Selena González Milán (born February 8, 2000) is a YouTuber, writer, and member of Spanish ballroom culture.[3]
Selena Milán | |||||||
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| Born | February 8, 2000[1] Gran Canaria, Spain | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, writer, and transgender rights activist. | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
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| Years active | 2016–present | ||||||
| Genre | Vlogs | ||||||
| Subscribers | 555 thousand[2] | ||||||
| Total views | 83.9 million[2] | ||||||
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Last updated: October 22, 2024 | |||||||
Early life
editMilán grew up in Carrizal, Gran Canaria. Assigned male at birth, she experienced bullying at an early age due to her gender expression. She had strong family support, including from her mother, and came out at age 10 when her mother asked if she wanted to be a girl.[4]
Career
editSelena Milán entered the public sphere when she launched her YouTube channel in 2016.[5]
In 2021, in collaboration with Mediaset España platform, she launched the channel Caza de witches (Witch Hunt), on which Milán interviewed strangers on the street to discover their level of honesty through a series of questions.[6][7] In September of the same year, she published her book Transapariencia: Soy Selena y soy una chica trans (Transparency: I'm Selena and I'm a Trans Girl).[8][9] Milán's autobiography starts in early childhood, and covers her experience and transition as a trans person. She advocates that, although she underwent vaginoplasty,[10] no surgery or medical intervention is necessary to be a valid trans person.[11]
In 2024, she served as a jury member for the Drag Queen Gala of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where Drag Elektra was crowned the winner.[12]
Personal life
editAfter moving to Madrid, Selena kept her identity as a trans woman secret, and it wasn't until two years later, at the age of 20, that she decided to come out publicly.[13][14][15]
References
edit- ^ "Selena Milán". MtMad (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "About SelenaMilán". YouTube.
- ^ Poveda, África (December 3, 2021). "'Transapariencia': Soy Selena Milán y soy una chica trans" [Transappearance: I am Selena Milán and I am a trans girl.]. Vein (in Spanish).
- ^ Molina, Mar (October 30, 2023). "La canaria Selena Milán reconoce que sufrió bullying en el colegio" [Canary Islander Selena Milán admits she was bullied at school]. La Provincia (in Spanish).
- ^ "Selena Milán". Culture & Business Pride. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Mtmad estrena 'Caza de witches' by Selena Milán, nuevo canal donde la influencer destapa mentiras a través de los teléfonos móviles" [Mtmad premieres 'Caza de witches' by Selena Milán, new channel where the influencer uncovers lies through cell phones]. Mediaset (in Spanish). January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Caza de Witches". MtMad (in Spanish).
- ^ Núñez López, Sara (December 3, 2021). "Selena Milán, autora de 'Transapariencia': "No quiero que esta generación se quede sin referente"" [Selena Milán, author of 'Transapariencia': “I don't want this generation to be left without a reference”]. 20 Minutos (in Spanish).
- ^ del Amo, Sergio (September 29, 2021). "Selena Milán: "Toqué fondo y solo tenía dos opciones: morirme o comerme el mundo. Y me decidí por lo segundo"" [Selena Milán: “I hit rock bottom and I only had two options: die or eat the world. And I chose the latter”.]. El País (in Spanish).
- ^ Ajmat, Silvina (October 16, 2020). "Selena Milán, habla de la vaginoplastia que le costó 21 mil euros: "No te arregla la vida, pero a mí me ha traído tranquilidad"" [Selena Milán, talks about the vaginoplasty that cost her 21 thousand euros: “It doesn't fix your life, but it has brought me peace of mind”]. Telecinco (in Spanish).
- ^ Gambín, Marta (September 17, 2021). "Selena: "Tú no puedes esperar a tener dos tetas y un coño para aceptarte"" [Selena: “You can't wait until you have two tits and a pussy to accept yourself.”]. El Nacional (in Spanish).
- ^ "Drag Elektra gana la Gala Drag Queen del Carnaval de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" [Drag Elektra wins the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival Drag Queen Gala]. Europa Press (in Spanish). February 17, 2024.
- ^ G. Maldonado, Lorena (September 8, 2021). "Selena: "Un niño se fuma un porro y hay 8 polis, ¿dónde estaban cuando pegaron al chico gay?"" [Selena: “A kid smokes a joint and there are 8 cops, where were they when they beat up the gay kid?”]. El Español (in Spanish).
- ^ Rubio Nogal, Miriam (June 30, 2020). "La youtuber Selena Milán cuenta que es trans" [The youtuber Selena Milán tells that she is trans]. Los40 (in Spanish).
- ^ "La 'youtuber' Selena Milán confiesa que es trans: "Me he dado cuenta de que tenía muchos prejuicios sobre mí misma"" [Youtuber Selena Milán confesses that she is trans: “I realized that I had a lot of prejudices about myself”.]. 20 Minutos (in Spanish). June 29, 2020.