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Hey everyone, so I wanted to update you quickly. I'm tired, so I don't want this to be too long but I wanted to just give you all a quick update.
1) Thank you for all the amazing messages you've sent me. I've read every single comment here on Patreon, it means a ton. I'm sorry I don't have the bandwidth to respond to every one as normal, but it means a lot, and thank you all for being here, you beautiful, amazing people.
2) As you all probably saw, my appeal was denied. I am deeply upset by this, though not all surprised. Honestly, it has led me to be angry, not just at how my video was treated, which I think was deeply unfair, but at how YouTube used the langage in the appeal letter of "we wish to keep YouTube safe", imply that I do not. Yet, they allow folks to share misinformation about trans people and do much more harm regularly. So I'm honestly more upset that they only uphold their community standards against trans folks and other marganalized people, and not those actually sending hate. I'm going to be doing a video on it next week about this, and I'm going to plan to make it a call to action for YouTube to be held accountable to applying their own community standards across the board. I don't want this to be about me, but about ACTUALLY working to make YouTube a safe place for everyone, including trans people, which it currently is not. So that's my next step plan. Maybe it won't make a difference, but I have to believe and try. That's how we fight for, and make, that better world that Star Trek has inspired me to believe in.
Also, while YouTube will not tell me what cause the problem, I have learned from folks who are experts on this issue what was mostly likely the issue. And I have to say, if they are correct, I'm bothered. I'll share thoughts on that later, because I want to be clear in my language.
3) As for the Matt Walsh video, most of you have already seen it here on Patreon and Nebula. I'm going to make a censored version for YouTube so folks can see it, because I want to get it out there, as I think it's important.
4) After those two videos, I'm focusing on more positive stuff for a bit. I didn't expect to have to fight these fights, and I'm going to do it becuase it's right, but then I need to self care.
Thank you all for you love and kindness, and thank you for being so understanding and supportive during all of this. I couldn't do it without you all behind me <3.