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Summary

The web content provides a comprehensive guide to transgender influencers on YouTube, categorized by the type of content they produce, aimed at fostering representation and support within the transgender community and its allies.

Abstract

The "Newcomer's Guide to TransTube" is a curated list designed to introduce viewers to a diverse range of transgender influencers on YouTube. It categorizes content creators into various segments such as Politics & Activism, Cultural Analysis, Lifestyle & Reactions, Beauty, Gaming, Talk Shows/Commentary, Therapy, Voice Lessons, Publishing, and Music. The guide also includes miscellaneous channels like those of allies, inactive channels with significant trans content, and channels creating useful content for trans people that are not necessarily run by trans individuals. The creator emphasizes the importance of representation and aims to provide a resource that goes beyond the categorization used by cis white male content creators, focusing instead on the unique conversations and experiences these influencers bring to the platform.

Opinions

  • The guide is tailored to be a resource for trans, trans-adjacent, and gender-nonconforming individuals who may not have discovered many genderqueer content creators on YouTube.
  • The creator acknowledges the work of Noah Samsen but emphasizes the need for a different approach to categorization that better reflects the trans community.
  • There is an explicit call for more representation from queer content creators for both queer people and their allies.
  • The creator values the diversity of content and experiences within the trans community and seeks to highlight this through the guide.
  • The inclusion of a variety of channels, including those of allies and inactive ones, suggests a recognition of the broader ecosystem of support and historical contribution to trans representation on YouTube.
  • The guide is positioned as a living document, inviting feedback and contributions from the community to add or tweak entries, indicating a collaborative and evolving approach to the resource.

The Newcomer’s Guide to TransTube

A practical list of categories for the best transgender influencers on YouTube

My goal is to create a resource for people who are trans, trans-adjacent, or otherwise genderfluid or nonconforming but haven’t discovered many (or any) genderqueer content creators on YouTube.

My trans-adjacent goal is to provide more representation from queer content creators for both queer people and our allies.

While Noah Samsen categorized his amazing Practical Guide to Leftist YouTube (offsite) according to the format of each content creator’s work, I can’t do the same thing the cis white dude did. So I’m going to categorize TransTube according to the kinds of conversations, experiences, and otherwise helpful distinctions I believe their content evokes for audiences (imho).

TransTube Table of Contents

Matrix: Reloaded (Warner Bros)

TransTube

| Politics & Activism |Cultural Analysis, Video Essays & Educational | Lifestyle & Reactions | THE ADS | Beauty | Gaming | Talk shows/Commentary | The Closest You’ll Get To Free Therapy | Voice Lessons And Stuff | Publishing | Music | Trans Men | Genderfluid/nonbinary/agender+ |

Misc Channels

| Allies | Inactive but lots of trans content | Useful videos for trans people made by not necessarily trans people | Defunct channels |

TransTube

Politics & Activism

Kat Blaque Mia Mulder Lily Alexandre

Cultural Analysis, Video Essays & Educational

ContraPoints Philosophy Tube Sophie From Mars Taylor Lakhryst (now you can follow Taylor Lakhryst on Medium too!!!) verilybitchie let’s talk about stuff. Jessie Gender

Lifestyle & Reactions

Jammidodger Samantha Lux Victoria Rose Maya Henry Brandy Nitti Maria Kutsinta Mathilda Hogberg Monica Rose Stephanie Lynnette Jessica Potak Jasmine Vine Gigi Gorgeous PrincessJoules Robin Jaspers Elena Genevinne Emma Ellingsen Lilah Gibney Raiden Quinn Rinoa Leonhart Miss Victoria Anthony Ravenovah Trans Life & Wife Ruby Price Dylan Mulvaney (TikTok) oliiviaaronson (TikTok)

THE ADS

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Beauty

Stef Sanjati Facial Feminization Surgery Diaries (old channel) Nikki Beauty Tutorials

See also: NikkieTutorials: Beauty YouTuber reveals she is transgender (BBC)

Gaming

Stef Sanjati (new channel) realisticallysaying Laura K Buzz RantingTrans (Twitch)

Talk shows/Commentary

BEYOND TRANS w/ Mardi and Friends TsMadisonHinton Katy Montgomerie The Transverse Bad With Money & Just Between Us w/ Gaby Dunn

The Closest You’ll Get To Free Therapy

Dara Hoffman-Fox Ashley Adamson Autumn Asphodel

See also: Meet the transgender YouTubers and their partners teaching viewers there is no set narrative to being trans and everyone is so much more than their gender identity (Insider)

Voice Lessons And Stuff

Seattle Voice Lab (we love you Claire Michelle) TransVoiceLessons (we love you Zhea Erose/Voice Mom — and hello to Clover and Vivienne!!!) Sumi Zoey Alexandria Nicole Gress

Publishing

Gabe Cole Milo Stewart Queries, Qualms & Quirks w/ Sarah Nicolas Anna-Marie McLemore (Twitter) Mx. D. E. Anderson (Linktree) Zan/Xander (Linktree) Isaac Fellman (Twitter) Kit Mayquist (Twitter) L Nichols (Twitter) Riley Black (Website) Austin/SA Chant (Website) Xan van Rooyen (Linktree) Naomi Davis (Twitter)

See also: What Doctor Strange Taught Literary Agent Naomi Davis About Being Non-binary

Music

Kim Petras Ryan Cassata

See also: Trans Artist And Activist Ryan Cassata Opens Up About Sobriety, Living With Hearing Loss & Love At First Sight

Trans men

Ty Turner Sam Collins FinnTheInfinncible VandomVincent Jammidodger

Genderfluid/nonbinary/agender+

ChandlerNWilson Luxander Jake Edwards (recently reactivated!!) Kaz Rowe

Misc Channels

Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash

Allies: If these mother****ers aren’t trans allies, no one is

Noah Samsen Tara Mooknee FD Signifier Rowan Ellis Emma Thorne T1J

Inactive but lots of trans content

TheRealAlexBertie (1 year since last post) Justin Blake (3 years ago) Parker J Wale (6 months ago) skylarkeleven (1 year ago) West Coast Elements (2 years ago) Brendan Jordan (1 year ago)

Useful videos for trans people made by not necessarily trans people

Ada Han David Larson (if you think you’ve heard a deep voice…) Noetic Bloom Olivia Spinks Wigs: IAmErickaJ Karolina Żebrowska New York Vocal Coaching

Defunct channels

C. Olson Casey Blake Jordan Belle Trans Beauty Miira of the Boreal Valley Pickard Chloe AmaRoseLessons Corey Bilous Bria Amber Evans Caroland violet4151 AngelaVanity Nikita Dragun Belle (Gabrielle Diana) Kendall Raindrop Riley J. Dennis Jazz Jennings TheTransgenderDiary Diana Bosco Official Jeffrey Marsh Ash Hardell Ashley Wylde Ezra Rae Eli LaChance korviday Lane Patriquin AJ Clementine Ruby Price (old channel)

More to come

This isn’t even close to everyone out there. It’s just that making these things takes an enormous amount of time.

If you’d like for me to

  • add or tweak your favorite TransTube channel
  • turn your favorite trans channel into a listicle (eg Top Ten TransVoiceLessons Lessons)

Please leave a comment or email me at transgendersoapbox [at] gmail.com

Note: photos from each linked YouTube channel, graphics and composites by me

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