There was no Twitter when I was in high school, so I can't even imagine the pressures or the expectations of pursuing likes or living life in that kind of mentality. — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
I came from a pretty accepting community, and my school had a lot of openly gay and LGBT-plus people. When I joined YouTube, I saw a lot more hostility than I saw in my everyday life. — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
Care less about what other people think because at the end of the day, everyone is so worried about themselves & how they are… — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
I keep a lot to myself, and I cherish the things that are for me and the people closest to me. — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
Over the last eight years of being on YouTube, I've seen so much progress. I think the reason for that is that a lot… — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
I first discovered YouTube while browsing the web, and then I found people just talking into their cameras. I never even knew it was… — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
I hope you learn to love yourself for who you are and what you look like, and how you were born to be, because… — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
I remember having 100 views on a video and being like, "I don't have a hundred friends." So that was a moment. — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
I initially thought I was going to be a teacher. Maybe like an elementary teacher or something like that, which would be fun. Maybe… — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
If you are just yourself, that's when people start gravitating towards you because nobody else can be you except you. Be authentic, don't give… — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
“This is why homophobia is a terrible evil: it disguises itself as concern while it is inherently hate.” — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
I can fluently speak five languages: English, emoji, sexting, sarcasm and sass. — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
Best thing about doing Youtube as a job - the Youtube friends that I've met all around the world, that I never would have… — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
