By fostering a community for performers, the platform helped take it out of the confines of the club and created a global conversation
,” and featured him doing just that. Asked if he, like Belli, would credit the platform with any of his success, he laughs. “YouTube has done nothing for my drag. Nothing big.”might be considered among the second wave of YouTubers, first joining the platform in 2016 with the launch of YouTube chat show“I started my channel because I was tired of waiting around for press to cover my favoritequeens,” Soju, real name Antonio Hyunsoo Ha, explains.
But as Lady Gaga once sang, even “roses have thorns they say.” “YouTube started demonetizing my content and flagging every video a few years ago,” Belli says. “Like, why would my wig videos be flagged as ‘adult?’ ” He’s far from alone. In August 2019, a group of LGBTQ+ YouTubers, alleging that it uses “unlawful content regulation, distribution, and monetization practices that stigmatize, restrict, block, demonetize, and financially harm the LGBT plaintiffs and the greater LGBT community.
Still, even Belli cannot deny the power of the platform, despite its alleged discrimination against creators such as himself. “Deadass atfollowed my snail trail toMost discovered me through Shane Dawson or Todrick. The children are our future … and also hopefully a subscriber.”
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