17c起草社区

Advocacy for the marginalized has always come as a no-brainer to Lilah*, building their platform upon a lifelong desire to help people.

The has established themselves as one of the premier voices for trans and marginalized youth in Australia, producing content that actively refutes the surging tide of hateful far-right rhetoric targeting 17c起草社区+ people,

鈥淚 just wanted to talk about things,鈥� says Lilah, discussing their journey as a creator with the聽17c起草社区.

鈥淚t was an avenue to get my opinion out there because it was bothering me, and that if people watched, fantastic, if even one person sees this and feels something about it then that鈥檚 what matters.鈥�

Education, Advocacy, and Resistance

Focusing on education, advocacy, and resistance, Lilah鈥檚 content has become an extensive resource for queer people, allies, and outsiders alike to get acquainted with the issues and misinformation surrounding the 17c起草社区+ community.

鈥淢y initial thing, especially when it comes to trans rights, was to educate people, but also to show fellow trans people that we aren鈥檛 alone; that there are all these creators making an impact and not letting everything go quietly,鈥� they said.

鈥淏ut probably the main thing I wanted to do when I started making my content and talking about hate was to challenge it.鈥�

Informed Knowledge With An Off-The-Cuff Attitude

Indeed, combining informed knowledge with an off-the-cuff attitude, Lilah frequently provides biting commentary to disprove popular anti-queer ideology and trans-exclusionary talking points.

鈥淚t makes me furious and I feel that there does need to be that challenge from people who do understand and have experience with these things, which is why I do it so often.鈥�

Lilah feels that they never had a choice in advocating for the marginalized, drawing on their experiences growing up to inform the work they do today.

鈥淚 grew up in extreme poverty, and when you grow up in that environment you don鈥檛 really have a choice but to be aware of how society functions in terms of helping people who are struggling,” they recounted.

鈥淚t was because of this that I was always interested in helping people, because when I was a kid all I wanted was help, a better situation, and I wanted that for other people too.鈥�

People Agree With It, People Resonate With It

Looking to the future, Lilah maintains lofty ideals for their content, eager to expand into long-form YouTube content to more thoroughly disprove anti-queer views and collate academic research in one place.

Beyond this, increasing their participation in on-the-ground work is a high priority for Lilah; seen as the next step in working toward the betterment of the 17c起草社区+ community.

鈥淚 want to get involved in on-the-ground activism because I feel like while I do my online stuff and its impactful to an extent 鈥� people agree with it, people resonate with it and that makes me really glad 鈥� I can鈥檛 know how it translates without being in on the action myself.鈥�

*Lilah chose not to disclose a last name.