“Aella” / Rachael Slick vs. transgender people

“Aella” is the stage name of Rachael Slick, an American social media personality and anti-transgender activist.

Slick came to the attention of anti-trans activists in 2022 after declaring “everyone has autogynephilia.”

In 2024 Slick promoted a poorly designed survey by anti-trans psychologist J. Michael Bailey. Slick later deleted the promotions.

Background

Rachael Antier Slick was born February 22, 1992. Slick’s parents are Matthew John “Matt” Slick (born 1956) and Annick Shirley Slick (born 1959). Matt Slick is leader of Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (CARM), a Calvinist fundamentalist organization. Rachael is the oldest of their three children. The family moved to Idaho in 2004, when Rachael was 12.

Rachel Slick ran away from home at age 17, went to college, and became an atheist.

Matt Slick stated:

As a father who loves his daughter and wants to protect his family, I will not reveal everything pertinent to the discussion. There is a lot that people don’t know. But, I want to say that she was a good daughter. Rachael was compliant, thoughtful, and a wonderful little girl. Her intelligence was obvious at a very early age and I could see the wheels turning behind those young eyes as she grew. Now that she is an adult, she has retained a lot of those great characteristics. I like that about her and I enjoy our discussions when we have them.
Matt Slick (2018)

Rachael Slick began producing pornography under the name Aella, eventually becoming a prominent figure on reddit and OnlyFans.

Anti-trans activism

Slick became known for creating a number of snowball sample surveys about sexuality on social media.

Slick is connected to the “rationalist” (aka “rat”) community through a number of anti-trans activists, including:

Scott Alexander Siskind
Jesse Singal
Diana S. Fleischman
Abigail Shrier
Benjamin Boyce
Meghan Murphy
“Tracing Woodgrains”
“tailcalled”
Justin Lehmiller
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression

References

Mehta, Hemant (July 15, 2013). The Atheist Daughter of a Notable Christian Apologist Shares Her Story. Friendly Atheist https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2013/07/15/the-atheist-daughter-of-a-notable-christian-apologist-shares-her-story/

“Lothar Lorraine” (December 21, 2013). The sad testimony of the daughter of a Calvinist apologist. LotharLorraine https://lotharlorraine.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/the-sad-testimony-of-the-daughter-of-a-calvinist-apologist/

Glenn Andrew Peoples (July 17, 2013). How to exploit a family falling out for the sake of ideology. Right Reason http://www.rightreason.org/2013/how-to-exploit-a-family-falling-out-for-the-sake-of-ideology/

Hobbs, Jack (January 3, 2023). Adult star-turned-data scientist: I had more sex than showers in 2022. New York Post https://nypost.com/2023/01/03/adult-star-turned-data-scientist-i-had-more-sex-than-showers-in-2022/

Wolfe, Liz; Weissmueller, Zach (April 20, 2022). Meet Aella: The Libertarian Rationalist Sex Worker Turned Data Scientist. Reason https://reason.com/video/2022/04/20/meet-aella-the-libertarian-rationalist-sex-worker-turned-data-scientist/

Sternberg, Mark (September 3, 2020). A day in the life of an OnlyFans creator who makes up to $100,000 a month off explicit content. Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/day-in-the-life-of-onlyfans-sex-worker-writer-entrepreneur-creator-aella?IR=T

“Aella” (November 1, 2022). Everyone Has Autogynephilia. Knowlingless https://aella.substack.com/p/everyone-has-autogynephilia

“Aella” (April 19, 2022). What a Woman Is. Knowlingless https://aella.substack.com/p/what-a-woman-is

“Aella” (June 7, 2019). Side Effects Of Preferred Pronouns. Knowlingless https://aella.substack.com/p/side-effects-of-preferred-pronouns

Media

Lex Fridman (February 10, 2023). #358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality. Lex Fridman Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFSrxSBrgSc

Wolfe, Liz (April 20, 2022). Aella: Sex Worker, Data Scientist, Libertarian. ReasonTV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCYJprTC0Qo

Bain, Ellissa (February 11, 2023). Lex Fridman delves into all things adult in latest podcast episode with Aella. HITC https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/02/11/meet-aella-from-the-latest-lex-fridman-podcast/

Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster (October 25, 2023). Aella – Why I Became An Escort. TRIGGERnometry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shB6ovnjYEs

Benjamin Boyce (Jan 20, 2023). The Ethics of Intimacy | with Aella & Meghan Murphy. Benjamin A. Boyce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaJ1SpjP6Dk

Meghan Murphy, Mary Lou Singleton, Isabella Malbin (November 29, 2023). The power of thot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksQegQXbA1s

MrFamous and Shawn (October 28, 2014). Venom Fang X Debates Rachael Slick. Uniteresting Debate Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRPOzTaAzeI