‘Philisophy Tube’ Creator And Actress Abigail Thorn Comes Out As Trans

Popular British YouTuber and actress Abigail Thorn, whose “Philosophy Tube” series of YouTube videos has garnered over 50 million views for the way they meld theatrical production style with cogent explainers of current social issues, has publicly come out as a trans woman.

As ‘Vulture’ reports, Thorn simultaneously released a statement in both written and filmed formats, in which she begins by saying, “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.” Thorn goes on to decry the discrimination trans people are facing in the U.K., 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.”

Thorn also touched on the topic ion transphobia, speaking to the real fear of Britain’s transphobic culture she feels now that she has come out publicly. She writes, “It’s lovely to finally relax, to sleep well with sweet dreams and be at home in myself! But I’m also scared. Things are very, very bad for trans people in the UK and they’re getting worse.”

In her post, Thorn promises to continue to use her platform to advocate for legislated trans liberation and equity in the UK. “Everyone else in Britain gets their healthcare and gendered services that way,” she writes, “surely it’s only fair that we should too?”

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