"You Don't Look Native"

First, if you know me, then you can most likely assume what this post will be about. If you don't, then let me explain. Hi, I'm JD and I have albinism. Some people reading this may not know what that is. Albinism is a recessive, genetic condition that can cause low pigmentation in the eyes, hair, and skin. Recessive, meaning that the gene itself must be present in both parents for the possibility of the physical traits to occur for an individual.
There are various types of this condition. Sometimes only the eyes are affected (known as ocular albinism) and sometimes the skin and eyes are affected, as well as cases where low pigment occurs throughout the body (eyes, hair, skin). The type I have is called Oculocutaneous. This has also caused several other conditions with my vision. I have something called Nystagmus which causes my pupils to move uncontrollably. (And yes there are also different types of nystagmus, mine is horizontal movement) I am also legally disabled having low vision.
Now that you know a decent amount of details related to albinism, let me get into the "real" topic. :)
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If you visit my YouTube channel (click here) you will notice that I recently have been making my voice heard on topics related to the Indigenous community. I leave comments on other videos, make video responses. And every now and again I will get the reply "You can't be native! You're the whitest guy I've ever seen!" or something like, "Stop posing as a Native American"...
A fellow YouTuber commented on one of my videos asking me if I had received a lot of bullying as a kid. Growing up I did indeed recognize that I looked very different from a majority of my tribal members. But here is the thing, I grew up on my reservation being fully accepted by my family and village. Other children my age knew who I was and really did not question my condition that much. Sure there were blunt comments here and there (kids being kids) but for the most part I was not the subject of severe ridicule or harassment.
Although it is a rare occurrence, I do in fact have other family members that have the physical traits of albinism. There are other Hopis that also have albinism. I have several friends from the Navajo Reservation that also have this condition. I find it interesting how more frequent the condition appears in Navajo families. (more than one child or a parent and child show physical traits) Of course it being a gene, all family members are carriers. Just remember that because it is RECESSIVE both a mother and father must be carriers for it to potentially affect their child.
Albinism occurs worldwide. You can be from any tribe, any country, I guarantee that you will find various people from all cultures with this condition. This is where the saying, "Don't judge a book by it's cover" HEAVILY applies. Just because I look white and have blonde hair, does not make my indigenous identity any less valid. I happen to be part of few people who can call themselves full-blooded Hopi. If my appearance is what makes you uncomfortable, then you are a person that is truly without sight.

Colors of the Pride Flag

If you watch YouTube as much as I do (and if you're subscribed to my channel) you will know that there is not much diversity in terms of the ethnic diversity of Gay YouTubers.
Recently a lot of people have questioned, "Why are there so many gay YouTubers?" The real question should be, "Why are the famous gay YouTubers all white?" Even if we were to analyse the number of channels you will find that a majority of the LGBT vloggers are white, identify as gay, and are male. I can give you a list of the ones that I am subscribed to now.

Davey Wavey
Tyler Oakley
The Rhodes Bros
Connor Franta
Troye Sivan
David Outt
Michael Rizzi
Calum McSwiggan
Ethan Hetchcote
Mark E. Miller
Jack Merridew
Joseph Birdsong
Lucas (Fred)
Matthew Schuller

There are a few more but these are channels that are will above 20,000 subscribers. Now lets compare that to the amount of fellow LGBT Tubers I am subscribed to that are either FEMALE, TRANS, or NOT white.

Ashley Mardell
Alex Bertie
Benton
FoxyHotMess
Jake Edwards
Lohanthony

And again, the channels listed above are the ONLY ones that have more than 20,000 subscribers that claim the L, B, and T of the gay community. Only TWO of the people on this list are not white. I am subscribed to various other LGBT YTubers but as you can imagine their subscription count is only a small fraction of those listed above. 

We can even see this transfer over to the Hollywood scene. Ellen, Neil Patrick Harris, Jamie Lynch, Chris Colfer, and other white celebrities are at the forefront of gay representation within the media. 

Where are the people of color in the LGBTQ spotlight??? Also if you know of any LGBT vloggers of color PLEASE comment their channels!