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“Do You Actually Like Doing That?” Sex Work CEO
‘For a Sex Worker like myself, âWhat do you do for workâ is a loaded question. Friends and customers alike have told me that I shouldnât care what others think; If they have…
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My work helps my mental illness – and my mental illness helps my work
Sex Work CEO – Managing Sex Work and Borderline Personality Disorder (CW: mental illness, self harm, suicide) “Living with mental illness can make us feel as though we can never succeed. What if…
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VICE: “I’m an Adult Performer. Here’s why I’m abandoning my Amazon wish-list.”
“Because of the stigma and criminalization of sex work worldwide, those of us in the industry often struggle to accept payment through traditional vendors; In my personal experience, I struggled to open a…
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Consumption & Waste // Sex Work CEO // February 2022
“Something I have noticed in the sex work industry is a pattern of exhaustive consumption. In the case of independent content creators, this is especially true of props and garments. I have seen…
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âMy disability makes me sexier than everâ // New York Post // January 2022
âPeople who are unconventional [looking] are rarely represented in a way that isnât fetishized or tokenized by the sex industry… âWeâre working towards different body shapes, races and disabilities being the norm.â GoAskAlex…
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Your Time is Valuable // Sex Work CEO // January 2022
“These publications boasting their anti-exploitation rhetoric miss the glaring hypocrisy of demanding free labour from the very group of people they think need to be rescued.” GoAskAlex for Sex Work CEO // January…
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Adjusting to My Sexual Body with an Ostomy // Arousability // August 2021
“Ultimately I have learned that there is no destination, no beginning and end; there is only the continual journey of radical self-acceptance. Some days are harder than others, and at times I feel…
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Sex Education & Disabilities // LUSTZINE // November 2021
“Neither the brochures nor my stoma nurse informed me of any additional steps I might need to take mentally or physically to prepare myself prior to being sexual.” GoAskAlex // LUSTZINE // November…
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“I’m a Disabled Sex Worker” // Newsweek // July 2021
“[Mainstream pornography doesn’t showcase the vast majority of bodies in the world. Plus sized models or interracial scenes are often fetishized or the whole focus of the pornography. Disabled bodies are rarely even…
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“Increasing Representation for S’workers with Disabilities” // XBIZ, December 2020
“There is something very powerful about being represented that can’t be explained unless you have experienced living in the margins.” GoAskAlex // XBIZ Magazine // December 2020 In this December 2020 column for…
