Laci Green Bio

Laci Green was a self-described ‘nerd’ in her childhood. She loved libraries; she thought they were magical castles which gave her a cosy and comfortable shelter against the constant rains of Portland where she grew up. At ten, she discovered the sex aisle. It spurred her curiosity to explore more. During her teens she started to participate in various social movements in college. She became a certified rape and dating violence counsellor. She then took to using YouTube as a medium to reach out to young adults and help them gain scientific knowledge about sex, teen pregnancy, and gender identity, posting actively for ‘Sex Plus’.

She worked with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England on a project named ‘A Naked Notion’, with an aim to have a “frank, open conversation about sexuality”. She was hired as one of the three presenters to discuss general science by Discovery Networks' DNews science vlog. In 2014, she collaborated with MTV to produce ‘Braless’, a unique take on pop culture, politics, and history “through the lens of gender, equality, and a little thing called feminism”. She has given lectures at multiple universities in the capacity of a sex educator and also as a representative of Planned Parenthood.

Since her early days on YouTube, Laci Green has been receiving relentless criticism and threats from extremist groups from all sides. She was dubbed anti-Mormon and anti-Islam for her outspoken views on how few rights are granted to women in either religion. She has gotten deaths threats from both far-right and far-left groups. From the former because of her firm stand on reproductive rights and abortion, and from the latter for getting certain terminologies wrong from time to time.

She dated YouTuber and political satirist Chris Ray Gun. It caused quite a stir, as Gun, at best, can be defined as an anti-feminist. In a video titled ‘Taking the Red Pill’ (an allusion to the movie ‘Matrix’), uploaded on May 11, Green stated that although she is still a feminist, she is open to conversation with people from the opposite point of view.

Born on October 18, 1989, in Utah, USA, Laci Green is from a multi-cultural family. Her father is an Iranian Muslim, while her mother is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She has two sisters. She grew up as a Mormon, first relocating to Portland, Oregon when she was 2 years old, and then at twelve to California with her family. Stepping into her teenage years, she began to question her faith for its views of rigid gender roles and about homosexuality, ultimately leaving it. It led to a severe bout of depression and suicidal thoughts. Her concerned parents took her to a therapist, who helped her navigate through her issues. Now, she recognizes herself as an atheist, and her sexual orientation as pansexual. After completing high school, she enrolled in the University of California in Berkeley. She graduated in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in legal studies and education. She currently resides in Los Angeles.