Keffals

Keffals
Sorrenti dressed up as a catgirl on Halloween in her streaming setup
Sorrenti in 2022
Personal information
Born (1994-03-25) March 25, 1994 (age 30)
Ontario, Canada
Websitekeffals.gg
Twitch information
Channel
Created byClara Sorrenti
Years active2021–2024
Followers45,900
Associated acts
YouTube information
ChannelsKeffals
Subscribers50,300
Total views5 million
Last updated: October 17, 2024

Clara Sorrenti (born March 25, 1994),[1] better known as Keffals, is a Canadian former[2] Twitch streamer, transgender activist, left-wing political commentator and former candidate of the Communist Party of Canada.[3][4][5] She has since ended her affiliation with the Communist Party.[6]

Sorrenti, who transitioned as a teenager, began engaging in transgender activism after Texas Governor Greg Abbott instructed Texas state agencies to treat gender-affirming medical treatments (such as puberty blockers or hormone treatments) for transgender youths as child abuse.[7][8][9] She has commentated on her experiences as a trans woman and has hosted people such as Chelsea Manning on her stream.[4]

In 2022, Sorrenti became the subject of a loosely organized harassment campaign that she has attributed to Kiwi Farms,[10] with internet trolls using her deadname while filing false police reports, pizza bombing her residence, and organizing a number of swattings.

  1. ^ Birthday on March 25:
    • @keffals (March 25, 2022). "today is my birthday. if anyone wants to show appreciation for what i do, i am trying to raise enough money to pay the team who runs my youtube channel. 100% of the funds go directly to them, and i would appreciate it a lot ❤️" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 26, 2022 – via Twitter.
    Age 28 at the time of publishing:
  2. ^ Sorrenti, Clara [@keffals] (July 30, 2024). "It's been a good run. I laughed with you all, I cried with you all. We raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity. Thank you all for the memories, and for giving me a platform to help others. It's time for me to move on with my life. Until we meet again" (Tweet). Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :9 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Lorenz, Taylor (June 26, 2022). "The trans Twitch star delivering news to a legion of LGBTQ teens". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Sung, Morgan (October 12, 2022). "Trans Twitch streamer Keffals is ready to return home". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Lindell, Chuck. "Abbott orders state agency to treat gender-affirming care as child abuse". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Texas governor directs state agencies to investigate gender-affirming care for trans youths as 'child abuse'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Ghorayshi, Azeen (February 23, 2022). "Texas Governor Pushes to Investigate Medical Treatments for Trans Youth as 'Child Abuse'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  10. ^ Sung, Morgan (October 12, 2022). "Trans Twitch streamer Keffals is ready to return home after Kiwi Farms". www.nbcnews.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.