Meet the Stream Queens: a wholesome, inclusive gaming community.
of the online alt-right. Against that cultural backdrop the the Stream Queens team is vital as a safe haven for both queer streamers and their followers to form a community. It’s an oasis of diversity and positivity: for people to play games, dress in drag and together fight back against the trolls.
If anything, this has only made Elixa more resilient. She’s known for being open with her viewers, discussing her battles with depression and anxiety while gaming. That, in turn, has inspired her viewers, who regularly ask questions about overcoming anxiety and coming out, as well as gaming tips. “Now that I’ve started doing drag, I feel so damn blessed and it’s given me so much confidence I can’t even tell you,” she says.
As the team has grown, it’s taken in artists from Europe too. There's Eevolicious, a queen from Portugal, is known for her irreverent humour and crazy characters, including a Britney Spears parody and a farcical nun named Sister Gaecure. Despite being on the other side of the Atlantic, she feels close to the other queens. “We’ve grown into good friends. We actually give advice to each other,” she says. “I just love the idea of creating the community.
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