Oh wow, this really just made me really happy about the direction we've been on. Being queer coded wouldn't have been a compliment when I was a kid, but nowadays it's such a nice thing to say to somebody and it's really warming my heart as a queer person myself kdjfjdlfö
My queer friends say this to me and I really do take it as a compliment. I think it just means I'm quirky in a way that most straight people aren't lmao
not when you aren't queer. thats embarrassing. especially after he stated he WASN'T. and they kept making slick comments about it. like what type of comment is "youre wasting"
I think it's funnier that even the guests found it necessary to ask, after him saying it himself, and one of them having met him previously but forgot... Lol. It's just the vibe he has, which is whatever lol
i loved seeing you in this! seeing someone who presents as you do explaining the way you did not only helps people like me (gay with no gender issues 😂) understand gender identity issues better, but also helps ignorant people understand better that you do not have to be one thing to be another. you ate 🎉
Appreciate you sharing your perspective. I do want to say though, at 21:30 I think it’s unfair to label trans women as performing feminity. I feel that’s reductive of what affirmation is and misrepresentative of what a trans women’s feelings are.
@@whoknows95thank you for voicing this. I felt really misunderstood hearing that comment go unchallenged. I was kinda disappointed because the purpose of affirmation is to feel comfortable. It’s not drag, it’s not performative. And it felt weird for them to speak for trans women when they don’t identify with their experiences.
@@LivingPridefulno worries. I feel like people have a tendency project their own feelings of gender onto other groups, when honestly its such a personalized thing. I’ve found it rare for two people to fully be on the same page regarding gender identity
I really hate when someone that seems stereotypically “gay” comes out as bisexual and a bunch of people say “nah, you’re gay”… sure maybe sometimes it’s true that the person isn’t sure and they ending up coming out as gay later, but I don’t understand why it’s so hard to believe that someone is bisexual regardless of how they’re perceived outside of that
I think it's also a stereotype (i.e. a gay person initially coming out as bisexual). Besides that, I think it's inappropriate to label someone's sexuality when they've said otherwise, and I'm not sure why it's so normalized.
Austin's case was an anomaly, though. He was so far from stereotypically gay - his hetero dude friends joke that he dresses and acts straighter than them. I know assuming queer man = gay man is a persistent issue, but this particular case is a bit of an outlier 😂
"Labels are what other people use to describe you" was one of the most important realizations in the journey of my sexuality. My understanding of my own sexuality has changed so many times that it eventually became almost entirely useless for me to try to label myself.
I'm the exact same way. I hate having to use labels at all because they feel so pointless for me. They really only help other people and that is about it. Any of my friends who are aware of my sexuality and gender know I don't like labels
I'm straight and label myself that..I have never really needed to really think about it much or tell anyone I'm straight though. I've never had any confusion around my sexuality or any attraction to the same-sex.
I found that trying on labels helped me find myself. But it wasn't my only focus. Stumbling into the label pansexual was eye opening for me and I was like *finally* something that makes sense. This might also be an age thing, as the queer representation was severely lacking while I was growing up, so I didn't know that there was a description for how I felt.
Me personally i thought abt it the moment i discovered i wasnt 100% straight.. I just thought: Why cant people just exist, and like whatever without ppl questioning it? Then i learned some people found comfort on said labels, so thats completly valid too!! what i kinda hate its that some people cant comprehend not having a labels, i tried to explain it to someone irl, and they did NOT understand, i just gave up and said: ykw Im bisexual. 😭
I'm 28, and my best friend asked me out while I was playing overwatch, and I got sniped by a widowmaker as Zen. Then sat in spawn, looked over at him, and said, " Sure, let's try it." Now we're married and have been together for nearly 8 years. 9:22 I didn't even come out. I just started showing up to family stuff with him, and if they asked, I said, "Yeah, we're dating." I didn't really have an A-typical coming out with family/friends.
I wish anthony and his team got more recognition for what they’ve been doing with this series! it’s amazing and no one else is doing something like this.
@@GingKo-ui7qrif you think that it's inherently offensive for someone to be perceived as gay (especially when the reason is that people think his fashion sense is good) you've got some issues.
@GingKo-ui7qr if you think queer people aren’t still getting bullied you probably haven’t talked to many queer people. I’m genz, and I absolutely got called slurs and other bad things in school.
@@WishGender Wrong. I know it's offensive to assume someone's sexual identity and openly shame them for it. Would you consider it okay to tell a trans person they're not "passing"? If not, I think YOU"VE got some issues.
