Trans Youtubers and Media Critics

[olivermoss]

Yesterday, HBomberGuy dropped a 4 hour video essay on plagiarism and one part was on queer creators who were stolen from.

His editor made a playlist of queer creators who make good, original content. You can find it here.

Who are some trans creators you enjoy or would like to recc? Last night I watched I Have A Gender And I Must Scream by Ricki Hirsch, which is about body horror from a trans perspective. A youtuber not on that list who I really enjoy is Caelan Conrad who does general video essays on culture and the anti-trans movements.

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[militarypenguin]

I got into Hazel through her Elfen Lied video, and ever since she's been my go-to essayist for when I need something to pick me up. Her soothing voice, sense of humor, and thoughtful perspectives as she goes on deep dives on anime, video games, film and any other lesser-known subject matter are always a joy to watch and listen to, even when it touches on heavier subject matter, and shows there's a beauty to any form of art that inspires me to create. She also makes music.

Amelie Doree is another video essayist who centers her work on niche subject matter, specifically on Japanese visual novels, which have reputation that often goes misunderstood in English-speaking circles. I probably would have passed on a title like Kanon if not for her moving video on how it deals with grief. I have yet to go through her entire catalogue, but she discusses on a number of games with trans and queer themes as well.