About Liara and their projects
Liara Roux is a sex worker, independent adult media producer and director, a political organizer focused on freedom of expression for adult workers online, and an advocate for decriminalization and protection of consensual adult activity including queer and sex worker rights and safety worldwide.
Liara is known for their interest in freedom of expression and expertise in online content creation, cryptocurrencies, virtual reality media, and for their various commercial and non-profit projects. They have been interviewed by or had projects featured by the press in publications such as Vice, Wired, Playboy, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed News, International Business Times, and BBC Technology and on blogs such as Reason, The Mary Sue, Kotaku, The Daily Dot, and ErosBlog. They’ve written as Liara for Huffington Post, XBiz, Motherboard, Broadly, and Tits and Sass.
They have been publicly involved with adult media creation and sex work as Liara Roux for half a decade and are now producing and directing their own videos. Before Patreon started removing pornography, they were one of the most popular adult content Patreon creators. Liara is currently re-launching their media site as LiaraRoux.xxx, with subscriptions available to the public in Summer 2018. Liara has done over 200 photo and video shoots since 2015, and around 100 of these will be available at the LiaraRoux.xxx archive upon launch.
Along with the artist Aubrie Haze, Liara is writing a comic titled Adventures of Liara Roux. It’s currently in its second story and can be read at www.AdventuresOfLiaraRoux.com.
In 2017, Liara organized and penned an Open Letter to Patreon along with a working group. The open letter, available at www.OpenLetterToPatreon.com, was a response to Patreon’s new policies to do with adult content and strove to advocate for vulnerable creators in danger of being removed from the online funding platform.
In 2018, a film called “GFE” that Liara worked on (and was the only star of) was screened at SXSW without their consent, sparking fan reaction, media attention and legal action by Liara’s representation. They are currently involved in legal negotiations to do with the film.
In the aftermath of FOSTA/SESTA, Liara is working with other harm reduction volunteers to document the impact of the bill on marginalized communities, coordinate media outreach and get technical resources to vulnerable workers. In June 2018, Liara attended a massive Sex Worker Lobby Day in Washington DC.
Later in June 2018, Liara and Ashley Lake organized a Reddit event on the official “Ask Me Anything” community featuring over 60 sex workers, trafficking survivors, and other experts (even politicians) taking questions from the public. According to Reddit, the #SexWorkAMA had the most verified participants ever in an AMA, and the event received almost 900 thousand viewers and 8 thousand comments.
Liara was a finalist for Sex Worker of the Year at the 2018 Sexual Freedom Awards. The Sexual Freedom Awards have been held annually in London for 24 years.
When not traveling for work, Liara lives in NYC. Liara identifies as genderqueer and uses a variety of pronouns for work and they/them in general. They’re on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram, and have a fan community on Reddit. They also stream playing videogames on Twitch and have a profile with trailers for their films on PornHub. Their Snapchat is currently private and only available to fans through special promotions.
Liara can be reached by email at liara@liararoux.xxx. They are represented by Austin Law Group in San Francisco, where Alex Austin can be reached for comment on relevant issues. Links to projects, bylines, and interviews and previous press coverage, followed by materials and information for press features can be found below.
Projects, Bylines and Interviews
Writing and Bylines
The 2020 Democratic Frontrunners Need to Answer for Their Votes on SESTA Broadly – 02/22/2019
Tumblr’s Plan To Make The Internet Safer Will Make The World More Dangerous For My Community Huffington Post – 12/07/2018
Why FOSTA/SESTA Harms Those It Supposedly Serves Long Form Q&A at Psychology Today – 07/17/2018
Soy trabajadora sexual, y también una persona como cualquier otra Infobae, Spanish translation by Laura Castro – 06/27/2018
Congress Attacked Sex Workers. Now We Need You to Stand with Us Broadly – 06/01/2018
Twitter’s Shadow Ban Silences Sex Workers XBiz – 05/28/2018
Coming Out As a Sex Worker, Coming Out As a Person Motherboard – 05/25/2018
Post-SESTA/FOSTA Self-Censoring for Twitter, Reddit, and other Social Media Tits and Sass – 03/23/2018
Finalist – Sex Worker of the Year 24th Annual Sexual Freedom Awards – 11/15/2018
Video Interviews
Truth Told: My Body, My Work Refinery29 – 09/17/2019
Sex work is more dangerous than ever in the US The Feed – 09/28/2018
Interview with Porn Producer and Sex Worker Organizer Liara Roux by Lucy Sweetkill La Maison du Rouge – 08/13/2018
Jinx the Anarchist Sex Worker Goes to Washington Reason – 07/27/2018
Do Sex Workers and Their Clients Interact Differently After #MeToo? Slate – 05/04/2018
Political Projects
#SexWorkAMA Reddit AMA on the official channel, organized with over 60 sex workers, experts, policy makers and non-profit organizations – 06/28/2018
Incomplete List of Legal Discrimination against Sex Workers 90 Page Living Document created with Ashley Lake documenting over 150 companies and platforms that discriminate against sex work, with additional commentary – 05/30/2018 (first published, continuously updated)
Open Letter to Patreon An open letter signed by hundreds of Patreon creators protesting new NSFW policies – 10/24/2017 (first published)
Audio Interviews
Liara Roux on Coming Out Peepshow Podcast – 12/05/2018
Queerly Beloved Episode 4: The Mentor “Liara Roux is a genderqueer sex worker who, over time, became a queer mentor to a client interested in experimenting with her gender expression.”
