305: Global VA Agency for Stigmatized Industries with Amari Leigh

Amari Leigh didn't plan any of this. She volunteered at sex worker charities and women's health organizations, sent her CV to every reproductive justice charity she could find, and stumbled into freelance virtual assistant (VA) work. Now she runs a global agency that's worked with over 100 businesses across 17 countries, all of them sex-positive and queer-affirming. Sex positivity is rooted in consent, body autonomy, and non-judgment. Amari makes the case that a more sex positive, queer-positive world could genuinely save lives and make us all more productive and humane in the process. If you've ever built a business around your values, wondered whether to stick it out with difficult people or just walk away, or wanted to hear someone talk plainly about censorship, shadow banning, and what it actually costs to work in stigmatized industries, this one's for you. In this episode, you'll hear: How Amari accidentally launched a VA agency while emailing every sex positive and queer-affirming charity she could find What running a sex positive, queer-affirming business actually looks like across 17 countries and 19 U.S. states How censorship and shadow banning target sexual health and reproductive justice content while harassment gets a pass Why your social media following is not an asset, and what is Her honest answer on whether she'd try to educate a bigoted coworker (spoiler: absolutely not) Why a sex positive, queer-positive world would reduce unintended pregnancies, maternal deaths, and pressure on the foster care system