For many transgender people, YouTube has become a platform to build a strong community. However, many trans YouTubers face discrimination in the from of algorithmic demonetization and creator harassment. To find out more, Bela visits creator and transgender advocate Ash Hardell.

SOURCES & FURTHER READING

Brandon’s Miller study on the transgender Youtube community https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/...

Williams Institute survey on Suicide Attempts among Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Adults https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.ed...

CNN’s reporting on YouTube’s transgender community https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/25/tech/y...

Youtube declines to take down homophobic videos against Carlos Maza https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/tech/y...

Full transcript of Susan Wojcicki’s interview at The Code Conference https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/6/11/...

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Ty Turner    / @tyturner  
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Leo Mateus    / mrleomateus  
Kailani Loren    / @lulmamilani  
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