Queerly Beloved by Vice – 10/03/2018
The Ersties Podcast Meets… Liara Roux The Ersties Podcasts – 08/24/2018
Sex Workers Lobby Congress Against a Terrible Internet Law Radio Motherboard – 06/07/2018
All We Cannot Say Episode 31: Let Us Survive with Liara Roux All We Cannot Say – 05/08/2018
Rustbelt to Beltway Podcast Episode 12: Sex Workers, Hidden in Plain Sight Rusbelt to Beltway – 04/02/2018
Woodland Secrets Podcast Episode 146 Woodland Secrets Podcast – 11/25/2017
Press Coverage
Liara has contributed comment to over 80 articles on the subject of sex work or their projects. In addition to being available for comment on sex work related issues, Liara maintains contact with a large variety of sex worker individual and organizational sources to help connect to press. You can find an archive of links below and contact liara@liararoux.xxx for inquiries.
Sex Work, Workers’ Rights and Safety
Truth Told: My Body, My Work Refinery29 – 09/17/2019
New York lawmakers introduce sweeping bill to decriminalize sex work Salon – 06/10/2019
How facial recognition is being used to target sex workers New Statesman – 05/31/2019
Kamala Harris Is Singing a New Tune, But Sex Workers Aren’t Buying It: She ‘Put Our Country Many Years Behind’ The Daily Beast – 03/02/2019
Actual Sex Workers Help Unpack Sex Work Stigma At The Wing Gabrielle Alexa – 03/01/2019
New York Democrats Announce Plans to Decriminalize Sex Work Salon – 02/25/2019
Love Removal Machine – The Future of Outsourcing Sex Bitch Magazine – 12/17/2018
Liara Roux on Coming Out Peepshow Podcast – 12/05/2018
Sex Workers, Unite! Hustler – 12/2018
The Sex Worker Who Helped Me Realize I’m Genderfluid Broadly – 10/18/2018
Shutting Down Websites To Curb Sex Trafficking Has Life-threatening Consequences For Sex Workers The Feed – 09/25/2018
Jinx the Anarchist Sex Worker Goes to Washington Reason – 07/27/2018
Sex workers took over Reddit’s AMA and it was amazing Bellesa – 07/09/2018
SpankChain Listens In: #SexWorkAMA Recap Spankchain – 06/26/2018
Sexworkers Band Together for Reddit AMA Tomorrow XBiz – 06/20/2018
Most Democrats Don’t Take Sex Workers’ Rights Seriously. That’s Finally Starting To Change. Huffington Post – 06/11/2018
Financial Services Are Shutting Out Sex Workers BTRtoday – 06/07/2018
Sex Workers Lobby Congress Against a Terrible Internet Law Radio Motherboard – 06/07/2018
Sex workers converge on Capitol Hill: “We’re human beings” Salon – 06/02/2018
Sex Workers Say The Law Meant To Protect Them Could Kill Them BuzzFeed News – 06/02/2018
Would seeing more condoms in porn increase condom use in real life? Washington Post – 06/01/2018
GOP congresswoman says porn is “the root cause” of school shootings. It’s not Salon – 05/30/2018
First Congress Took Sex Workers’ Websites. Now It’s Coming For Their Bank Accounts. Huffington Post – 05/28/2018
We talked to sex workers about servicing female clients Babe – 05/16/2018
All We Cannot Say Episode 31: Let Us Survive with Liara Roux All We Cannot Say – 05/08/2018
Do Sex Workers and Their Clients Interact Differently After #MeToo? Slate – 05/04/2018
Don’t Ask Sex Workers To Solve The Problem Of Violently Angry Men The Outline – 05/03/2018
Sex Workers, Hidden in Plain Sight Rust Belt to Beltway – 04/02/2018
Open Letter to Patreon
Crowdfunding Amateur Porn is Becoming Impossible Playboy – 11/14/2017
Patreon’s Rolling #Pornocalypse: Updates And Commentary ErosBlog – 11/12/2017
