Summary

Jackson was not famous, but he did have a reasonably sized following on YouTube when he posted his coming out video. He knew he would have to transition publicly if he wanted to keep making videos and working as a spokesperson for the HPA. He also wants to use his platform as a form of representation for people who need it, which was a part of his motivation when he wrote the script for his coming out video. In a sidebar, Jackson writes about the legal rights of transgender people in various states, which often allow for discrimination based on gender identity. Despite Jackson's fears around the potential backlash of coming out on YouTube, the response was overall positive, supportive, and accepting. Jackson then throws a party to celebrate both his twenty-fifth birthday and his coming out.

Despite the overwhelmingly positive and supportive...