A Trans YouTuber Said She Was Kicked Out Of The Team 10 House Because She And Her Friend Were Not "Real Girls" (2024)

An LA-based YouTuber said she was asked to leave a Team 10 house party early Saturday along with a friend, who’s also trans, because they were told houseguests were expecting “real girls” to show up.

When reached, O’Roark told BuzzFeed News he had no comment on the incident.

Gibney said when O’Roark first uttered those words, she instinctively “though to record and vlog it.” So she pulled out her phone, and to her surprise, he repeated himself, and it was recorded.

She then shared the footage in a vlog on YouTube.

In the video, and cell footage, O’Roark is heard defending himself against accusations that he’s being anti-trans and for calling the women “not girls” and that he was “told that girls were coming.”

“I’m not trying to be disrespectful — I’m just being real,” O’Roark then tells the women.

Gibney said the remarks felt “so insane and shocking” to hear, especially at a famous YouTube flagship like the Team 10 house.

“We’re getting asked to leave somewhere I was so comfortable — just for being ourselves,” she said. “When I woke up the next morning, I was expecting it to all be fake.”

Gibney said she and Raindrop proceeded to Uber home. During the ride, she filmed herself crying over the incident.

“It was all so much to take in,” she said.

“[Then] he got mad and made me feel bad for posting.”

Gibney shared with BuzzFeed News screenshots of texts she said she received from the manager the following day, threatening her with legal action.

Neither of the Team 10 staffers mentioned, nor Team 10’s reps immediately responded to, multiple requests for comment.

Under Gibney’s vlog, which has been viewed over 84,000 times since Saturday, a flood of comments have recently shown up accusing she and Raindrop of mislabeling O’Roark’s remarks as anti-trans...all while also posting anti-trans remarks.

Gibney said she wants to make others “realize transphobic people are so relevant.”

“The [transgender] community needs to be more normalized and talked about,” she said. “Trans people are people, trans women are women, trans men are men. It’s not up for debate — it’s fact.”

Beyond O’Roark’s comments, she added, she’s also disappointed by other YouTubers and Team 10.

“They could have not tried to silence what happened and fully admitted to what happened in their house, and that they don’t stand for that,” said Gibney. “Instead, they’re trying to make it a fight. We were never asked what happened, or if we were OK. It was always about money and their reputation.”