Miles McKenna Bio

Miles McKenna was confused as a child about his sexuality and gender identity. He created a YouTube account as a means of dealing with his angst and soon started posting comedic videos. His videos were hilarious and attracted many followers to his channel. With time, as he grew more comfortable with his audience, he decided to come out to them and announced in a video that he is not straight. While he received a lot of support from his fans, he also had to deal with a flood of hateful comments. It was especially painful for him when his parents kicked them out of the house on learning that he is not straight.

Months of struggle followed but eventually, he bounced back. In order to help other youngsters struggling with their sexuality, he posted a video titled ‘HOW TO COME OUT TO HOMOPHOBIC/TRANSPHOBIC FAMILY’ in July 2016, in which he advised the viewers on how to talk about their sexual orientation with unsupportive family members. This video, along with another one ‘SO I'M TRANS*,’ which he posted in January 2017, made him an icon for LGBTQ rights.

In 2017, he was seen in the short drama film ‘Candid’ written and directed by Gabrielle Shepard. That same year, he became a part of the mystery-drama series ‘Guilty Party.’ The show ran for 2 seasons and was wrapped up in 2018. He was next seen in the 2018 Laura Terruso-directed comedy film ‘Good Girls Get High’ where he played the role of ‘Pizza Ken.’ The film was met with positive reviews from critics and earned a perfect 100% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. He has also appeared in the teen comedy series ‘All Night.’ In 2020, he portrayed ‘Alexis’ in the American supernatural horror film ‘Nocturne’ directed by Zu Quirke. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

As someone who has struggled a lot with his own sexual orientation and gender identity, Miles McKenna is extremely supportive of his viewers. By sharing his personal experiences, he motivates his fans to embrace themselves for whatever they are and not pretend to be something that they’re not. Numerous youngsters belonging to the LGBTQ community consider Miles as their role model and derive moral courage from watching his videos. He is quite popular on Instagram and has amassed over 914,000 followers.

Miles McKenna was born on November 2, 1995, in the United States. There is no information available about his parents, siblings, or his early life. He started dating Jonnie Reinhart in 2021. However, the couple later parted ways.