We're just gonna do this thing.
We're just gonna do it.
Hey guys!
Do I feel ready to film this video?
No. Can one ever feel ready to film a video like this?
I don't think so. So we're just gonna go for it.
My heart-throb of a friend Stevie Boebi
posted a video to her channel this week called "My lesbian YouTube crushes".
And I had a whole other video prepped, filmed, ready to go
that I wanted to post today, but then I saw that video and I thought
"No. I'm gonna start fresh and I'm gonna talk about my lesbian youtuber crushes".
No, but really. I saw that she posted that video
and I was inspired to share some of my crushes with you guys as well.
Not only for the public shame and humiliation,
but because honestly the more sharing and uplifting
other queer creators, the better.
I'm gonna go with the word "queer", just 'cause I don't know
if all of these creators identify as lesbian.
So I'm gonna use "queer" because for me that's a more inclusive term.
So here we are.
Let's talk about-
Here's the thing.
I'm gonna see these people again.
I see these creators on a regular basis at YouTube events.
And if they see this video, I might just not have to go.
To any. Ever again.
But what the heck? Let's get started.
Let's get the hardest one out of the way.
This is not a creator who necessarily needs my help
in being heard of.
But it is my realest
of the real YouTube crushes
and so I thought it would be dishonest to leave her out.
Shannon Beveridge.
Shannon is a fellow YouTube creator.
And she owns my heart.
We met this last year at Buffer Festival.
We did a screening together
and when I saw the video that she screened
- it's a kind of open letter to herself at a younger age,
but also an open letter to her followers
and anyone younger who's going through similar things that she went through -
and it was just beautiful.
You see Shannon's videos and you go
"Damn! I like this girl: she's beautiful and spreads a wonderful message".
And then you meet her at Buffer Festival and you go
"Damn! This girl is beautiful, talented, smart AND funny?!!"
I can't believe I'm saying this on the internet.
What I'm trying to say is that Shannon Beveridge is wonderful
and she owns my heart forever.
Moving on.
Kaitlyn Alexander.
Now this is gonna come as a surprise to none of you.
I love Kaitlyn.
I love them and I'm not even embarrassed about this one because Kaitlyn and I are actual soulmates.
They know it. I know it. Everyone knows it.
But if you haven't checked out their YouTube channel,
hello?! Go do that right now.
Kaitlyn is a non binary youtuber and advocate.
They're also a talented and comedic actor and also write, produce and act in "Couple-ish".
They do it all. Like all of it. In everything. And I love them.
Next.
This is another one that is hard for me.
Jade of foxyhotmess.
And -
Accurate.
Jade is -
Jade and I were on a panel together at Vidcon -
I think it was.
It was a panel on gender and sexuality, Jade was the moderator.
This girl is smart.
That was the first time I'd ever met Jade.
I hadn't watched her videos before that
but then I started and now I'm into deep.
I'm reaching for Jade.
That's what- that's what I'm doing. I'm imagining she's right there
and I'm reaching toward her.
Too much?
She has two channels: one she does vlogging on;
the other is comedy, she does sketch comedy, she really loves Beyoncé.
But mostly she just talks about her life.
Once in a while she also makes videos with her girlfriend..that she has
- not jealous -
and is all around, just, damn!
Next person I want to talk about is also one that makes me blush so hard.
Riley J. Dennis.
When I first met Riley, she was actually a viewer of mine.
It was at Vidcon a couple of years ago
and I remember her coming up and she walked up and she was so tall
and she had such a nice bone structure.
I was like "who that?"
If you have not gone to her channel, please do.
She is so intelligent.
The videos that she makes are genuinely so well-done.
She explains things so eloquently and she also takes
a lot of sh*t. She
gets so much garbage on her channel, like in terms of commenters and trolls and just
flat out hate.
The amount of effort and time that she puts into those videos,
despite the amount of sh*t she has to take for posting them
is just unbelievable.
So if you do go over to her channel, can you just leave her some love?
And the last person I'd like to talk about is Chrissy Chambers.
I love Chrissy.
I'm in love with Chrissy.
It's real.
She makes videos with her girlfriend Bria.
I'm totally kidding, Bria is absolutely wonderful.
Chrissy is a huge advocate for the LGBTQ community
but not only that: she does a ton of important work on trying to end revenge porn
which is not something that I see a lot of people talk about.
It's not something that I see a lot of people fight against
and so I really believe that the work she's doing is super important.
And she also daily vlogs. They make videos of them living their lives
showing that an LGBTQ relationship is just like any other relationship.
They are so honest and open on their channel and I just-
I just adore them. Chrissy- I just- I don't even have any words.
Like:
I don't have any words.
So those are all my queer crushes that I wanted to talk about today.
Here's a quick list - wow, bam! - of a bunch of other ones.
Can we make this a tag?
Stevie, can we?
How great would it be to see a bunch of queer creators
supporting a bunch of other queer creators?
And then we can all go around to each other's channels
and give each other virtual hugs and it would be beautiful.
And lastly, before I go, for any of you who have spotted the shirt that I'm wearing
or the mug that I'm drinking my coffee out of,
I have merch!
And not limited edition merch like my other campaigns have been,
this is permanent!
I have a merch store!
We have a bunch of designs. This is one of them.
And this is another: how cute is that? Bear and Quitan sticking out of a little pocket.
And I'm just so happy to finally be sharing it with you
because I've been working on these designs
for a long time.
And I hope that you enjoy them.
I also hope you enjoyed this video.
Awwww, I don't wanna move him.
Bear, are you gonna give kisses?
He's like "Please, don't make me get up".
I'm sorry. I gotta.
Yeah.
It was one for every crush.
Dallas!
Yeah.
Can you come here for a sec?
I just filmed a video all about my lesbian youtuber crushes.
- Yeah. - Does that bother you?
No.
Aren't you jealous?
No.
Aren't you threatened?
No.
Oh, what else____gonna say?
Couldn't you keep me on a shorter leash?
Probably.
They're all way out of your league.
It's true.