No profile of August Taylor would be complete without acknowledging the challenges of working in a stigmatized industry. Taylor has been open about the need for digital security (doxxing threats, stalkers) and the mental health toll of content creation. Furthermore, the performer has advocated for ethical production standards, including:
Augustine spent her summer in a "situationship" with a boy named , who was secretly dating a girl named Betty . While James viewed their time together as a mere "summer thing," Augustine fell deeply and purely in love. august taylor