Miles McKenna

Miles McKenna was born as Amanda McKenna on November 2, 1995 in the United States. There is no information available about his parents, siblings, or early life on the internet. On the romantic front, Miles was once in a relationship with fellow YouTuber Amy Ordman. It was revealed in January 2017 that they are not together anymore.

Miles McKenna, born as Amanda McKenna, was confused as a child. Even though he was given a girl’s name and made to dress like a girl, he personally never felt comfortable identifying himself as a girl. Neither did he feel like a boy! On growing up, he realized that he liked girls even though it was socially expected that he like boys. Thus the youngster was very distressed and confused about his sexuality and gender orientation.

He created a YouTube account as a means of dealing with his angst and soon started posting comedic videos. His videos were hilarious and attracted many followers to his channel. With time, as he grew more comfortable with his audience, he decided to come out to them and announced in a video that he is not straight. As he was still known as Amanda at that time, his fans assumed that he is lesbian. While he received a lot of support from his fans, he also had to deal with a flood of hateful comments. It was especially painful for him when his parents kicked them out of the house on learning that he is not straight.

Months of struggle followed but eventually he bounced back. In order to help other youngsters struggling with their sexuality, he posted a video titled ‘HOW TO COME OUT TO HOMOPHOBIC/TRANSPHOBIC FAMILY’ in July 2016 in which he advised the viewers on how to talk about their sexual orientation with unsupportive family members. This video, along with another one ‘SO I'M TRANS*,’ which he posted in January 2017 made him an icon for LGBTQ rights. In the latter video, he announced to the viewers that he is a trans non-binary person who identifies as neither a girl nor a boy. Around this time, she also took steps to legally change his name from Amanda to Miles.

As someone who has struggled a lot with his own sexual orientation and gender identity, Miles is extremely supportive of his viewers. By sharing his personal experiences, he motivates his fans to embrace themselves for whatever they are and not pretend to be something that they’re not. Numerous youngsters belonging to the LGBTQ community consider Miles as their role model and derive moral courage by watching his videos.