Trisha Paytas Says She's 'One Thousand Percent' Transgender - And The Internet Isn't Having It

Holy smokes…

Trisha Paytas is seriously feeling the wrath of the internet right now, after releasing a new video on Monday claiming she’s “one thousand percent” transgender. But the issue isn’t about how she identifies, it’s how she went about it in her video announcement (above) that’s causing a LOT of controversy and directing a lot of criticism her way right now.

The 31-year-old YouTube star spoke directly to the camera for more than 15 minutes in Monday’s vid (which you can watch in full, above), revealing she identifies as transgender in particular because — in her words — she’s “basically a gay man” who likes to dress in drag. Uhh… what?

At one point early in the video, the vlogger makes her case by again citing drag queens, claiming she feels like “a female transgender to male but also like a drag queen,” identifying herself as both categories.

The video star says (below):

“I identify with men better. People always think there’s something wrong with me because I don’t have that many girlfriends but I do love girls—I love their sensitivity and all the stuff like that. That’s why I identify more as a gay man because I like guys but I also identify as a guy. In my head I feel like I’m a female transgender to male but also like a drag queen… I don’t like to be center of attention, except for when I want to be the center of attention. Think of like a drag queen: they do their full glam and everything but in their day to day they’re not, they’re very low-key, whatever.”

Wow. There’s a lot to take in there, isn’t there?

The real kicker — and the part that’s drawing a ton of backlash from fans and viewers, both in the YT comments section and on Twitter — is when Paytas identifies “a thousand percent” both as transgender and as her natural born gender. To say that’s raised some eyebrows is, uh, a bit of an understatement…

In her own words (below):

“So do I think I’m transgender? Yes, a thousand percent. And do I identify with my natural-born gender? Yes, a thousand percent. So I think that’s where I’m at … I love the attention I get when I’m all dolled up, but let’s be real, I am basically a drag queen. I am a show. I am a smoke show. I get my hair and makeup done and I’m basically somebody different.”

What. The. F**k???

As you might expect, the internet reacted strongly to the social media star’s big reveal; as of press time here, Paytas has suffered more than 55,000 dislikes on the video itself, compared to just 12,000 likes — a truly stunning ratio of disapproval.

And simply typing her name into the search bar on Twitter brings up a whole new level of disappointment, too, as you can see (below):

guys i fixed it #TrishaPaytas pic.twitter.com/mrvxQIbjfI

— lunar PINNED TWEET (@dead_0account_) October 8, 2019

Trisha Paytas gets reactions on Twitter — (c) Twitter

god i hope trisha paytas and everyone else in her comments read this. pic.twitter.com/7k6UEZPH5e

— madi ???? (@omgdudexx) October 8, 2019

This is my favorite comment from Trisha Paytas’ video pic.twitter.com/q750v9T4xr

— Colé(1%)???????????? (@cole_sgva) October 7, 2019

So #TrishaPaytas posted a video stating she is a fucking TRANSMALE. The whole circus must be in town because I can’t believe this clown, Trisha honey please stop I know you’re a troll but this really ain’t it. She don’t even look good as either gender ???? pic.twitter.com/38lrm1Kz5M

— LittleGremlin (@CountessTrash) October 8, 2019

me watching trisha paytas’s video & seeing how she fetishizes gay men to such an extent that she’d actually stoop so low to say that she’s trans & every single reason she gave for being trans was 100% invalid, offensive, & stereotype driven: pic.twitter.com/j0qiO5IN88

— elias???? (@eliascgrimes) October 8, 2019

The new Trisha Paytas video…. big yikers my dog. ???????? pic.twitter.com/YanhVlLNXD

— Destery Smith (@CapnDesDes) October 8, 2019

Literally nothing Trisha said made any sense…. just because you were a tomboy, dont wear makeup, and have a fetish for gay men doesn’t mean your trans….. #TrishaPaytas pic.twitter.com/WcKhGeznIP

— qtz (@quart__z) October 8, 2019