Today we’d like to introduce you to Moe Rayna.
Hi Moe, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
My sex work journey began in 2011 broke college student style. It started as a means of survival and evolved into one of exploration and ascension. I’ve dabbled in various areas of sex work all the way from full service to the digital. I’ve had a lot of wonderful times and have met some amazing people from all walks of life. I get to travel and create some super dope memories while exploring my sexuality. My life is like a fantasy inside of reality to me. It’s like a movie sometimes. Not always a good one… 2011-18 were also some of the most frazzled years of my life as I was living fast with no solid plan or vision. Really roamed around craving stability back then.
2018 is when I began to walk in my purpose. That was the year I met Sapphire. She was someone I’d admired for years on YouTube and IG. She’s amazin y’all. She followed me back one day and we became friends. She ended up mentoring me long distance and eventually offered me hands on mentorship! I stayed with her in Miami for two weeks via her Strippreneur program and it changed my life. Coming home from that visit I became more aligned in what I wanted and why. She opened my views about health and taught me how to treat myself like the me I wanted to be in the most major areas of life.
I began to truly love myself and mold my creativity, personality, sexuality, and spirituality into things that made me feel good and proud. I began to think with a growth mindset. I complained less and manifested more. I learned to affirm myself which is a practice that really helped change me. I began to see everything I would write down or think or speak for myself happen eventually. I realized my power was far beyond what I can see in front of me and that my limits were only the ones I put on myself. I had always known where my path was deep down. I’ve always loved expressing myself and making others happy. When I was able to see it clearly was when I really began to fully focus on creating for myself. Being able to make a living from my creations while having others enjoy what I do makes me so full inside. I feel blessed and grateful always.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
So much struggle it would make a pretty good movie lol. I have been called many many names and have had oodles of opportunities denied of me based on nothing aside from what I look like and do for a living. At the end of the day nothing has ever stopped me and nothing ever will.
Society has a love-hate relationship with sex workers and it’s hilarious but not really. People love our fashion and style. They love the media that portrays us but not the actual people who really live the lives they admire and ogle. We’re treated differently by people when we are trying to conduct non sex work related business because they either don’t want to deal with us or they want to use us. I could go down the list of wrongdoings done towards us with no provocation but it would be sooooo long.
Before I get off this subject I would also like to state that social media targets sex workers. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. They stunt our growth immensely by shadow banning us and sending us reports noting the rules they made that we aren’t even breaking at times. And if we are breaking them then why are certain verified pages allowed to break those same rules while growing and thriving? They suspend our privileges and eventually delete/disable our pages with a vague or non-existent explanation. I fully believe that anyone who is a sex worker or lives a certain lifestyle that may elude to such does NOT have the same social media experience as most and it isn’t right, People will say it’s just followers but those followers turn into fans who turn into consumers of our work which can change our lives. We would also just like to be able to express ourselves, make a living, and build a page somewhere without having to be on alert 24/7. Those are struggles I can say are limited to someone who is in my industry.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am an erotic entertainer and a visual artist. Those two titles state what I pretty well since they’re pretty good umbrella terms. They don’t limit me to any handful of options. I get to do whatever I want for a living that’s aligned with what I feel at that time. That is and has always been my goal.
I prep, shoot, and produce most of my own solo shoots from top to bottom. I don’t have management or an assistant yet so I handle the business side of things as well. My adult work has a focus in fetish style content. Cosplay, taboo, and whatever I’m into at that time that I want to share with the world. I work hands on with the production company Kinknik Media. We’re a black femme led company that makes ethical, kink based, pro-black porn. I also love collaborating with others who wants to produce the kind of thing I want to see more of in the adult industry. I like incorporating my nerdiness into my content as well. Anything I’ve watched or read can become inspiration for me to create stories around. I like to cater to the people who may have been like me growing up. They may have been bullied for liking something or being a certain way. I’d like to think they could find some comfort in my work. Maybe they might feel represented or seen. I’d like to think that. I like bringing out that feeling of good nostalgia for people too. That’s a huge reason I love to cosplay for myself as well.
I’m really inspired by everything around me. I love nature and I love being out in it. I’m inspired by what life could be like or what it was like before I was here. I want to tell stories with my creations these days. I love blending the things in my mind with the things on this plane and making something that makes me go back and watch it years later.
I like making people a little uncomfortable occasionally but I think even that is a good uncomfortable. It might urge them explore something deeper.
I love creating visuals with music. I love music so much I really couldn’t imagine life without it. If I hear a song that makes me feel something at my core I write it down immediately. Sometimes I hear or see something and I’ll have a vision. I call it my That’s So Raven moment. I’ll look off into the distance and see myself doing something. I write it down in its entirety or record myself talking about. I have to get it documented somehow and that’s how I’ve created a lot of my visuals and other video projects. Sometimes I’m alone then some I’m with others. Especially if we’re already working together. I’ll have a vision with everyone in the project and have whatever we’ve discussed in the mix as well. It’s really cool to have these visions but it’s distracting at times when almost everything fascinates me. I wouldn’t want to live without them though.
I’m most proud of my growth. My production quality just goes up every year. I consistently explore and learn so much about myself and everything else I need to elevate. I love looking at my older work and wonder what things are gonna look like in five years…I’m super excited! What sets me apart from others is ME. There’s no one who looks like me who does what I do the way that I do it and I love that so much.
We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
I’d really have to say my summers back then were my favorite memories. I used to love getting to go to the library whenever and waking up when I wanted. Getting a stack of thirteen books to read for the next two weeks and diving in. I used to eat books up back then. Hanging out with my sister playing hide n seek and all kinds of games. Or just watching tv and doing nothing. Those were the days frfr. No school omg no school! I pretty much hated school so summers hit the most for me just off that factor.
My parents are divorced so we spent half the summer with Texas fam then the other half with my California folks. Looking back it really was amazing. We really got to do and see a lot of cool things growing up. A couple of summers my Daddy was stationed in Vegas so we got to visit there too. When we were in Texas we used to go to the country and visit my cousins. Having adventures outside all day then coming in and hopping on the game. The summer was the most time I had for playing on a gaming system because we didn’t have one at home until I was fifteen.
We also got to visit my Gammy’s house and she would teach me how to cook and do all the other loving grandmotherly things. My Mama worked mad hours but when she was off she would take us to Hastings or Blockbuster for a book/some movies and snacks. She would do so many other things too but I really love me some books and movies so I recall that specifically. My Meme used cook for us and take us to all sorts of events and things rich auntie style. Or they would all be together doing something with/for us. Summers really were some of the best times of my childhood. I was raised by those three women and my sister was my best friend back then. I haven’t thought about that this deep in a while but I really look back and cherish those memories now that my Meme is no longer with us. Thank you for asking this.
Contact Info:
- Email: moebrayna@gmail.com
- Website: MOERAYNA.COM
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsmo3duh
- Twitter: twitter.com/itsmoeduh
- Other: https://its-moeduh.creator-spring.com
Image Credits
Codac Moments (Anthony Hall)
Frankie Mohammed
Kinknik Media
Moe Rayna
Salacious Perceptions