Eret saying that labels are used to describe you to other people, and you don't have to align with labels to yourself is really impactful, and I think that that is something everyone needs to hear. Quite literally everything is a spectrum and trying to force yourself into a label can be hard, especially when sexualities and genders have set definitions, and not everyone feels the same
I will say, as an aromantic, asexual, genderfluid person, labels have been SO IMPORTANT to me. Before finding my right labels, i felt broken, alone, and didn't feel like i knew who i was completely. I think what is important is to be okay with finding out that wasn't right and that's okay
I’m asexual too, and I feel like the asexual label is like a get out of jail free card of sorts. Like it explains so much to ppl who don’t understand why I don’t want to do some things
I'm aro ace, I use that term and aromantic and asexual, I'm genderqueer or Trans, labels have helped me so much to find out what I am, I was alone and stuck.
So proud of you blizz! Just want ppl to know how cool Blizzs community is! He's definitely fostered a community that feels safe and inclusive and it's very fun!
I recently got back to twitch, and Eret has been one of the only people I've been watching. And it's been really nice, they comunicate to chat a lot and it feels very nice to have a response from my streamer rather than have the chat flying through and a streamer just responding to subs. Her whole persona makes me feel welcome and like I actually matter to a streamer. Much love
you might like Sneegsnag! he's a favourite of mine and has a smaller (litte bit weird) community and he can keep up with his chat. he also does true crime now and again with his criminology degree and keeps his chat on a short leash for being kind and respectful
So happy that Austin from The Austin Show podcast invites his friends to his house to do the podcast with him! Sometimes he isn't even home and he still lets them film and I think he even lends them jewelry and clothes!
Never in a million years did I think I would see *THE* AUSTINSHOW in an Assumptions video, let alone one guided by Trevor. Worlds collide!! What an engaging conversation too!
labels have been such a struggle for me as a young queer person. i’ve felt compelled to assign them to myself for years and feel immense guilt when they “change”, but now that i have had some time out in the world with other queer people i’ve found it much easier to allow myself to be just “queer” or just “gay” because labels bring so many expectations from others and from myself onto me
oh same. i felt like i would only be considered queer if i used labels and then adhered to them. but, like you said, I've grown up and become more comfortable in using queer as a general for both sexuality and gender, instead of using 4-5 different labels
I love this so much better than no moderator/interviewer it dosnt have to be a on camera role just having someone ask the questions being the voice of the public asking the questions adds so much to the conversation
Good on you Trevor for putting your foot down and just straight up saying youre not queer. As someone who is gay speculating sexualities is alright but people take it too far. They start forcing them out of the closet when they arent ready or in one. I think you can look at someone and go wow they might be gay. Unless youre going to hit on them it doesn't really matter to anyone else but them their sexuality. Definitely got me to click on the video though having Trevor in the thumbnail. 😅
Austin's journey in finding himself and his sexuality is really interesting and proof that representation matters. He had a great interview on G4 with Kevin Perera where he talked about how long he was in denial of his sexuality despite his parents being pretty open and accepting. Definitely worth checking out.
Thank you for putting this together and honestly for putting Trevor in the thumbnail (and the video) because I might not have watched if I wasn't curious about what he was doing on here (because I don't know the other three creators and there's just so much other content to watch) and I'm really glad I did because I'm only a couple assumptions in and there's been a lot of good discussion.
The way I saw the thumbnail and went "WAIT TREVOR? HE'S QUEER??" bc the boy may be adorable and not too masc but that was not a vibe I got from him...guess actually watching the video explains why I didn't...made me question my gaydar for a sec...
I’d be interested to see a similar thing but with Queer AFAB and binary trans woman TH-camrs and Streamers. Because I have a feeling they get treated a bit differently to the AMAB and binary trans men.
