Lauren Goodnight

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Lauren Goodnight
Born (1980-05-19) May 19, 1980 (age 42)
South Carolina, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Radio Host, Voice Actress, Sex Educator
Years active1996–present

Lauren Goodnight (born May 19, 1980) is an American radio host [1] , voice actress, [2] [3] [4] sex educator [5] , and occasional singer.

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Career

Goodnight has been the host for the call-in show 8-bit Sex on the 8bitx.com website and Celestia Radio, Fridays at 10pm EST. She is a professional member of the International Society of Sexual Medicine, and the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. She is based in South Carolina. Goodnight used to be a voice actress who worked for Section23 Films, most notably as Natsue Awayuki in Prétear [1] . She also worked with Antarctic Press and Fred Perry on the animation of Gold Digger, in the role of Brittany Diggers [6] . From 2004 to 2006, Goodnight was a music reviewer for Anime on DVD. She was the voice of Twilight Sparkle, the co-star, among other voices, in the My Little Pony/Doctor Who crossover radio program Doctor Whooves Adventures, which aired on YouTube [7] .

Personal life

Lauren has been a sex educator and equal rights advocate for over 20 years. While active, she was a regular at conventions, such as Anime Weekend Atlanta [8] , Anime Boston [9] , MetroCon [10] , AnimeNEXT [11] , and BronyCon [12] . She frequently takes vacations to the United Kingdom, as she is an anglophile.

Roles

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