This archive post will cover Gloom’s coming out video posted on July 7, 2018. As opposed to the other creators on this blog, she is the first one to come out as pansexual. The significance of this video is that she uses humor and hindsight to talk about a very hard topic.
Gloom is a gaming YouTuber that, before this blog post, I had never heard of. To find her channel, I had to scroll down dozens of YouTube videos to find her. I realize that I’ve had a “white gay male” bias on this blog and that ends now. Gloom is an out, proud, Asian pansexual who believes that your sexuality shouldn’t matter. What’s remarkable about her is that she has never dated a girl but regardless still knows who she is. She’s saying that you don’t need to date a girl to know that you’re lesbian. You just know. There is no “gay test” that you have to pass.
In my “How Reliable is My Coming Out Video”?” post, I talked about how YouTuber Bobby Burns described how YouTubers can emotionally manipulate their audience for views. In this post, Gloom appears to do none of that: no fake tears, no vocal fry, no forced emotion. She even does her trademark video intro with the high pitch “I’m Gloo-hoom!” It’s just her and the camera and her bright sense of humor. She is simply sharing her story so that her audience will feel more comfortable in their skin. This is how all coming out videos should be.
YAS GLOOM!
Ture all im going to say is true that’s it
I love this, i love how people come out to being LGTBQ+ even though they feel like people will judge them because some people are homophobic and will comment rude and unkind words or comments that people don’t need. (P.S, keep up the good posts i love them <3)
Sincerely, Alya
YASSSSSSSS MY BISEXUALITY DOESN’T DEFINE ME AND NEITHER SHOULD YOURS
She’s Pan, not Bi. Lol, just an honest ‘oops!’, it’s okay!
@Kami_Bisexual, it’s still me “Chrissi” (@Chrissi), I just forgot to add the ” The Biromantic Lesbian (Or am I a Panromantic Lesbian? ‘¬’)” part, lol.
thats so nice gloom wish you the best and be happy for who you are YASSSS
Her coming out seemed soft and genuine. I love Gloom’s videos and watch her to this day.
Yas Stan!
Who’s ‘Stan’?
this makes me so much more comfortable with her, I keep seeing creators of similar content making it clear they’re homophobic (and transphobic and often racist as well), and now I know I’m probably not going to be blindsided by that in her videos.
Ur awesome gloom I love you pls give me a shout out my name is Jersey Fultz and I’m 13 I have been watching ur videos forever I love you your my role model
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Was that really necessary. It messes up the mood