Here’s How Patreon Politely Makes It Impossible for Adult Content Creators Motherboard/Vice – 11/10/2017
Creators: ‘Adult Content Ban May Cost Patreon Big Bucks’ YNOT – 11/10/2017
Peepshow Podcast Episode 4: Kashmir Hill on Facebook Outing Sex Workers & Reese Piper on Stripping with Autism Peepshow Podcast – 11/04/2017
The real consequences of Patreon’s adult content crackdown Engadget – 10/27/2017
Patreon : les créateurs de contenus pour adultes montrent les crocs Fredzone – 10/26/ 2017
Developers question Patreon’s adult games restrictions gamesindustry.biz – 10/26/2017
Adult Content Creators: Patreon is Doing ‘the Exact Opposite of What We Asked For” Motherboard/Vice – 10/25/2017
Patreon Censors Content; Creators Fight Back YNOT – 10/25/2017
Porn-makers challenge Patreon’s crowdfunding ban BBC Technology – 10/25/2017
Adult content on Patreon Pandora Blake – 10/25/2017
Patreon’s Discriminatory Porn Policy Hurts Creators Who Need the Most Protection The Mary Sue – 10/25/2017
Patreon Updates Its Rules On Adult Content, And NSFW Content Creators Are Worried Buzzfeed News – 10/25/2017
Patreon Starts Enforcing Stricter Rules On Sex Games Kotaku – 10/25/2017
Devs push back on Patreon’s ‘clearer stance’ regarding adult content Gamasutra – 10/25/2017
Adult Content Creators Are Fighting Patreon’s New Anti-Porn Rules Motherboard/Vice – 10/25/2017
Internet Freedom of Expression
The best web hosting services for sex workers and adult artists The Daily Dot – 08/08/2019
Tumblr’s Porn Ban Targets the Internet’s Most Marginalized Paper Magazine – 12/05/2018
Why Snapchat should be grateful to sex workers Pittsburgh City Paper – 12/05/2018
Pornoverbot auf Tumblr zeigt, wer im Netz wirklich die Macht hat Der Standard (German Publication) – 12/05/2018
Tumblr’s Porn Ban Further Stigmatizes and Alienates Sex Workers Online Gizmodo – 12/04/2018
Tumblr’s Porn Ban Reveals Who Controls What We See Online Wired – 12/04/2018
Why FOSTA/SESTA Harms Those It Supposedly Serves Psychology Today – 07/17/2018
Why Sex Workers Say FOSTA Is Dangerous and Counterproductive Real Clear Life – 05/14/2018
Are lawmakers trying to kick the sex trade offline? Consumer Affairs – 04/30/2018
How the FOSTA/SESTA bill puts sex workers at risk Collective – 04/24/2018
How Sex Ads Became a Battleground for the Future of the Internet The Ringer – 04/23/2018
Networking site for sex workers goes dark amid fears of internet censorship Consumer Affairs – 04/20/2018
Cloudflare Just Banned a Social Media Refuge for Thousands of Sex Workers Motherboard – 04/19/2018
Bernie Sanders may sing Cardi B’s praises — but sex workers say he’s no ally Salon – 04/19/2018
In The Fight For Free Speech, Sex Workers Have Been Left Behind Pacific Standard – 04/10/2018
Sex Workers Are Canaries In The Free Speech Coal Mine Buzzfeed News – 04/07/2018
The Sex Workers Fighting back Against Online Censorship The Outline – 04/06/2018
Feds Seize Backpage.com Wired – 04/06/2018
Sex workers are sick of censorship on social media New York Post – 04/04/2018
Sex Workers Say They’re Being Pushed Off Social Media Platforms Vice – 04/02/2018
Voiceless Again: FOSTA/SESTA and Online Censorship in The Age Of #MeToo Bitch Media – 03/27/2018
Craigslist Shuts Personal Ads for Fear of New Internet Law Wired – 03/23/2018
Craigslist Just Took Personal Ads Offline Because Of A New Anti-Sex Trafficking Law BuzzFeed News – 03/23/2018
Sex workers condemn FOSTA bill, say it will “absolutely not stop trafficking” News2Share – 03/23/2018
