Trisha Paytas accused of exploiting transgender community for views Trisha Paytas slammed after posting transgender announcement videoPopular YouTuber Trisha Paytas has been forced to defend herself against a tirade of criticism after posting a video where she claimed to identify more as a gay man, rather than her natural-born gender. Many viewers have accused the internet personality of exploiting the LGBTQ+ community in an effort to get more eyes on her content, with a controversial video \u2013 titled \u201cI AM TRANSGENDER\u201d \u2013 being uploaded to her channel on October 7 and already amassing 650,000 views. During the course of the video, Paytas opens up about her feelings towards her natural gender and how it felt growing up as a young girl, claiming that she was targeted by other children after growing facial hair and eventually given a \u201cman\u201d nickname. However, it was her comments about identifying as a gay man that has caught the attention of some viewers, with Paytas being accused of sensationalizing a marginalized community. \u201cHere\u2019s the thing. I identify with men better. People always think there\u2019s something wrong with me because I don\u2019t have that many girl friends,\u201d she said during the upload. \u201cI do love girls and I love their sensitivity and stuff like that, but that\u2019s why I identify more as a gay man \u2013 because I like guys, but also identify as a guy.\u201d Drag queen persona Vicky Vox was one of the many critics who spoke out against Paytas\u2019 video on Twitter. The actor, real name Lance Hara, called for the tweet to be reported by as many people as possible, arguing that the YouTuber was trying to \u2018bait\u2019 clicks, instead of sharing a genuine story. \u201cReport this tweet. Using gender identity as click bait is a privileged act of violence. I\u2019m not gonna stand for it,\u201d Vox tweeted. \u201cThe headline and photo used cannot be serious. Trans people are murdered for quietly trying to live their life.\u201d Report this tweet. Using gender identity as click bait is a privileged act of violence. I\u2019m not gonna stand for it. I don\u2019t care what it\u2019s actually about. The headline and photo used cannot be serious. Trans people are murdered for quietly trying to live their life. Big NOPE:rage: https:\/\/t.co\/b7PB99vc5H \u2014 VICKY VOX (@TheVickyVox) October 7, 2019 You don\u2019t know me, my journey , my struggle, my transition. I\u2019ve been with a gender identity therapy specialist for the past 6 months cause I hated who I was since I was 3. Think before you tweet , THIS is more harmful than me sharing my story. \u2014 Trisha Paytas (@trishapaytas) October 7, 2019 Trisha followed up on the remarks, stating that she has been meeting regularly with a gender identity therapy specialist for around six months before making details of her journey public. Another user, TATIANNA, stated: \u201cYou are a fucking clown. Learn from this and go away for like a long ass time. F***ing messy and attention addicted.\u201d You are a fucking clown :clown_face::clown_face::clown_face: learn from this and go away for like a long ass time. Fuckin messy and attention addicted. pic.twitter.com\/ZttnGqueSm \u2014 TATIANNA (@TATIANNANOW) October 8, 2019 Paytas also claimed in the video that she would consider being an advocate for the transgender community in the future and, despite trolling fans in the past with videos very similar, she maintains that this isn\u2019t the same. \u201cI know I\u2019ve trolled and stuff in the past, so I don\u2019t want people thinking this is a trolling video. I know I\u2019ve come out as gay before, I\u2019ve come out as bisexual before,\u201d she added, before stating that she takes issue with labels such as male, female, straight, gay, and others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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