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American author, sex worker, human rights activist and independent adult film maker

Liara Roux
NationalityAmerican
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.

Career

Roux is a high-end escort and supports the "decriminalization and protection of consensual adult activity including queer and sex worker rights and safety worldwide". In their view, sex workers can be described as a marginalized group, who were endangered by SESTA and received no benefits from it. Roux was prominently against Tumblr's decision to ban porn from their platform.

They have written for Vice Media and HuffPost. Their first book, Whore of New York: A Confession, was published in October 2021.

Personal life

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". They were diagnosed with autism early in life.

Publications

References

  1. Del Russo, Maria (1 June 2018). "Would seeing more condoms in porn increase condom use in real life?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. Souppouris, Aaron (15 March 2018). "VR escort film pulled from SXSW amid allegations of misconduct". Engadget. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. Fermoso, Jose (20 June 2015). "Bitcoin: the Future of the Oldest Profession?". Ozy. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ Aaron, Michael (17 July 2018). "Why FOSTA/SESTA Harms Those It Supposedly Serves". Standard Deviations. Psychology Today. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. "Pornoverbot auf Tumblr zeigt, wer im Netz wirklich die Macht hat" [Porn Ban on Tumblr Shows Who Really Holds the Power on the Net]. Der Standard (in German). 5 December 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. Roux, Liara (25 May 2018). "Coming Out As a Sex Worker, Coming Out As a Person". Vice. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. Braiker, Brian (3 January 2022). "Liara Roux, the 'Whore of New York,' discusses sex work, power, strength and stigma". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

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