Lilly Contino
Lilly Contino | |
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Education | Macalester College |
Occupation | Internet celebrity |
Years active | 2023–present |
TikTok information | |
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Followers | 356.5 K |
Likes | 12.4 M |
Last updated: August 30, 2024 | |
Website | lillycontino.com |
Lilly Contino is a controversial American social media creator, as well as a video game writer and TikToker. She has documented her experiences as a transgender woman, including a viral video about an assault she experienced in San Francisco in 2023.
Biography
[edit]Contino graduated with a bachelor's degree in media and cultural studies from Macalester College in 2015.
She worked as a business development lead at the online gaming platform Ryu Games.[1] She also writes about video games for Game Developer.[2] Prior to working in video gaming, she worked for Lost Tribe Esports, a Jewish teen engagement non-profit organization.[3]
Contino was a TikToker who livestreams videos of her dining at restaurants around San Francisco.[4] She did make videos about her gender transition and experiences as a transgender woman.[5]
In March 2023, Contino was verbally assaulted by another woman while dining at The Cheesecake Factory in Union Square, San Francisco.[6] The woman, who threatened Contino with physical violence, stated that she was a "TERF."[7] The incident, which was streamed on Contino's social media account, became a viral video receiving over ten million views.[8][9]
In July 2023, while Contino was livestreaming on TikTok while dining at Crown & Crumpet in San Francisco, an online troll contacted the restaurant's owner to falsely accuse Contino of saying something inappropriate to a child customer.[7][4] No child had been present during the live stream.[10] In November 2023, Contino filmed herself being misgendered by restaurant staff.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Kamin, Debra (2022-06-06). "The trans woman advocating for inclusivity in gaming". Ideas. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Lilly Contino". Game Developer. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Orr, Aaron (2022-01-18). "Ryu Games' Lilly Contino on coming out as trans, representation, and personal achievements". www.pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ a b Villarroel, Kristine (2023-07-25). "'People are just horrid': Troll makes up story about child to get trans creator kicked out of restaurant during live stream". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Palmer, Tamara (2023-07-17). "In praise of SF's star transgender food critic". 48 hills. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Nakano, Andrea (2023-03-10). "Anti-trans encounter in San Francisco caught on camera - CBS San Francisco". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ a b Gaines, Tori (2023-07-25). "Transgender influencer targeted by disturbing prank call at SF cafe". KRON. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Gaines, Tori (2023-03-20). "Anti-trans rant at San Francisco Cheesecake Factory caught on video". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Transgender Woman Endures Anti-Trans Rant at Cheesecake Factory". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Owen, Greg (2023-07-26). "Trans influencer accused of being "inappropriate" with a child. No child was present". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Wilford, Denette (2023-11-01). "'KNIFE IN THE HEART:' Trans woman films restaurant staff calling her 'sir'". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- Living people
- 21st-century American LGBT people
- 21st-century American women
- American LGBT rights activists
- American people in the video game industry
- American TikTokers
- American transgender entertainers
- American transgender women
- Macalester College alumni
- Transgender rights activists
- Transgender women entertainers
- LGBT TikTokers
- Victims of cyberbullying
- Women in the video game industry
- TikToker stubs
- LGBT-related biography stubs