Hi there!
My name is Riley J. Dennis, and here are five things you should know about me and my channel.
The first is that I have three series on my channel: Feminism with Riley, Politics with
Riley, and Vlogging with Riley.
You're probably not gonna forget my name.
The Feminism series focuses on a variety of social justice issues from as intersectional
of a perspective as possible.
We talk about gender, sexuality, race, and so many other topics.
The Politics series focuses mostly on American politics and laws.
Sometimes it's topical and explaining what just happened, and sometimes it's about
broader, more longterm issues.
And the Vlogging series is everything else.
It's my thoughts on random topics, it's videos about sex toys, it's collabs with
my friends, and a lot of other stuff.
The second thing you should know is that I'm a nonbinary trans woman, and a lesbian.
That means that I'm a woman, and a nonbinary person, and yes, that is possible, because
my gender is like a very feminine-leaning gender neutral -- so it's kinda both.
I also like women, which means that if you're dude, please don't slide into my DMs and ask me out.
I don't wanna go out with you.
I really only like women.
And yes, trans women can be gay, and can be lesbians.
I promise.
I'm right here, and I'm real.
Also, my pronouns are she/her or they/them.
The third thing you should know is that I have an amazing, beautiful, brilliant girlfriend
who you might see on my channel from time to time.
Her name is Fiona and she also has a YouTube channel, which I will link to in the description,
and you should go subscribe to her as well.
We are not monogamous, and we are very much in love.
As I'm recording this, we're long distance, but if you're watching this a few months
in the future, we might already be living together.
I don't know when you're watching this.
The internet is weird and videos exist for a long time.
The fourth thing you should know is that there's a corner of right-wing, anti-feminist YouTube that hates me.
You might see some of their videos pop up in the sidebar while you're watching one
of my videos because they like to hijack the YouTube algorithm to mooch off of my views
by creating "response videos" to me that are usually just creative ways of painting their transphobic insults.
I recommend not clicking on them, and instead, clicking the little "Not Interested" button next to them.
But, because of them, and because of certain subreddits and forums and right-wing propaganda
websites, you'll probably see that most of my videos have way more dislikes than likes
and are overflowing with awful disgusting comments.
Yes, I'm aware.
No, I can't do anything about it.
My recommendation is just don't read the comments on my videos.
I know that sucks, and I feel like a bad YouTuber for saying it, but it's the reality of the
situation until YouTube actually makes any real changes to prevent harassment.
The fifth thing you should know is that I don't make a lot of money from these videos,
and it definitely is not my full-time job.
But these videos are super time-consuming to make.
If you would like to help support me, I would really appreciate you signing up to become
a Patron over on my Patreon page.
You can pledge as little as $1/month, and you get access to some cool perks -- like
over on Patreon, we have a comment section for each video that's free from harassment
where I can actually see and interact with your comments.
And that's everything I think you need to know for now.
If you're watching this a few months after it's gone live, you should go watch some
of my newer videos.
They're always getting better, and so my newest videos are probably better than this one.
Oh, also, you can follow me on Twitter and Instagram and most other social medias @RileyJayDennis.
I think that's everything now.
Thanks for watching this little channel trailer, and I'll see you next time.
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