His vision was to offer unique and bold cosmetics that empower individuals to express their creativity and individuality. Jeffree Star founded the brand with the goal of creating high-quality and innovative makeup products that cater to a diverse range of individuals. The brand was launched in Los Angeles, California, United States. Star initially gained fame through his music career and later transitioned into the beauty industry. Third gender markers on official identity documents such as passports, are also becoming more widespread including in India, Iceland and Australia, and are for people who do not identify with the male and female gender binary.Jeffree Star Cosmetics was founded by Jeffree Star, an American internet personality, makeup artist, and entrepreneur, in 2014. The concept of nonbinary gender can date back centuries, especially within different Indigenous communities in North America, Chile and Taiwan that recognize "Two-spirit people." Aboriginal Australians recognize "sistergirls and brotherboys," who are people that identify as a different gender than what they were assigned at birth. He defended himself against accusations of transphobia, as well, saying he "has five transgender employees" at his cosmetics company and gave a shoutout to the "amazing, beautiful transgender people and the LGBT community in DMs."
Star also addressed the issue in a post on his Instagram stories, stating that he won't back down when it comes to speaking out about "science" and "facts." He stuck to his belief that he "didn't even say anything crazy," as well.
You're not 'they' and 'them,' you're trans, you're male or you're female. "That's why the conservatives like me because I'm just real. "I'm not into all the other bulls***: the 'they' and 'them' and all that extra s*** we added during the pandemic, 'cos everyone was so bored in their f****** houses," he said on the podcast. Nonbinary is an umbrella term used by people "who experience their gender identity and/or gender expression as falling outside the binary gender categories of 'man' and 'woman,'" according to GLAAD, an LGBTQ media advocacy group.ĭuring his conversation with Lewan, Star also claimed that the prevalence of nonbinary gender identities is due to people being "bored" while staying home during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The makeup mogul has doubled down on his controversial opinions about nonbinary people and the use of they/them pronouns. Above, Jeffree Star attends the Jeffree Star Skin Launch Party at Harriet's Rooftop on February 22, 2022, in West Hollywood. The makeup mogul has doubled down on his controversial opinions about nonbinary people and the.