Skylar Kergil

Skylar Kergil (born May 19, 1991) is an American transgender activist, singer-songwriter, public speaker, YouTube personality, and artist. Kergil has been documenting his transition from female-to-male on YouTube since 2009, and in doing so helping to educate viewers about gender identity, hormones, surgeries, and life. As of April 2016, he has over 100,000 YouTube subscribers and over 9 million views. He began taking testosterone and putting videos on YouTube while attending Acton-Boxborough Regional High School and continued making videos while he was a student at Skidmore College. Kergil currently resides in Cambridge, MA while continuing to make regular YouTube updates and pursuing his music and speaking opportunities. 2Biography Kergil was born Katherine Elizabeth, though by the age of 3 was requesting to be called Mike. Growing up, he presented himself as a tomboy, though in high school, he tried to change and fit in with the girls, a decision that he said felt fake and uncomfortable. Soon though, he started hanging out with his high school's lesbian crowd, cutting his hair and wearing baggy clothes, and playing in a punk rock band. This still was not the right fit for him. It wasn't until meeting a trans man at a concert when he was 15 that Kergil realized who he wa