I love the conversation about labeling sexuality and gender, and dealing with assumptions about your sexuality or gender as a content creator. It’s something we all go through as queer people I think, but it’s amplified when you’re sharing your life online
This has been my own personal experience with my queer journey, but I've just honestly found it hard in the era I grew up to being an adult now was coming from EXTREMELY closeted/don't even think about it/you're going to hell times to now everyone can be whatever and whoever they want. And obviously I love that for people, be who you are, you don't need to conform to gender norms. Trevor is great example of how we still can mis-perceive hetero cis people as queer due to social norms/stigmas. But I feel like I personally never got that middle ground where those things were how I could find my own community. It went from being unable to do it myself (or mocked/ostracized if I DID) to now anyone can do it and we all just need to accept it's fine. Like now I am the person having a hard time finding my queer community because I don't have those social cues to help me. I now have to once again be terrified of exposing my identity and sexuality to a straight person because now it's such an inclusive space. It's really hard to express that feeling of otherness still existing. Because while I know who I am and accept myself now, I don't really share that very much with other people. So I don't have that sense of community and safety if I make a mistake. If you've ever seen Brooklyn Nine-Nine I kind of feel like Captain Holt in the episode where he wants to stay the head of the LGBTQ+ members over the new guy because he didn't have to fight for the same rights, he's just reaping the benefits. But Gina has to remind him that that's exactly what the fight was about in the first place, so others that come after us don't have that same struggle. But it's mixed with the wig scene in Glow. That what some people just see as a costume or fun thing to do is my reality and who I am and it's just...different. Hopefully that makes sense. I don't want straight people to NOT wear things or do things just because society has put gender norms on them. Break them down if that's how you do you, or even if it's just to show support for the queer community. But maybe just remember that when you do it, that there are still those of us that can't be our truest selves and be thankful that you actually can be.
I saw something that someone said that was "I told my mum it wasn't a choice, and she said 'of course it is sweetie, I chose your father over being with a woman" or something like that and I was mind boggles. So they think it's a choice for us because it's a CHOICE THEY MADE?!
I'm glad that they talked about labels a bit. At least for me, I really hate having to try and put a label on my sexuality and my gender for other people. I really just feel like I'm here and that's that. The only reason I even use the labels bi-romantic and gender fluid truly is just to make it easier for others to understand. Other than that, I think labels are pointless for me
Also, the whole conversation about coming out definitely grabbed my attention. I really, REALLY hate coming out to anybody. I'm just me. My sexuality and gender are pointless, in my mind. In fact, it's caused me more issues than anything when I come out because I start getting treated better than when people think I'm straight, and it seriously bothers me. So I just don't tell anyone about it cause I just want to be treated like a human
i cannot stress enough HOW BADLY i wanted Red Dead Redemption 2 to be part of that tierlist. if you ignore the toxic masculinity cishet bros who play the game, the game is SO inherently queer, a HUGE part of the fandom is queer, most of the fandom ships are polycules or queer and so many characters are headcanoned as trans, Red Dead is GAY AS FUCK and we love them for it, even one of the characters is heavily hinted to be queer in the games without any fandom interference.
The idea that straight people can't or don't watch gay or trans streamers is nuts. I'm watching someone play Stardew Valley, why does it matter if they're straight or not? I mean even if the streamer starts talking about lgbt stuff, you'd have to be pretty insecure to be bothered by that. Personally I enjoy learning about different communities, cultures, etc. If your creating a little bubble for yourself to live in, you are going to come off pretty ignorant and naïve to anyone who has seen more of the world or is just more open to learning. To be blunt, if you're getting offended just by someone else existing in a way that makes them happy, any reasonable adult is going to pity you at least, or think you are pretty freakin dumb at worst.
I’ve been part of the Blizzbies on twitch for 3 years now! If you gift subs, Blizz spins a wheel to see if you should be “banned” as a thank you. Love you Blizz! 😂❤
Labels help me finally separate myself from hetero world to be honest, identifying as a queer woman made peace in my brain and i realised that i am a lesbian so quick after that
I felt that "You and everyone I went to school with" about Trevor being queer-coded 😅 I'm a straight cisgender woman and to this day, mind you I'm 28, people still think I'm lesbian or bi 😂😂😂😂
This was an excellent watch. I've met Austin & Eret and really appreciate their online presence & voice - we need more inclusivity (and not hate). Here for this content. (15th) Threw me off at first bc no Anthony.
I so relate to Austins metaphor of first thinking the door is maybe open and then thinking the door is probably closed (and choosing the bisexual vs. gay label)! I also first labelled myself as bisexual and then growing older more and more questioned whether that door was really open or these first heteosexual attractions were something else (heteronormativity, fluid sexuality...).
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thank you for having me to host :) gay people are so cool i can't believe they're real
❤ You were great Trevor! You had fitting follow up questions and vibed with the guests really well. A natural!
the gays love you trevor !!
You were amazing Trevor❤ love from Malaysia ❤
I hope this video is an end to those types of comments!
you killed it trevor
I love that ”Trevor, you’re so queer coded” is a genuine compliment instead of like gay jokes as an insult a while back
Oh wow, this really just made me really happy about the direction we've been on. Being queer coded wouldn't have been a compliment when I was a kid, but nowadays it's such a nice thing to say to somebody and it's really warming my heart as a queer person myself kdjfjdlfö
What a delusional take. You think straight guys like being called gay? Are you serious?