Post-SESTA/FOSTA Self-Censoring for Twitter, Reddit, and other Social Media Written by Liara for Tits and Sass – 03/23/2018
Craigslist, Reddit Shut Down Personal Ads In Wake Of Sex Trafficking Bill Huffington Post – 03/23/2018
Controversial ‘sex-trafficking’ bill is passed—and sex workers are already feeling its impact Daily Dot – 03/22/2018
Hours After FOSTA Passes, Reddit Bans ‘Escorts’ and ‘SugarDaddy’ Communities Reason – 03/22/2018
Porn is still allowed on twitter Mortherboard/Vice – 11/03/2017
VR / “GFE” Film at SXSW
The hopeful, problematic world of VR porn games The Daily Dot – 07/11/2019
Interview: VR sex work film removed from SXSW after misconduct allegations, performer speaks out News2Share – 03/16/2018
VR film pulled from SXSW after star says she didn’t sign release, was pressured into nudity The Daily Dot – 03/16/2018
Virtual Reality Film on Sex Industry Pulled Over Misconduct Allegations Sputnik News International – 03/16/2018
SXSW Panel Recap: Immerse Yourself: AR & VR in Museums and the Arts Austin Chronicle – 03/16/2018
SXSW 2018 Dispatch: Surveying the VR Landscape Screen Anarchy – 03/16/2018
VR escort film pulled from SXSW amid allegations of misconduct Engadget – 03/15/2018
‘GFE’ follows a high-end escort through San Francisco Engadget – 03/14/2018
Adventures of Liara Roux Comic Project
Woodland Secrets Podcast Episode 146: Zolani Stewart Woodland Secrets Podcast – 11/25/2017
Cryptocurrency
Love, Sex, Bitcoins: The Rise of Blockchain in the Adult Industry Finance Magnates – 07/06/2018
Intimate ICO Launches Sex Industry Token International Business Times – 10/27/2017
Cryptocurrency Increasingly Popular, Safer Payment Option For Sex Workers International Business Times – 05/03/2017
Bitcoin in the Headlines: Sex, ‘Dope’, and Greek Tragedy Coindesk – 11/12/2015
The Sex Worker’s Guide to Bitcoin Motherboard / Vice – 07/06/2015
Bitcoin: The future of the oldest profession? OZY – 06/21/2015
Miscellaneous
On Beans The Cut – 04/04/2019
Liara Roux Boobpedia
Press Materials
Materials below may be reprinted in editorial context without specific permission. Additional materials, higher resolution images and original video files available upon request. Contact liara@liararoux.xxx with usage questions or their studio assistant at alex@liararoux.xxx for file/format requests.
Biographical Information
Residency: New York City, United States of America
Nationality: American
Sexual Orientation: Queer
Website Links
LiaraRoux.com In person engagements
LiaraRoux.xxx Adult photographs and videos
AdventuresofLiaraRoux.com Webcomic with Aubrie Haze
Social Media Links
Twitter @liararoux
Tumblr / Blog liara-roux
Instagram @liararoux
Fan Subreddit /r/liararoux
Reddit Profile /u/liararoux
Twitch twitch.tv/liararoux
Youtube /c/liararoux
PornHub /users/liararoux
Patreon patreon.com/liararoux
Comic Patreon patreon.com/adventuresofliararoux
Reference Materials
Patreon: Adult Content Reference Sheet Two Pages – Reference sheet originally used for meeting with Adult Content Creators and Patreon representatives at Patrecon 2017 in LA. Later made available online. Summarizes issues with Patreon’s approach, speculation on the cause of the TOS changes, summary of our knowledge, conflict, goals and challenges.
Portraits and Promotional Photographs
These images are owned by Liara Roux and available for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
Headshots
Color 1941 x 2334 px (Web Compressed)
Black and White 617 x 846 px (Web Compressed)