VENICE, CA – When Conner Habib went looking for an articulate female voice in the adult industry to talk about the new Linda Lovelace movie (Lovelace, which released Aug. 8), he needed look no further than Sovereign Syre.

The subject of an in-depth Playboy interview earlier this summer, Sovereign has made the best of her little-more-than-two-years in the adult industry. The Slate story, “Linda Lovelace Is Not a Porn Star,” focuses on the long, dark shadow Lovelace—made famous for her lead role in Deep Throat—casts over the industry. Specifically, her allegations that she was not a willing participant in the legendary film.

“Her narrative is so far removed from what is currently the typical porn star’s experience in this country that using that title to describe her isn’t just meaningless but, worse, contributes to dangerous misunderstandings about porn performers today,” writes Habib.

“More representative than Lovelace are contemporary and prolific performers like Sovereign Syre,” he continues. “’Every step of the way was a conscious transition,’ she told me. Her ‘erotic journey’ began when, after leaving grad school to write a novel, she started appearing on an online modeling site and progressed to porn slowly and thoughtfully from there.”

“It’s one of the few jobs where women are empowered to be financially and emotionally independent and that terrifies people,” Sovereign says in the article.

On the shooting front, Sovereign and Aaliyah Love shot a scene this week that’s headed to the latter’s site and will be released as a DVD showcase later this year.

“Aaliyah is someone I really enjoy working with, her bubbly personality and strong work ethic have quickly earned her a spot on the A-list in porn,” Sovereign says. “She’s the girl everyone is watching, and I was very flattered she asked me to be a part of her special project.”

Check out the Slate article on Lovelace at www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2013/08/linda_lovelace_movie_is_bad_for_real_porn_stars.html.