YouTuber Ms Rachel says LGBTQ+ allyship is important as a Christian: ‘No one is to be excluded’
Children’s entertainer Ms Rachel has faced backlash for her vocal LGBTQ+ allyship. (Photo by Stephanie Augello/Variety via Getty Images)
Children's entertainer Ms Rachel has faced backlash for her vocal LGBTQ+ allyship. (Photo by Stephanie Augello/Variety via Getty Images)
Toddler YouTube sensation Ms Rachel has made her thoughts known when it comes to LGBTQ+ inclusion, saying everyone is welcome in her classroom.
The social media influencer and educator, real name Rachel Griffin-Accurso, shared a graphic to Instagram explaining that Ms Rachel is for everyone on 4 December.
The graphic read: “Just so you know, you are welcome in Ms Rachel’s classroom [and] I love you.”
It then listed: “People who are trans, gay, nonbinary, people who are Somali, people who are any religion – Muslim, Jewish, Christian or not religious, people who use food stamps, Democrats, Republicans, people who are undocumented, people who hate me.”
Ms Rachel, 43, also shared in the comments: “Also I’m Christian and I feel in my soul and my prayers (and Jesus’s example) no one is to be excluded.”
The internet personality is no stranger to being attacked for her LGBTQ+ allyship, having previously faced a boycott calls by right-wing activists for celebrating Pride and for featuring non-binary musician Jules Hoffman, who uses gender-neutral pronouns, in one of her videos.
Responding to the conservative backlash against her work with Hoffman, Ms Rachel said at the time: “Hurtful videos and comments, no matter how much attention they get, will not bring you want you want. Only love can do that.”