@@nokkamuki9010 I know, it honestly made me pause for a minute. Also, are you Finn?
My queer friends say this to me and I really do take it as a compliment. I think it just means I'm quirky in a way that most straight people aren't lmao
not when you aren't queer. thats embarrassing. especially after he stated he WASN'T. and they kept making slick comments about it. like what type of comment is "youre wasting"
Addressing their assumptions about Trevor's sexuality right out the gate is hilarious. Doing the Lord's work
My farts are better than Anthony's farts.
I think it's funnier that even the guests found it necessary to ask, after him saying it himself, and one of them having met him previously but forgot... Lol. It's just the vibe he has, which is whatever lol
I saw him in the thumbnail like "is he???" so I'm glad they did lol
@@execrisiscoreonearthtbh when i was in hs i was asked the same dude just vibing to me
yeah haha i love bullying people for looking and sounding gay, thats hilarious!!!
Genuinely thought you were implying that Trevor was gay 😭
Same 😭
no same cuz i was like is this his coming out video😭
Same. It definitely feels like an active choice to include him in the thumbnail.
The guy from G4??? Oh boy oh wow... 👀👁👁
i was reading the title and i was like trevor?????? WHAT
Trevor is still out here collecting roles on various youtube channels. 😂
My farts are better than Anthony's farts.
He's just needs dropout and he's there. That man is everywhere lol
Calling minecraft community queer as I (a queer person) play minecraft while listening to
Austin: If I stop streaming, I want to become a pilot.
He's gonna fly the twinks himself.
oh my god, I missed that 😂😂💀
I almost spit my chocolate milk, that's brilliant
That is the exact same joke I made in my head at that part😂
okay I cant be the only one tho who wants Austin to hit them up and fly them economy
I'm so proud of Austin coming out as a streamer
Nah, he's faking it.
@@alinachrist8416well aren’t you just a ray of sunshine
@@lovingdecay right back at ya. Take a joke like it is dude
@@alinachrist8416 ???
I love how all of Austin's assumptions boil down to "that was actually Hasan maliciously clowning on me"
living up to his lgbt foe title as always
It was so much fun to be a part of this! Thank you so much for having me! :D
i loved seeing you in this! seeing someone who presents as you do explaining the way you did not only helps people like me (gay with no gender issues 😂) understand gender identity issues better, but also helps ignorant people understand better that you do not have to be one thing to be another. you ate 🎉
Appreciate you sharing your perspective. I do want to say though, at 21:30 I think it’s unfair to label trans women as performing feminity. I feel that’s reductive of what affirmation is and misrepresentative of what a trans women’s feelings are.
@@whoknows95thank you for voicing this. I felt really misunderstood hearing that comment go unchallenged. I was kinda disappointed because the purpose of affirmation is to feel comfortable. It’s not drag, it’s not performative. And it felt weird for them to speak for trans women when they don’t identify with their experiences.
@@LivingPridefulno worries. I feel like people have a tendency project their own feelings of gender onto other groups, when honestly its such a personalized thing. I’ve found it rare for two people to fully be on the same page regarding gender identity
@@whoknows95 Many queer scholars will say that any and all genders are performative and that gender is a performance.
trevor our queer-coded king 🙌
My farts are better than Anthony's farts.
@@p-__if you say so bestie 😭😭
@@p-__ dawg? 💀
@@p-__ Luv that for u hun.
i thought trevor was on here bc he was guest staring as a queer host 😭😭😭 turns out smosh is just smashing
“I just assume everyone is queer” is such a peak statement
Gen z awareness of what a spectrum is coded lol
Assuming something that will be wrong 90+% of the time is peak apparently
@@joshwilner5622do you really think that 90% of people are straight.?😭
Putting Trevor in the thumbnail about Queer streamers is actually so hilarious
and weird but god forbid we ever call the godly entity smosh/anthony/ian out
@@emoclowngirl ☝
@emoclowngirl no it's not weird you're just being pressed over a joke that isn't serious
@@emoclowngirlyou're right we're not gonna call them out cause its a really funny joke 👍we love our straight queer-coded streamer
I love hearing Austin talk at a normal volume
And without breaking any mics lmao
Its because he can talk without everybody interupting him 😂
@@raputha1148hahaha trueee
I saw him on QT's channel. He had a whole different vibe than he did on Hasan's show. It was more intimate.
