Youtuber raises $ 340,000 for organization that helps transsexual children

When Harry Brewis, well known youtuber and British streamer on Twitch, began its live broadcast aimed to raise $ 300,000 to help an institution. But she never thought that in the next 57 hours she would not only reach the goal, but surpbad it and get the support of a US lawmaker for her cause.

The young Brewis, whose pseudonym is H.Bomberguy, It aired live on the Twitch platform on January 18th. To achieve his goal, it has been proposed to play video games Donkey Kong 64 to complete in its entirety.

Before starting the broadcast, Brewis announced to his viewers that he was organizing the event to support Mermaids, an organization that helps transbadual children and employs it to raise public awareness about this problem.

In December, the famous British comedian and screenwriter Graham Linehan launched a campaign, from their networks, with the aim of sirens I did not receive any money that the big lottery fund was going to give him. The comedian stated that the organization was unreliable and therefore requested that he not receive the funds needed to finance his work and open new rooms..

To this end, he asked his supporters to send emails to Great Lottery Fund claiming that he had withdrawn the $ 640,000 gift that he was going to make to benefit sirens. The campaign has been successful and this money has not been delivered.

"We know that many people do not know what Mermaids does, or do not understand the gender diversity in children and youth, but all we want is that children be loved and s & # 39; 39 flourish no matter what, it is disappointing to see erroneous information published on Mermaids, in the platform that is, and this case was not the exception, " he explains. Infobae Susie Green, CEO of Mermaids, in reference to the publication that the comedian broadcast.

"I chose this organization specifically because its work provides resources and support to all young people with gender dysphoria"said the young streamer, before starting the match.

During the first 24 hours of the show, Brewis got $ 50,000. Other celebrities, such as the video game designer Doom John Romero and the former transgendered soldier Chelsea Manning, They also joined the cause, making small appearances during the marathon.

But the last big effort for this initiative came from the Democratic Member of the United States, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. When she He promoted the game on his Twitter account, the visualizations were increased and, with them, the donations. The target of $ 300,000 has been reached in a few hours. And it was even exceeded: 340 000 USD were finally raised.

"As we have little knowledge of the Thu In general, the concept of getting money this way was a completely new thing and we had no idea until the end how this support was unusual. When we saw the comments in the online chat and the money accumulate, we were surprised by the love and acceptance that arose. This is what has made the biggest difference for all families and young people. Love has conquered negativity and hatred, "concluded Green.