Controversial makeup influencer Jeffree Star called out for ‘transphobic’ podcast comments
Jeffree Star previously claimed non-binary identities are “stupid”. (Getty/Amy Sussman)
Jeffree Star previously claimed non-binary identities are "stupid". (Getty/Amy Sussman)
Controversial makeup mogul Jeffree Star is getting called out for “transphobic” comments made on a podcast.
Star, who in 2023 doubled down on his views against non-binary people after claiming their identities are “made up”, has found himself facing controversy again.
During an appearance on a podcast called The Skinny Confidential: Him & Her Show, amid Trans Awareness Week (13 to 19 November), Star made negative and offensive comments about the transgender community.
“Why are we encouraging our kids to be a different gender and feed them false information when they’re so young?
“When I grew up and started looking different, my mother encouraged me to just be myself,” he said.
But he didn’t stop there, continuing: “When I started wearing makeup and being more feminine and wanting to do certain things… it wasn’t like, ‘Oh my God, Jeffree needs, what do they call it now, gender-affirming care?’ It’s like when you’re a tomboy. Did your mom… did she cut your tits off at 13?
“Nowadays, it’s all these f*****g weirdos telling their kids, ‘OMG you like a Barbie? You’re a woman!’”
‘We should not be listening to that man’
Comments under a clip of his interview call him out, with one person writing, “I’m sorry, but we should not be listening to that man”.
“He’s criticized transgenderism a ton of times before and has been doing so for years so this shouldn’t really be surprising,” a viewer wrote.
Another comment read: “He’s such an ugly ghoul….” while someone else questioned: “Why do you give this guy a platform?”
🚨 @JeffreeStar says he does not agree with tran flags in cartoons.
— Hazel Appleyard (@HazelAppleyard) November 19, 2025
“Why are we encouraging our kids to be a different gender and feed them false information?” pic.twitter.com/511LGlK3C8
During the podcast, the beauty influencer also said he is “not gay”, but “just open and very me,” before saying that the T and Q of LGBTQ should be removed.
Star’s comments come after he faced backlash for defending Charlie Kirk.
In a September 2025 TikTok live video, Star said that Kirk “encouraged everyone to speak about their beliefs, whether he believed them or not.” When a viewer asked if he identified as a Republican, he responded, “No, I’m a person. Because I’m standing up for someone who passed away, I’m now being called names in the chat.”
Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was well known for his anti-LGBTQ+ stance prior to being fatally shot at a speaking event in Utah, including calling trans people a “throbbing middle finger to God”.
Kirk also described the LGBTQ+ community as an “agenda” and “groomers” – ye olde conservative dogwhistles – and labelled trans peoples as “freaks” and used the slur “tr***y” on countless occasions. He also said being gay was a “lifestyle” and called for violence against trans folks.
jeffree star going on an anti-nonbinary coke rant over the death of charlie kirk seems bizarre until you remember his online career started with him filming himself chasing black women down the street and yelling the n word https://t.co/gQo5snxou0
— matt (@mattxiv) September 11, 2025
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