and without interrupting women
I really hate when someone that seems stereotypically “gay” comes out as bisexual and a bunch of people say “nah, you’re gay”… sure maybe sometimes it’s true that the person isn’t sure and they ending up coming out as gay later, but I don’t understand why it’s so hard to believe that someone is bisexual regardless of how they’re perceived outside of that
Biphobia is RAMPANT. Dunno why people insist on binary thinking
Why does it even matter tbh
@@jjunbeatable9522because bisexual people exist..? we aren’t all on a stepping stone to gay
I think it's also a stereotype (i.e. a gay person initially coming out as bisexual). Besides that, I think it's inappropriate to label someone's sexuality when they've said otherwise, and I'm not sure why it's so normalized.
Austin's case was an anomaly, though. He was so far from stereotypically gay - his hetero dude friends joke that he dresses and acts straighter than them. I know assuming queer man = gay man is a persistent issue, but this particular case is a bit of an outlier 😂
Austin is looking beautiful and natural as usual
So beautiful. So natural.
I dont know. Pretty entertained by look of @TheEret. I am not gay or smthg like that, but would gladly try out those bazoomgas for a day or two.
do you still see yourself as "not gay"? @@Dima32581
Trevor being queer coded paired w Austin being straight coded 😂
Dude they swap some how
Trevor kinda kills as an interviewer! Great questions that leave enough openness for elaboration.
"Labels are what other people use to describe you" was one of the most important realizations in the journey of my sexuality. My understanding of my own sexuality has changed so many times that it eventually became almost entirely useless for me to try to label myself.
I'm the exact same way. I hate having to use labels at all because they feel so pointless for me. They really only help other people and that is about it. Any of my friends who are aware of my sexuality and gender know I don't like labels
I'm straight and label myself that..I have never really needed to really think about it much or tell anyone I'm straight though. I've never had any confusion around my sexuality or any attraction to the same-sex.
I found that trying on labels helped me find myself. But it wasn't my only focus. Stumbling into the label pansexual was eye opening for me and I was like *finally* something that makes sense. This might also be an age thing, as the queer representation was severely lacking while I was growing up, so I didn't know that there was a description for how I felt.
labels are simply a condition of your social identity. To deny they exist and have meaning for people internally is a complete delusion.
Me personally i thought abt it the moment i discovered i wasnt 100% straight..
I just thought: Why cant people just exist, and like whatever without ppl questioning it?
Then i learned some people found comfort on said labels, so thats completly valid too!!
what i kinda hate its that some people cant comprehend not having a labels, i tried to explain it to someone irl, and they did NOT understand, i just gave up and said: ykw Im bisexual. 😭
I thought this was a Trevor Coming Out Jumpscare lol. This was definitely a choice of words
Jumpscare..? 😅
I'm 28, and my best friend asked me out while I was playing overwatch, and I got sniped by a widowmaker as Zen. Then sat in spawn, looked over at him, and said, " Sure, let's try it." Now we're married and have been together for nearly 8 years.
9:22 I didn't even come out. I just started showing up to family stuff with him, and if they asked, I said, "Yeah, we're dating." I didn't really have an A-typical coming out with family/friends.
I think this may be the most jealous I’ve ever been reading a yt comment. Congrats! Hope you and your husband never get sniped by a widowmaker again
I mean this completely seriously, you're living my dream lol
You’re truly living the ultimate queer dream 😭❤️ Hope you & your husband have a great life ahead
Austin: “Top, yes. Selfish, no.”
I really love how Anthony opens people up to different perspectives.
My farts are better than Anthony's farts.
@@p-__ ok ian XD
@@frieswiththatpls GIVE THIS DUDE A GOLD MEDAL
I wish anthony and his team got more recognition for what they’ve been doing with this series! it’s amazing and no one else is doing something like this.
My farts are better than Anthony's farts.
Yeha nobody is really out there bullying people for looking and sounding gay. Let's bring it back!! LOve it quEEn!!!!!!!
@@GingKo-ui7qrif you think that it's inherently offensive for someone to be perceived as gay (especially when the reason is that people think his fashion sense is good) you've got some issues.
@GingKo-ui7qr if you think queer people aren’t still getting bullied you probably haven’t talked to many queer people. I’m genz, and I absolutely got called slurs and other bad things in school.
@@WishGender Wrong. I know it's offensive to assume someone's sexual identity and openly shame them for it. Would you consider it okay to tell a trans person they're not "passing"? If not, I think YOU"VE got some issues.
