Disability and Online Sex Work with GoAskAlex

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In this one year anniversary episode, Hannah is joined by GoAskAlex, who is an 18+ performer, feminist, and advocate for the representation of disabled bodies in pornography.. Alex discusses how she got into online sex work, and also disability representation in sex work and the porn industry. She and Hannah talk about how Alex’s relationship to her body and sexuality changed after having surgery for a stoma bag and how her clients responded. Finally, Hannah and Alex discuss the independent porn industry, and how setting boundaries in her work has helped Alex set boundaries in her personal life.

Content warnings: eating disorders and body dysmorphia

Read the episode transcript here!

SHOW NOTES

What we chat about…

How did Alex get into sex work and what made her want to start?
What is online companionship?
The problems Alex had when she was working a “standard” job
What makes a good cam girl? Which particular skills are involved?
What made Alex keep doing cam work? What does she love about it?
The gender breakdown of Alex’s viewers
How Alex found Hannah’s work
The intersection between chronic illness and sexuality
Did Alex’s flare-ups affect her work, sexuality, or body image?
Has Alex’s stoma changed her relationship to her work, sexuality or body image?
Alex’s picture of her colon after it was removed
Body positivity after surgery
How did Alex’s clients respond to Alex’s surgery and stoma?
What does Alex call her clients? Fans, members, friends?
Has there been a rise in independent online sex workers?
Is there less of a stigma around online sex work now?
The gender breakdown of Alex’s viewers
How Alex found Hannah’s work
The intersection between chronic illness and sexuality
Did Alex’s flare-ups affect her work, sexuality, or body image?
Has Alex’s stoma changed her relationship to her work, sexuality or body image?
Alex’s picture of her colon after it was removed
Body positivity after surgery
How did Alex’s clients respond to Alex’s surgery and stoma?
What does Alex call her clients? Fans, members, friends?
Has there been a rise in independent online sex workers?
Is there less of a stigma around online sex work now?
Does Alex ever feel fetishized in her work because of her stoma bag?
Wearing lingerie with a stoma bag
Disability representation in adult media
The independent porn movement
How does Alex create, navigate, and stick to her boundaries in her work?

USEFUL LINKS

Hannah’s stoma content:

All stoma and disability content: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg3ISyIIul8dgcjY3eUprr1i_L3vtQpmq
Testing Thongs with a Stoma Bag: https://youtu.be/MDIdkW8BX4A
Sex with a Stoma: https://youtu.be/SSYdKcXj3GM

MORE ABOUT GO ASK ALEX

GoAskAlex is an 18+ performer, feminist, and advocate for the representation of disabled bodies in pornography. She has spent the past six years as a webcam model and online companion. After becoming an ostomate in 2019 she focused her career on advocating for underrepresented bodies in adult media. She has since then been featured in XBIZ magazine, including a cover photo as their first ever model with an ostomy, and was featured in Hustler E-Magazine for her "Disabled Sex Workers" Calendar. Find out more: