YouTuber Alexis Zall celebrates 18th birthday by coming out
Alexis G. Zall is the latest YouTube star to come out on camera. Zall, who just hit 1 million subscribers on her channel, posted a video over the weekend, sharing 18 tips on her 18th birthday.
Tip No. 8: “It is totally OK to be a girl who likes girls or a boy who likes boys and me personally, I am a girl who likes girls."
The YouTuber, who posts new videos every Sunday, has always done a special video to celebrate her birthday.
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"Gay! gay! gay! gay!” she chants, after a friend embraces her for making the announcement.
"I wouldn't necessarily rule out ever dating guys but I definitely like girls and it's totally OK to just be that," she said, before moving on to tip No. 9 ("I love nail polish").
YouTube has long been known as a space where people have felt comfortable expressing themselves in the most authentic and raw way possible: A video blog.
About 19.7 million results show up when searching "coming out" on YouTube. Of those, about 4,190,000 were posted in 2015. A handful of these viral videos were from very popular digital stars including Joey Graceffa, Ingrid Nilsen and the Rhodes Bros.
Team Internet couldn't be happier.
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Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
