Abigail Thorn. (Screen capture via YouTube)
Abigail Thorn, the British YouTube veteran who has sought to educate the world with her videos that blend theatre production with topical issues, has come out as trans.
Taking to social media on Saturday (30 January), the Philosophy Tube star explained that she came out “ages ago” to her inner circle, but in both a written and filmed statement, has now decided to tell her 843,000 subscribers.
Thorn, 27, also decried the discrimination trans people are pelted with daily in Britain, saying: “trans people, especially trans people of colour, are hit hardest by unemployment, homelessness, and domestic, sexual, and police violence, but the conversation always focuses on wealthy white cis women tweeting about toilets.”
Abigail Thorn, the star of the YouTube channel Philosophy Tube, has come out as transgender.
The British YouTube star wrote a statement that was released on Twitter and she also uploaded a new video to her account, which has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in just an hour.
“Hello friends! I’m delighted to say I’m a trans woman; my name is
Abigail and you can refer to me with she/her [pronouns],” she wrote in the statement. “Thank you to everyone who kept my secret for such a long time as I prepared to come out publicly! I’m excited to continue my acting career and Philosophy Tube. Please respect my privacy and treat everyone with kindness and patience, even those who don’t treat me kindly.”
Abigail Thorn, the star of the YouTube channel Philosophy Tube, has come out as transgender.
The British YouTube star wrote a statement that was released on Twitter and she also uploaded a new video to her account, which has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in just an hour.
“Hello friends! I’m delighted to say I’m a trans woman; my name is
Abigail and you can refer to me with she/her [pronouns],” she wrote in the statement. “Thank you to everyone who kept my secret for such a long time as I prepared to come out publicly! I’m excited to continue my acting career and Philosophy Tube. Please respect my privacy and treat everyone with kindness and patience, even those who don’t treat me kindly.”
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