Eret saying that labels are used to describe you to other people, and you don't have to align with labels to yourself is really impactful, and I think that that is something everyone needs to hear. Quite literally everything is a spectrum and trying to force yourself into a label can be hard, especially when sexualities and genders have set definitions, and not everyone feels the same
interesting to imply that austin ever streams 😭😭
Stream or or spend some quality time with twinks?
We all know what he was going to choose.
Some may accuse Trevor of stealing valor from queer people, but it kind of seems like they're loaning him valor.
Trevor is going to defeat Frieza with a Queerit Bomb
Trevor collection jobs like infinity stones
I will say, as an aromantic, asexual, genderfluid person, labels have been SO IMPORTANT to me. Before finding my right labels, i felt broken, alone, and didn't feel like i knew who i was completely. I think what is important is to be okay with finding out that wasn't right and that's okay
My farts are better than Anthony's farts.
Same
I’m asexual too, and I feel like the asexual label is like a get out of jail free card of sorts. Like it explains so much to ppl who don’t understand why I don’t want to do some things
Lost
I'm aro ace, I use that term and aromantic and asexual, I'm genderqueer or Trans, labels have helped me so much to find out what I am, I was alone and stuck.
So proud of you blizz! Just want ppl to know how cool Blizzs community is! He's definitely fostered a community that feels safe and inclusive and it's very fun!
YES i love blizz's community its so good
I recently got back to twitch, and Eret has been one of the only people I've been watching. And it's been really nice, they comunicate to chat a lot and it feels very nice to have a response from my streamer rather than have the chat flying through and a streamer just responding to subs. Her whole persona makes me feel welcome and like I actually matter to a streamer. Much love
you might like Sneegsnag! he's a favourite of mine and has a smaller (litte bit weird) community and he can keep up with his chat. he also does true crime now and again with his criminology degree and keeps his chat on a short leash for being kind and respectful
❤❤❤
as a native hawaiian who's favorite fruit juice is POG, thank you for educating everyone Eret
i mention my ethnicity bc its an incredibly popular drink for us
I love that they brought in such a diverse spectrum of the community to talk about these things.
having Eret there was awesome! including gender diverse voices is super important to conversations like this
Ohshit, it's Austin.
My favourite selfish top.
Oh they brought it up LOL
my favorite non-streamer
Oh wow, AustinShow from The Austin Show podcast that comes out every Monday!
Nah it’s Rajj Patel, though havent seen him in a while…
So happy that Austin from The Austin Show podcast invites his friends to his house to do the podcast with him! Sometimes he isn't even home and he still lets them film and I think he even lends them jewelry and clothes!
@@yumi.eXVtaQ Oh he buried Rajj in a deep deep grave.
@@ItsJustValHere Truly a gem of a human being.
trevor knowing all the austin lore is so peak
Trevor being a Fear& stan makes so much sense
Never in a million years did I think I would see *THE* AUSTINSHOW in an Assumptions video, let alone one guided by Trevor. Worlds collide!! What an engaging conversation too!
The thumbnail made me think this was Trevor's coming out video
Trevor trying to make more friends & being rejected felt very Smosh coded. 😂
Eret's fit goes fucking hard
No
Yes
They always do these days, huge glowup from when her default was the classic jeans and balck t-shirt combo
@@francisking5895 why not?
Thanks :))
labels have been such a struggle for me as a young queer person. i’ve felt compelled to assign them to myself for years and feel immense guilt when they “change”, but now that i have had some time out in the world with other queer people i’ve found it much easier to allow myself to be just “queer” or just “gay” because labels bring so many expectations from others and from myself onto me
oh same. i felt like i would only be considered queer if i used labels and then adhered to them. but, like you said, I've grown up and become more comfortable in using queer as a general for both sexuality and gender, instead of using 4-5 different labels
I'm so happy I'm not the only one 😭
Lables make me more comfortable understanding but I feel bad when I chose to change it
Austin: I’m not an airline
Also Austin: if streaming fails, I’ll become a commercial airline pilot
WHICH ONE IS IT
Blizz admitting to killing Karlach for Wyll to round out the video is WILD
Trevor will one day be a cast member of every TH-cam channel on the platform mark my words
We need Trevor on Fear&
You know this episode is gay as fuck because literally all of them are wearing silver chains
Silver chains are gay now?
