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Samantha Lux
Personal information
Born1998 (age 26–27)
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts-Amherst
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Genre
  • Activism
Subscribers600,000
Views60 million

Last updated: 2025

Samantha Lux (born 1998) is an American internet influencer. A transgender woman, she is a trans-rights activist and has over 600,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel, as well as almost 150,000 ones on TikTok and 90,000 on Instagram.[1] Her channels have gotten more than 60 million views.[2]

Early life

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Lux was born in a small Massachusetts city. She transitioned at the age of 18.[1]

As a young child, Lux would come home from school and binge-watch You Tube videos, which made her a fan of the site.[3]

She graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, with a degree in Communication and political sciences.[2]

GLAAD

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In 2022, Lux joined GLAAD's board of directors.[2] On 14 March, 2024, Lux attended the 35th GLAAD Media Awards, wearing a message that read "Fight for trans kids" on her back.[4]

You Tube

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Lux has a You Tube channel, named after herself.

She and Matt Walsh have been involved in a heated internet debate.[5]

In February 9f 2025, You Tube made a move that was perceived as moving transgender people from groups protected by their anti-hate speech rules, when it revised its hate speech policy to read "Sex, gender or sexual orientation. Many LGBT advocates protested, and Lux was interviewed by The Advocate magazine, sharing her views on the issue and commenting that "The right-wing creators have gotten a lot more brave about how they talk about trans issues. If you say that you are protecting against gender, it's more like you can't discriminate against someone for being a woman. But gender identity really zones in on the trans aspect of it.[6] i

Personal life

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Lux, born Sam,[7] is the third child of LGBT advocate and human rsources professional Irene Brank. From her mother's side, Lux is of Chinese and Swiss descendance.[8]

She has a dog named Birdie.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kearnan, Scott (January 19, 2022). "Social Media Phenom: From politics to pop culture, Samantha Lux covers it all as a leading trans influencer". Boston Spirit Magazine.
  2. ^ a b c Bloom, Allison (August 22, 2022). "Maeve DuVally, David Hornik, and Samantha Lux join GLAAD's National Board of Directors". GLAAD.
  3. ^ "Meet Samantha Lux (she/her)". canvasrebel.com.
  4. ^ "Photo: Samantha Lux Attends the 35th GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills - LAP2024031446 - UPI.com". UPI.
  5. ^ "Infamous TRANSPHOBE Matt Walsh Called Me Out In Cringe Reaction Video!". January 18, 2022 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "YouTube scraps gender identity harassment policies". www.advocate.com.
  7. ^ Spencer, Susan. "'Let them be themselves'". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
  8. ^ Magazine, BEQPride (October 1, 2020). "Irene Brank: "I didn't know what the 'T' was for in LGBTQ"".
  9. ^ "I Was On Jubilee! Detransitioners vs Transitioners: Should Minors Transition?". April 20, 2023 – via YouTube.