Last night was the world premiere of Velvet Variety, a new streaming variety show from New York City's queer comedy community. The 20-minute comedy compilation is a blend of stand-up clips, … [Read more...] about Velvet Variety: New York Queer Comedy Goes From Bar Basement to Your Living Room — WATCH
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Longtime Lesbian YouTuber Arielle Scarcella Says She’s Leaving ‘the Ridiculously Woke Left’ — WATCH
Arielle Scarcella, a lesbian YouTuber with 643,000 subscribers who has been making videos for 10 years, announced that she's leaving the left and no longer associates with the "ridiculously woke … [Read more...] about Longtime Lesbian YouTuber Arielle Scarcella Says She’s Leaving ‘the Ridiculously Woke Left’ — WATCH
YouTube Beauty Star NikkieTutorials Comes out as Transgender: ‘It is Time to Let Go and Be Truly Free’ — WATCH
NikkieTutorials (real name Nikki de Jager), a 25-year-old YouTube make-up and beauty star with more than 12.4 million subscribers, has come out as transgender. De Jager said she made the decision … [Read more...] about YouTube Beauty Star NikkieTutorials Comes out as Transgender: ‘It is Time to Let Go and Be Truly Free’ — WATCH
Teen Threatens YouTube HQ with Gun Photo After She Gets Axed for Anti-Gay Videos
YouTube terminated the account of a 14-year-old star million-follower named Soph after she posted her latest anti-gay video. Then she tweeted a photo of herself with a gun with the caption "YouTube … [Read more...] about Teen Threatens YouTube HQ with Gun Photo After She Gets Axed for Anti-Gay Videos
YouTuber Phil Lester Comes Out as Gay to His 4 Million Subscribers: WATCH
Phil Lester, one-half of the UK comedy hosting duo Dan and Phil, has come out as gay two weeks after his counterpart Dan Howell did the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqXFKSWniVU Said … [Read more...] about YouTuber Phil Lester Comes Out as Gay to His 4 Million Subscribers: WATCH
CEO Susan Wojcicki Grilled on YouTube’s Treatment of LGBTQ Community: ‘Are You Really Sorry … or Are You Just Sorry They Were Offended?’ — WATCH
At San Francisco's Code Con conference for hackers and techies on Monday night, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki was grilled by Axios reporter Ina Fried about the company's response after reporter Carlos … [Read more...] about CEO Susan Wojcicki Grilled on YouTube’s Treatment of LGBTQ Community: ‘Are You Really Sorry … or Are You Just Sorry They Were Offended?’ — WATCH
After Demonetizing Right-Winger Steven Crowder for 2-Year Homophobic Harassment of Carlos Maza, YouTube Announces Rule Change
Yesterday, after the story of right-wing commentator Steven Crowder's two-year homophobic harassment of Carlos Maza made national headlines, YouTube finally demonetized Crowder, and made an … [Read more...] about After Demonetizing Right-Winger Steven Crowder for 2-Year Homophobic Harassment of Carlos Maza, YouTube Announces Rule Change
YouTube Says 2-Year Targeted Racist and Homophobic Harassment Campaign Against Gay Journalist Does Not Violate Policies
UPDATE: YouTube has demonetized Crowder's channel. YouTube will not enforce its anti-harassment policies against right-wing commentator Steven Crowder, who has been mocking gay journalist Carlos … [Read more...] about YouTube Says 2-Year Targeted Racist and Homophobic Harassment Campaign Against Gay Journalist Does Not Violate Policies
YouTube Star Mikey Bustos Comes Out as Gay: ‘Life is Sweet!’
Mikey Bustos, a Filipino-Canadian YouTube star with more than 1 million subscribers here and here, came out as gay to his 127,000 Instagram followers on Sunday in a series of photos with his … [Read more...] about YouTube Star Mikey Bustos Comes Out as Gay: ‘Life is Sweet!’
YouTube Power Couple Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams are Engaged
Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams, a vlogging power couple with a combined YouTube following of 24 million, are engaged to be married after dating for three years. The social media couple made the … [Read more...] about YouTube Power Couple Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams are Engaged