@@michaelg6455everything is & always has been gay
I love this so much better than no moderator/interviewer it dosnt have to be a on camera role just having someone ask the questions being the voice of the public asking the questions adds so much to the conversation
It's so funny that Fear& hosts are so sporadic that they had to use 2 different videos to show all the hosts lmao 0:59
i lowkey love it tho bc each group has a different dynamic and its fun to watch
@@SWANZ420 For sure
Austin is here. He’s been maligned by an LGBT Foe and we will not stand for it 😂
whar
I understood that reference
My farts are better than Anthony's farts.
Queer baiting with Trevor in the thumbnail lol
The timing of this is perfect with sketch being outed recently and people's reaction to it
Thanks as always for doing these! Eret's point of it meaning a lot just to see queer people existing really hits home for me.
Good on you Trevor for putting your foot down and just straight up saying youre not queer.
As someone who is gay speculating sexualities is alright but people take it too far. They start forcing them out of the closet when they arent ready or in one. I think you can look at someone and go wow they might be gay. Unless youre going to hit on them it doesn't really matter to anyone else but them their sexuality.
Definitely got me to click on the video though having Trevor in the thumbnail. 😅
austin is a short-form content creator but i love the inclusivity
trevor and austin in the same room i love winning
"I live for spite," damn right.
Trevor: I'm not a queer streamer, despite what people think.
Nah Trevor, we never thought you were a streamer.
Austin's journey in finding himself and his sexuality is really interesting and proof that representation matters. He had a great interview on G4 with Kevin Perera where he talked about how long he was in denial of his sexuality despite his parents being pretty open and accepting. Definitely worth checking out.
Thank you for putting this together and honestly for putting Trevor in the thumbnail (and the video) because I might not have watched if I wasn't curious about what he was doing on here (because I don't know the other three creators and there's just so much other content to watch) and I'm really glad I did because I'm only a couple assumptions in and there's been a lot of good discussion.
"Would you like to be Trevor's friends?"
*everyone leaves the chat*
*end of stream*
Omg so happy to see Austin 🎉
WHAT A FUCKING LINE UP
Trevor is a great interviewer! Such calm and open energy
The way I saw the thumbnail and went "WAIT TREVOR? HE'S QUEER??" bc the boy may be adorable and not too masc but that was not a vibe I got from him...guess actually watching the video explains why I didn't...made me question my gaydar for a sec...
I’d be interested to see a similar thing but with Queer AFAB and binary trans woman TH-camrs and Streamers. Because I have a feeling they get treated a bit differently to the AMAB and binary trans men.
there is video with two trans women youtubers on Anthony's channel and they have different questions and perspectives i recommend
but i agree about afab and trans men and cis women aspect
So everyone else thought this was a coming out for Trevor for a good second there lol
Comment for the algo! Also, putting Trevor on the thumbnail makes it look like he is one of the queer streamers.
I actually really like the idea of having smosh cast members host these episodes
calling austin a streamer is generous asgjgjsj love you austin
I love the conversation about labeling sexuality and gender, and dealing with assumptions about your sexuality or gender as a content creator. It’s something we all go through as queer people I think, but it’s amplified when you’re sharing your life online
This has been my own personal experience with my queer journey, but I've just honestly found it hard in the era I grew up to being an adult now was coming from EXTREMELY closeted/don't even think about it/you're going to hell times to now everyone can be whatever and whoever they want. And obviously I love that for people, be who you are, you don't need to conform to gender norms. Trevor is great example of how we still can mis-perceive hetero cis people as queer due to social norms/stigmas. But I feel like I personally never got that middle ground where those things were how I could find my own community.
It went from being unable to do it myself (or mocked/ostracized if I DID) to now anyone can do it and we all just need to accept it's fine. Like now I am the person having a hard time finding my queer community because I don't have those social cues to help me. I now have to once again be terrified of exposing my identity and sexuality to a straight person because now it's such an inclusive space. It's really hard to express that feeling of otherness still existing. Because while I know who I am and accept myself now, I don't really share that very much with other people. So I don't have that sense of community and safety if I make a mistake.
If you've ever seen Brooklyn Nine-Nine I kind of feel like Captain Holt in the episode where he wants to stay the head of the LGBTQ+ members over the new guy because he didn't have to fight for the same rights, he's just reaping the benefits. But Gina has to remind him that that's exactly what the fight was about in the first place, so others that come after us don't have that same struggle. But it's mixed with the wig scene in Glow. That what some people just see as a costume or fun thing to do is my reality and who I am and it's just...different.
