Keffals
| Clara Sorrenti | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1993/1994 (age 30–31) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Website | keffals |
| Twitch information | |
| Also known as | Keffals |
| Channel | |
| Location | London, Ontario |
| Years active | 2021-present |
| Followers | 34,500 |
| Total views | 257,000 |
| Associated acts | Vaush |
| Follower and view counts updated as of June 26, 2022. | |
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Clara Sorrenti, better known online as Keffals, is a trans Canadian socialist Twitch streamer and trans activist.[1] She is known for frequently "ratioing" other Twitter users.[2]
She began streaming video games, and transitioned to activism after Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, began a campaign against gender-affirming care. Sorrenti, who transitioned as a teenager, started to talk about her experiences. She has hosted people like Chelsea Manning on her stream.[1]
Early life[edit]
Sorrenti had used the handle 'Keffals' online when growing up. By 12, she realized that she was trans. In 2013, when she was 18, her parents paid for a trip to Thailand to receive gender-affirming surgery.[1] She attended the University of Western Ontario.[3]
Career[edit]
Sorrenti is an advocate for the rights of transgender people. She claims to receive harassment frequently for being a trans person.[4] After the election of Donald Trump in 2016, she entered Canadian politics. She ran for positions in 2018 and 2019 as part of the Communist Party of Canada, but lost both races.[5][1][3][6] During that time, she was the organizer for the Young Communist League's London, Ontario chapter.[7][8] After a wave of anti-trans legislation introduced in state legislatures in 2021, she began covering those topics.[1]
In April 2022, she raised US$200,000 for the Campaign for Southern Equality to protect transgender youth. A month later, she had spread a VOD of another trans Twitch streamer who was arrested by Tennessee police allegedly for truancy. The event was covered in Vice,[9] Dexerto,[10] and TheGamer.[11]
Her activism includes online disputes with former Twitch streamer Steven Bonnell, and other public figures like Tim Pool, Candace Owens, Lauren Southern, and J. K. Rowling.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lorenz, Taylor (June 26, 2022). "The trans Twitch star delivering news to a legion of LGBTQ teens". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peterson, Danny (April 1, 2022). "J.K. Rowling just got 'ratioed' by this trans Twitch streamer on Twitter". We Got This Covered.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tayler, Emily (September 14, 2019). "Communists collect in UCC for Friday night election launch". The Gazette • Western University's Student Newspaper. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ↑ Grayson, Nathan (December 16, 2021). "Twitch suspension of Hasan Piker sparks debate over what qualifies as racist language". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
'It's honestly rare for me to go live on Twitch without at least one person coming into my chat to harass me for being a trans person,' a streamer who goes by the handle 'Keffals' said on Twitter, 'but the hateful conduct that Twitch seems to care about more is whether people use goofy insults...'
- ↑ "Who's running in London? Here's who". CBC News. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ↑ Allen, Martin; Tayler, Emily; McCallum, Katrina (November 30, 2018). "Western's TA union finds an ally in the Young Communist League". The Gazette • Western University's Student Newspaper. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ↑ "WWP youth leader speaks at Bolshevik commemoration". Workers World. November 7, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ↑ Tayler, Emily (November 16, 2018). "We Won't Be Erased London: Rally for trans and intersex rights". The Gazette • Western University's Student Newspaper. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
Trans rights march (Photo 4): Clara Sorrenti, the organizer of the Young Communist League London, Nov. 4, 2018.
- ↑ Cole, Samantha (May 9, 2022). "Cops Bust Into 16-Year-Old Trans Girl's Bedroom During Her Twitch Stream". Vice. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ↑ "16-year-old Trans Twitch streamer allegedly taken into foster care by police during stream". Dexerto. May 8, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ↑ Bevan, Rhiannon (May 7, 2022). "16-Year Old Trans Girl Detained By Police Mid-Livestream For Not Attending School That Misgendered Her". TheGamer. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
External links[edit]
- Official website
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