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Liara Roux | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | author, sex worker, indie porn director, human rights activist |
Liara Roux is an American author, sex worker, pornography director, internet personality and sex worker human rights activist. [1] [2]
Roux is a high-end escort [3] and supports the "decriminalization and protection of consensual adult activity including queer and sex worker rights and safety worldwide". [4] In their view, sex workers can be described as a marginalized group, who were endangered by SESTA and received no benefits from it. [4] Roux was prominently against Tumblr's decision to ban porn from their platform. [5]
They have written for Vice Media and HuffPost . Their first book, Whore of New York: A Confession , was published in October 2021.
Roux is both queer and genderqueer. Roux has stated that they use "she/her pronouns in advertising as Liara Roux, but I use he/him/they/them in my personal life". [6] They were diagnosed with autism early in life. [7]
Annie M. Sprinkle is an American certified sexologist, performance artist, former sex worker, and advocate for sex work and health care.
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A webcam model is a video performer who streams on the Internet with a live webcam broadcast. A webcam model often performs erotic acts online, such as stripping, masturbation, or sex acts in exchange for money, goods, or attention. They may also sell videos of their performances. Once viewed as a small niche in the world of adult entertainment, camming became "the engine of the porn industry," according to Alec Helmy, the publisher of XBIZ, a sex-trade industry journal.
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Stoya is an American pornographic actress, actress, model, and nonfiction writer. She began her porn career in 2007 in the alt porn scene, and since 2009 has also worked in non-pornographic media, including the 2016 lesbian fantasy series Dagger Kiss. Since 2019, she has co-written the sex column "How To Do It" for Slate under the byline Jessica Stoya.
Madison Young is an American filmmaker, author, performance artist, feminist activist, and former adult film performer and award-winning erotic filmmaker. Young is a prominent figure in the feminist porn movement and is known for their work as a queer and kink-focused educator and an advocate of sex workers' rights.
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Siouxsie Q is an American journalist, pornographic actress, and sex workers’ rights activist who identifies herself as a feminist and sex worker. She is a podcaster, singer/songwriter and playwright as well as a widely read columnist with SF Weekly in San Francisco.
Miriam Weeks, known by her stage name of Belle Knox, is an American former pornographic film actress. She is known for performing in pornography while studying at Duke University.
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Rocco Steele is an American gay pornographic actor, pornographic film director, and former escort. Steele became an escort in 2012 while in his 40s. He started his pornographic career two years later, and has since been frequently regarded in the media as one of gay pornography's most recognizable and lauded stars, particularly for his large penis, "daddy" image, and entrepreneurship.
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