Popular drag queen Ella Warra has gone public with her journey to transition to a woman. She says she is a a proud trans woman, ready to live her most authentic life.
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00:00 I honestly don't know how to start this, so I'm gonna be awkward and be like "Hey Siri, play I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross"
00:06 Oh my god it actually worked, wait
00:09 *laughs*
00:12 Hey everyone, I have had a lot going on personally as of late
00:19 and don't worry, it's all good things, well most people think it's a good thing, I see you
00:25 Catholic Church, but um
00:27 For the last few years I've been on a really long journey of self discovery
00:34 mostly something that I've internalised because I guess of the way that the world is
00:40 or how my family and friends would react to it and I've been so stupid for that
00:45 and when it came down to it I thought, what better way to come out and be my true self
00:51 I've never backed down from anything so I don't know why this has been holding me back for so long
00:57 nothing in the world is going to stop me from being me
01:01 so now all of my closest friends and family know this already
01:06 but everyone here on the interwebs, my extended family, or my extended chosen family around the world
01:12 and everyone that's ever supported me in my drag career so far, you probably don't know
01:19 you all might know me as Ella Warrer, the drag queen
01:23 but from now on, outside of all the glitter and costumes, I'll simply just be Ella
01:29 Ella Cosaroo, a proud trans woman ready to start my journey of living the most authentic life
01:36 that I've held myself back from living for so long
01:41 now I have been very fortunate to be surrounded by the most supportive group of friends
01:48 drag family, and most importantly my immediate family
01:52 as I took my first steps in coming out in private
01:56 this last couple of weeks I got to have a wine with my closest girlfriends
02:02 I had all my drag family say "Duh, it's about time"
02:07 and I got to shed some tears with my mum and sister
02:11 in the most positive way possible
02:14 I even had my dad message me and he was like
02:17 "I heard you're trying out for the women's football team in a couple of years, ha ha ha"
02:22 which is honestly, to me, that's the best way for my dad to react
02:26 so I'm just grabbing my bb's, I'm just getting used to myself
02:29 I understand there's going to be a lot of learning and adjusting for a lot of people in my life
02:35 but also at the same time, I know I can't erase the last 30 years of my life
02:41 I love Jake, I've loved being Jake
02:44 and he's brought me on the journey to get me here to who I am today
02:48 and to everyone else that doesn't understand, I guess I can dumb it down for you
02:56 when I was born I was Jacob, when I came out I was Gay, I was Jake
02:59 I started drag, I was Ella Warrer
03:01 and now I'm transitioning and I'm simply just Ella
03:04 it's my final evolution, because I'm a Pokemon I guess
03:08 now I guess everyone else might be a little bit disappointed
03:14 because I know you've loved my big bald head for so many years
03:17 and there's been so many memes and TikTok memes
03:20 of me being in an egg carton, shining it up like a bowling ball
03:24 and even that one TikTok of me getting laid as an egg and cracking
03:28 and me coming out with my bald head
03:30 and don't get me wrong, I thought these were hilarious
03:33 I guess my hair, well lack of hair
03:37 and my body was one of the biggest factors holding me back from coming out
03:43 I was always in my head thinking I can't be a woman
03:47 I'm too much of a large man or I can't be a woman because I can't grow hair
03:53 these are the insecurities that I've kept internalised for so long
03:57 and kind of almost just embraced as my own because I didn't know how to handle it
04:03 but I'm taking the steps now to turn that around
04:06 and personally create a body I feel comfortable living in
04:10 so I guess over the coming months and years
04:15 a lot is going to be changing with me physically, mentally, emotionally
04:20 and you might see me looking like this
04:23 or you might see me looking like this
04:25 or you might see me looking like something in between
04:28 but I'm super excited to start this journey
04:31 and have everyone around that's been supporting me for so long
04:35 as you all may know, transitioning does not come cheap
04:41 there's a lot of other people within the community that also need assistance
04:45 when it comes to their own personal journeys
04:48 and there's nothing I would love to do more with my platform
04:53 that I've had for the past few years than to help others who need it to
04:59 so please keep an eye out for some events that I will be running
05:03 I'm going to be organising some events to use as fundraisers
05:07 and raising money to help all those in need of support
05:12 when it comes to their transition within the drag community
05:15 including myself, we have other trans divas such as Lotta, Rose, Cherry
05:22 and there's so many more that need help
05:25 for now I have started my own personal GoFundMe
05:28 which you can find linked in my bio, description, whatever
05:31 it's on my website as well
05:33 if anyone would like to donate to my personal journey
05:36 my first goal is to get my hair sorted
05:39 so it can grow out through this whole process
05:42 you can find that and donate if you like
05:47 honestly, every dollar counts
05:49 whether it's 1, 2, 3, 100, 20, 1000, whatever it is
05:53 every dollar counts and I really appreciate everyone
05:58 and anyone who wants to support me throughout this journey
06:02 oh my god, I keep touching my boobs
06:06 I honestly think that anyone that already knows me
06:13 knows that I'm an open book
06:15 so don't be afraid to come up to me, ask me questions
06:18 I'm not scared to talk about it anymore
06:20 this is who I am now
06:23 and yeah, I guess there's only one left thing to say
06:28 my name's Ella and I'm a proud trans woman
06:32 love you all