Elevate Announces Steph Sia as Community Partner for December 

LOS ANGELES—Elevate (presented by Streamate) has announced its Community Partner for December, the multi-faceted Steph Sia. Sia is a stripper, content creator, and podcaster. She started in the adult industry as a sugar baby after a friend suggested she join an online platform. From there, Sia became a stripper and evolved into a feature dancer with regional popularity. In 2019, Sia launched her podcast, "Stripped by SIA," which focuses on destigmatizing the sex industry. She has interviewed hundreds of industry professionals, including sex workers, business executives, directors, clients, and activists. Sia’s podcast has just been nominated for the new AVN Fan Awards category Favorite Adult Podcast and can be heard on Apple Podcasts, as well as all other major platforms, and strippedbysia.com. In addition to being promoted on Elevate’s social media, Sia will perform live shows on Streamate every Wednesday in December from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PST/ 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST. View Sia's streams at SIAonCamera.cammodels.com. "I chose to align myself with Streamate's Elevate initiative because it's a program that celebrates sex workers and their achievements. Too many times, we, as sex workers, are ridiculed for the work that we do and are not taken seriously. Finally, a major platform is choosing to highlight those who are making a difference in our community, to pave the way, and amplify our voices when, often, they are erased. It's finally time we fully back those in our community on a corporate front. We've had enough performative theatrics—it's time to get behind what allyship really means, and Elevate truly is a pure example of this," says Sia. "Steph caught our attention through her industry-focused podcast, 'Stripped by SIA,' which tackles topics that work toward destigmatizing and, more importantly, humanizing different facets of sex work and the people who work in the sex industry. Sometimes, these topics can feel unrelatable if you aren't already familiar with them or don't know people who work in adult. Steph does a great job of approaching these conversations from a place of learning through educational resources and informing listeners through diverse personal narratives, making them much more accessible to both industry members and average people alike. It's been an exciting opportunity to learn about the different facets that make up Steph's diverse business model, including in-person and online sex work, digital media production, strategic marketing consultation, pole dancing instruction, and supporting sex workers through local advocacy groups. At times, there seems to be this underlying divide between different areas of adult: indie and pro, online or in-person, performer, and companies. We believe there's room to support and uplift one another regardless of what segment of the industry you work in, and we're honored to partner with someone like Steph, who embodies this very message," says Streamate director of community relations and Elevate creator Vanessa Eve.    Find out more about Elevate at beyondsexwork.com or by following the company on Twitter and Instagram @beyondsexwork.