Hopefully that makes sense. I don't want straight people to NOT wear things or do things just because society has put gender norms on them. Break them down if that's how you do you, or even if it's just to show support for the queer community. But maybe just remember that when you do it, that there are still those of us that can't be our truest selves and be thankful that you actually can be.
uuhh let me be queer, I love these people
Thank you Mr Obama 🥺
I saw something that someone said that was "I told my mum it wasn't a choice, and she said 'of course it is sweetie, I chose your father over being with a woman" or something like that and I was mind boggles. So they think it's a choice for us because it's a CHOICE THEY MADE?!
I wish I had these types of videos when I was younger. Thank you for making these topics more available
I'm glad that they talked about labels a bit. At least for me, I really hate having to try and put a label on my sexuality and my gender for other people. I really just feel like I'm here and that's that. The only reason I even use the labels bi-romantic and gender fluid truly is just to make it easier for others to understand. Other than that, I think labels are pointless for me
Also, the whole conversation about coming out definitely grabbed my attention. I really, REALLY hate coming out to anybody. I'm just me. My sexuality and gender are pointless, in my mind. In fact, it's caused me more issues than anything when I come out because I start getting treated better than when people think I'm straight, and it seriously bothers me. So I just don't tell anyone about it cause I just want to be treated like a human
Trevor the honorary queer icon lol. In serious, trevor is a cool internet personality an it was nice seeing him host this episode
I love Trevor so much I’m so happy he’s hereere
I never would have thought about Austin and Blizz being in the same room together before this but their comedy styles actually mesh really well
thank you all 3 of them made such good points
dude its so great seeing austin in a video like this!! his thoughts on things were so well put!
i cannot stress enough HOW BADLY i wanted Red Dead Redemption 2 to be part of that tierlist. if you ignore the toxic masculinity cishet bros who play the game, the game is SO inherently queer, a HUGE part of the fandom is queer, most of the fandom ships are polycules or queer and so many characters are headcanoned as trans, Red Dead is GAY AS FUCK and we love them for it, even one of the characters is heavily hinted to be queer in the games without any fandom interference.
That blizz guy is pretty awesome
How many mics did Austin break on this episode? 😂
The idea that straight people can't or don't watch gay or trans streamers is nuts. I'm watching someone play Stardew Valley, why does it matter if they're straight or not? I mean even if the streamer starts talking about lgbt stuff, you'd have to be pretty insecure to be bothered by that. Personally I enjoy learning about different communities, cultures, etc. If your creating a little bubble for yourself to live in, you are going to come off pretty ignorant and naïve to anyone who has seen more of the world or is just more open to learning. To be blunt, if you're getting offended just by someone else existing in a way that makes them happy, any reasonable adult is going to pity you at least, or think you are pretty freakin dumb at worst.
I’ve been part of the Blizzbies on twitch for 3 years now! If you gift subs, Blizz spins a wheel to see if you should be “banned” as a thank you. Love you Blizz! 😂❤
love these answering assumptions videos 🙌🏼 great guests!
Labels help me finally separate myself from hetero world to be honest, identifying as a queer woman made peace in my brain and i realised that i am a lesbian so quick after that
Trevor's queerest aspect is George Michael is one of his heroes
Alastair has such a beautiful voice. Wow. …and Trevor you are on hard working man!
obsessed with trevor repeatedly having to come out as straight
*LET'S GOOOOOO FEAR& REPRESENTATION.*
Austin and Trevor balancing being straight and queer seeming
So great to see blizz here!!!
The scream I scrumpt when I realized that Trever was in the thumbnail 😂 so glad I actually watched the first 30 seconds of the video
I felt that "You and everyone I went to school with" about Trevor being queer-coded 😅 I'm a straight cisgender woman and to this day, mind you I'm 28, people still think I'm lesbian or bi 😂😂😂😂
so glad to see austin on other channels as well. I want to know more about him
This was an excellent watch. I've met Austin & Eret and really appreciate their online presence & voice - we need more inclusivity (and not hate).
Here for this content. (15th) Threw me off at first bc no Anthony.
Not me literally being like “heeeey Trevor” right before he said I am actually not queer but everyone thinks I am and I was like oh whoops
The vibes on this episode were immaculate
My assumption about Austin is that he doesnt work lol
I so relate to Austins metaphor of first thinking the door is maybe open and then thinking the door is probably closed (and choosing the bisexual vs. gay label)! I also first labelled myself as bisexual and then growing older more and more questioned whether that door was really open or these first heteosexual attractions were something else (heteronormativity, fluid sexuality...).