She was born in Melbourne, Australia to conservative parents. She attended the University of Melbourne and graduated with degrees in Criminology and Journalism. In university she gained attention after speaking out against the petition to remove the Facebook page “Hotties of Melbourne university” – she told Business Insider and Daily Mail that it was “flattering” rather than sexist.
She now resides in Texas. She is also a victim of sexual abuse[2], and talked about her experiences in the video “I blame him not all men”. She said that while she was a victim, it wasn’t a fair excuse to demonize all men. She spoke about this in a Jubilee video.
Sydney is an atheist.
