Jessie Gender

Jessie Earl, (born )https://twitter.com/jessiegender/status/1405779791442112512 better known online as Jessie Gender (formerly known as Lostrekkie),https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4VP7VHw4BU is an American YouTuber who talks about “the nuance in the nerdy”, focusing on LGBTQ issues (especially the transgender community), women, nonbinary and autistic people as well as other social and political issues through geek topics. Her goal is to try to create a space to “talk about hard issues in a way that is constructive, positive, welcoming, and educational.”https://www.youtube.com/c/lostrekkie/about
==Personal Life==
Jessie is from Seattle, Washington, and uses she/they pronouns.https://twitter.com/jessiegender She is bisexual, leftist, transgender, non-binary, and agnostic.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUWgsE9_NSw After coming out, Jessie struggled with suicidal thoughts and depression.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI_KhU_wBCk
Jessie is also on the autism spectrum,https://twitter.com/jessiegender/status/1394051859002789888 and has uploaded videos related to issues for the autistic community.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWi7ISBJlu0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=138y6mtgll8 They were bullied as a child because of this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59BaaifBuFI&t=1250s They have a cat.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXR1VdtfdFk&t=85s
Jessie wrote part of a book titled Navigating Trans and Complex Gender Identities. Her part of the book is about transgender representation in pop culture.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk8Lxqq3fp4&t=87s Jessie’s favourite book is The Hobbit.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc-LkAtNLF0&t=355s
==YouTube==
When Jessie started YouTube, she was in “kind of a dark place,” and felt “this burning desire to make stuff.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W47F_BMUv8E&t=172s They started YouTube with video games such as Fallout 3.https://www.youtube.com/c/lostrekkie/videos?view=0&sort=da&flow=grid Many of their videos are related to Star Trek, and some are related to superhero media. She has described Star Trek as “an imperfect franchise” but stated that it “nevertheless taught her and keeps teaching her to never let imperfection stop her from striving to be better and do better for others.”https://twitter.com/jessiegender/status/1406867998082617344
She graduated film school with a BS in cinema and photography, and took acting training after that.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91LsjLME4sc&t=190s YouTube is their full time job.https://twitter.com/jessiegender/status/1388217126561878017
===Jessie Gender After Dark===
After Dark is a channel where Jessie “just geeks out about the all the nerdy things that she loves”, while creating a space that tries to be welcoming to everyone, especially those from marginalized communities. She uploads trailer reactions, tv, movie, episode and book reviews, lists and rankings, fandom speculation, and news breakdowns. She uploads at least one video a week.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEpOFHzI2sToo7X1J6ON90g/about
==Subscriber Milestones==
===Jessie Gender===
*40,000 subscribers: February 28, 2021https://twitter.com/jessiegender/status/1365875842144854017
*50,000 subscribers: March 12, 2021https://twitter.com/jessiegender/status/1370173331295457283
*60,000 subscribers: March 23, 2021https://twitter.com/jessiegender/status/1374180458540331012
*70,000 subscribers: May 14, 2021https://twitter.com/jessiegender/status/1393067388573155329
*80,000 subscribers: July 7, 2021https://twitter.com/jessiegender/status/1412563302601826306
*100,000 subscribers: October 25, 2021https://twitter.com/jessiegender/status/1452411850247733253
===Jessie Gender After Dark===
*1,000 subscribers: May 3, 2021https://twitter.com/jessiegender/status/1389492409395040258
==References==
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