{"id":20527,"date":"2021-12-21T12:53:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T18:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/?p=20527"},"modified":"2021-12-21T12:53:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T18:53:26","slug":"goaskalex-talks-bankings-discrimination-of-sex-workers-in-canadas-xtra-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/?p=20527","title":{"rendered":"GoAskAlex Talks Banking\u2019s Discrimination of Sex Workers in Canada\u2019s Xtra* Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago \u2013 Adult performer and model GoAskAlex (<a href=\"https:\/\/goaskalexonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/goaskalexonline.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1640198487625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2kXOCsgBSndPqWKQdTyDIr\">GoAskAlexOnline.com<\/a>)\u00a0is featured in a just-released article in Canada\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/power\/sex-workers-credit-unions-banking-214859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/power\/sex-workers-credit-unions-banking-214859&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1640198487625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Uy6S5dSAcRdyhNe2YsGed\">Xtra<sub>*<\/sub>\u00a0Magazine<\/a>\u00a0about the ongoing challenges that sex workers face when it comes to basic banking, money management and payment processing.<\/p>\n<p>The Vancouver, British Columbia resident recounts her arduous journey to obtain a professional affiliation with local financial cooperative Vancity (Vancouver City Savings Credit Union) in the article, \u2018Credit Unions are Helping Sex Workers Take Charge of Their Finances. But is it Enough?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter several more phone calls, interviews and lengthy conversations, Alex says, the supervisor finally approved the account. Sitting down to discuss Alex\u2019s business, however, the supervisor explained that adult entertainment was, in fact, not generally in line with Vancity\u2019s ethical standards,\u201d writes author Niko Bell. \u201cSince then, Alex [has] pushed Vancity to update its standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Alex\u2019s means of producing and disseminating her content is perfectly legal, the article cites bankers\u2019 hesitancy to work with adult entertainers because of a 2014 law where sex work is technically criminalized in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be amazing to see a business like Vancity make a public statement advocating for the fair treatment of sex workers,\u201d she says. \u201cIt could well be the catalyst we need for real change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To read the article in full, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/power\/sex-workers-credit-unions-banking-214859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/power\/sex-workers-credit-unions-banking-214859&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1640198487625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Uy6S5dSAcRdyhNe2YsGed\">xtramagazine.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more info about GoAskAlex, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goaskalexonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/goaskalexonline.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1640198487625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2kXOCsgBSndPqWKQdTyDIr\">GoAskAlexOnline.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goaskalexonline?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/goaskalexonline?lang%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1640198487625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw00YiMi9CmUaY76CINOVnVp\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/goaskalexonline\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/goaskalexonline\/?hl%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1640198487625000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2zGJRYpsRsvNukQR3bom2g\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>ABOUT GOASKALEX:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>GoAskAlex is an adult model, onscreen performer and sex educator with the distinction of being the industry\u2019s first-ever ostomate since receiving a life-changing surgery in 2019: \u201cmy small intestine was diverted out through my abdomen, and I now wear a permanent medical device.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The auburn-haired British Columbia, Canada native &#8211; who launched her adult career in 2014 as a webcam model and online companion &#8211; has since taken the opportunity to use her high-profile platform to advocate for disabled and underrepresented bodies in adult media.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>She has since been featured in XBIZ Magazine, posing for the cover as the trade publication\u2019s first-ever model with an ostomy, as well as Hustler E-Magazine to promote her inspiring Disabled Sex Workers Calendar. She also won 2020\u2019s XBIZ Cam Award for Best Inked Model and 2021\u2019s XBIZ Best Cam Model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago \u2013 Adult performer and model GoAskAlex (GoAskAlexOnline.com)\u00a0is featured in a just-released article in Canada\u2019s\u00a0Xtra*\u00a0Magazine\u00a0about the ongoing challenges that sex workers face when it comes to basic banking, money management and payment processing. The Vancouver, British Columbia resident recounts her arduous journey to obtain a professional affiliation with local financial cooperative Vancity (Vancouver City Savings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bsg-pr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20528,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20527\/revisions\/20528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}