6/5/2023 0 Comments Open in tubecast![]() ![]() Her first subscriber unsubscribed in protest when she first voiced feminist opinions. ![]() Her first video titled "I think therefore I am" about René Descartes was uploaded in May 2013. Thorn originally planned to record her lectures and upload them, rather than appearing in videos, but her university would not allow this. Thorn made it her mission statement to " away a philosophy degree for free". Thorn began her YouTube channel, Philosophy Tube, as an educational channel in 2013 in response to the university tuition fees tripling in England in 2012, rendering higher education less accessible. Thorn identifies as a lesbian, as of February 2022. She has given speeches at protests in favour of transgender healthcare, and advocated for transgender liberation. On 30 January 2021, Thorn came out as a trans woman. In October 2019, Thorn discussed her sexuality in her YouTube video Queer✨, where she came out as bisexual. She then trained at East 15 Acting School, completing a Master of Arts awarded by the University of Essex in 2017 before moving to London. Thorn graduated with a Scottish Master of Arts in Philosophy in 2015, coming top of her year. Andrews, where she also participated in Mermaids and the St Andrews Revue. She later studied Philosophy and Theology at the University of St. Thorn credits her discovery of philosophy to her teacher, as well as having taken the subject as an A-level course. She attended the Royal Grammar School, where she was a member of an army cadets group. ![]() Thorn is from Newcastle upon Tyne and has two older brothers. Thorn publicly came out as a transgender woman in January 2021, with the video Coming Out As Trans – A Little Public Statement and the more theatrical Identity: A Trans Coming Out Story. The transgender-themed work is based on characters in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 becoming self-aware. In September and October 2022, The Prince-a play written by and starring Thorn-ran Off West End. The stream lasted five days, featured a number of guests, and raised over £100,000 for Samaritans. In 2019, Thorn hosted a livestream on Twitch in which she read plays from the Complete Works of Shakespeare for the mental health charity Samaritans. The channel has been positively received by critics, and has over one million subscribers. In 2018, her videos became more theatrical, beginning to incorporate dramatic studio sets, lighting, costuming and makeup. Philosophy Tube began in 2013, when Thorn sought to provide free lessons in philosophy in the wake of the 2012 increase in British tuition fees. Abigail Thorn (born 24 April 1993) is a British YouTuber, actress, and playwright, best known for producing the YouTube channel Philosophy Tube. ![]()
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