CHATSWORTH, Calif.—The Adult Performance Artists Guild (APAG) announced today that it will host a meeting this Sunday evening with Alexandra Hunt, a Philadelphia-based candidate running for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Hunt is a public health researcher, a girls’ soccer coach, an advocate for social, racial, economic and environmental justice, and an organizer advocating for the 3rd district of Pennsylvania. During her time in college, she worked as both a server and a stripper in order to make ends meet, bolstering her commitment to issues affecting adult industry members as well as the working class in general. When she spoke to www.technic.ly, Hunt said of her exotic dancing past, “I decided to be transparent, and I didn’t want to be in a place where anything was being used against me. I did it because I needed the finances. And I’m not going to be ashamed of it, and I’m hoping I get to connect with other women or male sex workers out there.”
Recently members of APAG, including president Alana Evans, spoke at a rally to support Eliza Orlins, a candidate running for District Attorney in Manhattan. Evans discussed the plight of sex workers who face discrimination, along with raising a family as a sex worker.
"We are excited to provide the opportunity for our workers and introduce our community to potential leaders who will listen to our struggles and fight for us," Evans said.
Fellow APAG member Amberly Rothfield helped organize the upcoming meeting with Hunt after connecting with her team at the Manhattan rally.
"In the words of MelRose Micheals, we are the one industry that has the least representation in the political system," Rothfield said. "I will always back those who want to give us more of a voice in government."
The APAG meeting with Alexandra Hunt is open to all adult industry worker, including non-members of APAG. The event takes place Sunday at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET with the organization's regularly scheduled meeting to follow. To RSVP click here.
For more information on Alexandra Hunt and to sign up for her campaign newsletter, visit www.alexandramhunt.com.
For more information on APAG, visit www.APAGunion.com or follow on Twitter @APAGunion.
