lone predator can enter a club and a woman is alone in a room with him while dancing.
I have no input on the thread OP, other than I would stay out of it if I were you unless you absolutely 100% want your cousin to attend.
But I couldn't not comment on the above.
They are NOT the same unless we mean 'looking at someone's body' as the only similarity. But that's a very small aspect of a bigger picture.
Both deal with numbers, but a Maths teacher is not the same job as an accountant.