SYDNEY — Australian sex worker Rubi Valentine has passed away, according to reports from industry friends and colleagues.
The news was shared today by Australian sex worker podcast “Somebody You Love…” via Twitter.
“We are deeply saddened to hear of Rubi’s passing,” hosts Jena Love and Holly Harte announced in a statement. “The loss of a peer is always a difficult time, and Rubi’s infectious attitude, commitment to reducing stigma and proud whoreness will be so sorely missed. We are honored to have know such an extraordinary force. Rest in power, Rubi.”
Valentine’s IAFD page shows about a dozen credits from 2018 until 2020, most of them for Australian indie studio Girls Out West.
Fellow sex worker Tilly Lawless posted a eulogy on Instagram, addressed to her friend. It celebrates Valentine's work ethic and remembers her as someone who set goals and achieved them, outspokenly defended her job and dreamed of being a mother.
Lawless described her late friend as “wholesome whore, proud prostitute, doesn’t suffer fools, inflexible, beach-loving, juice sipping, hard-working, tough fighting.”