Pro Streamer FaZe Ewok Comes Out as Trans | Game Rant

While the LGBTQ+ community gets the most attention in June during Pride month, October 11 is also a special day for the queer community. The date, also known as National Coming Out Day, gives closeted LGBTQ+ people a platform to come out to their friends, loved ones, and the general public. A member of FaZe Clan has also took advantage of the day to come out to his fans.

Pro Streamer FaZe Ewok recently returned to Twitch after Microsoft shut down Mixer. Ewok was helping Mixer make its platform more accessible due to the streamer’s personal experience of being deaf and navigating streaming websites. When Ewok first joined FaZe Clan, the streamer was advertised as the first female streamer to join the organization. However, it seems like that was not the case.

On October 11, FaZe Ewok took to Twitter to publicly come out. In a Twitlonger message, the streamer announced that he is a trans man, meaning that he was assigned female at birth but identifies as male. Ewok also came out as bisexual while still emphasizing that there is a difference between sexual orientation and gender. The streamer said that he has never felt comfortable in a “girl body,” and that he had dressed in boy’s clothes that he had borrowed from his little brother. Ewok realized that he had to face this head-on and decided to come out to the public, asking for support from his fans as he says that transitioning will be difficult for him.

Ewok’s Twitter post has gotten a variety of responses. Content creators such as Valkyrae and other members of FaZe Clan affirmed their support of Ewok and his gender identity. However, many fans were not so thrilled with Ewok’s disclosure, saying that he was too young to understand his gender identity and claiming that playing games like Fortnite cause teenagers to make these decisions about themselves. The streamer released another statement, saying that fans “don’t have a say” in his transition and that he is “compromised” yet happy with his decisions.

While it seems there are many fans who are conflicted by Ewok’s revelation, there are still many who are supportive of him and his transition. FaZe Clan has publicly supported Ewok and his identity, and many of his online viewers have expressed that they are excited to watch the Twitch streamer transition so his body will match his perception of himself.

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