(Los Angeles, CA / July 23, 2021) — GoAskAlex is the inspiring subject of a just-released first-person piece for Newsweek magazine, ‘I’m a Disabled Sex Worker’, where she details the highs and lows of her health issues for Newsweek.com.

The flame-haired ‘first-ever ostomate adult star’ recounts her difficult childhood: “I was diagnosed at the age of 10 with ulcerative colitis, which is a bowel specific autoimmune disease, so much of my early years were spent in the hospital in British Columbia, Canada, where I grew up,” she recounts.

Adulthood presented its own set of challenges. “My mental and physical health were suffering. People with ulcerative colitis often go through cycles of flare ups and remissions. I ended up losing [my]] job and from there, despite odd bits of work in retail, I had to visit food banks and a local Sikh temple to get free meals.”

She launched a live cam modeling career in 2014, which afforded her a flexible schedule and high salary, but “my physical health was also affecting my work every day… talking about your bowel health is awkward and embarrassing when the image you’re trying to portray is one of being sexy. But over time, I started sharing my health issues with my chat room and fans.

“I had my entire colon removed, and my small intestine was re-routed out through my abdomen in July 2019… I returned to camming in September 2019 and I was received with a lot of love and compassion. I started mostly by wearing girdles or high waisted underwear to hide my ostomy… but over time, there were a lot of instances where I was fully naked and my medical device was visible.”

In addition to performing, “I also do advocacy work, which brings me a lot of joy… I am passionate about the representation of disabled bodies. I want people to know that being disabled and having a healthy sex life and being sexy are not mutually exclusive.

“I do get negative comments sometimes. People say ‘Why would I want to look at that?’ but those kinds of comments remind me that this work is still necessary… disabled people consume pornography just like everyone else, so they deserve to be represented just like everyone else.”

Read the full article at Newsweek.com and find out more about GoAskAlex and her advocacy work at GoAskAlexOnline.com, Twitter and Instagram.

ABOUT GOASKALEX:

GoAskAlex is an adult model, onscreen performer and sex educator with the distinction of being the industry’s first-ever ostomate since receiving a life-changing surgery in 2019: “my small intestine was diverted out through my abdomen, and I now wear a permanent medical device.”

The auburn-haired British Columbia, Canada native – who launched her adult career in 2014 as a webcam model and online companion – has since taken the opportunity to use her high-profile platform to advocate for disabled and underrepresented bodies in adult media.

GoAskAlex currently sits atop the 1% of content creators on OnlyFans, is a top attraction over at SuicideGirls.com and sells her original video clips on top sites such as ManyVids. iWantClips and Clips4sale.

She has since been featured in XBIZ Magazine, posing for the cover as the trade publication’s first-ever model with an ostomy, as well as Hustler E-Magazine to promote her inspiring Disabled Sex Workers Calendar. She also won 2020’s XBIZ Cam Award for Best Inked Model and 2021’s XBIZ Best Cam Model.