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When we talk about YouTube royalty and how their prolonged stay on the platform helped shape it for years to come, rarely discussed are the trans people who helped shepard a new era of much-needed visibility for those who had no prior example to heed. Luxander was such a figure for a few, but loyal dedicated group of followers–while their individual input alone isn’t cause for much fanfare, them alongside a persevering ecosystem of trans masc and non-binary content creators make for an important collective to sustain and keep healthy on the platform, regardless of what the culture war flame-fanners would have you otherwise believe.
Mindful of what small but significant influence they have on their audience, Lux believes a core objective of their content is to accurately reflect what would it be like to be a non-binary person with similar lived experiences, navigating the fickleness of lackluster trans recognition in a world oft-tainted with much unwarranted adversity. “I primarily make educational content about non-binary and trans issues in general, but specifically as a non-binary person. I want to provide at least one example of what your life can…