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Jun 2023
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Mattxiv (Matt Bernstein)

Earwolf & Jameela Jamil
About this episode

Activist and beauty influencer Mattxiv (aka Matt Bernstein) joins Jameela this week to discuss how to be hopeful while so much anti-lgbtq+ legislation is being encouraged, how he became a social advocate, why you don't have to be an influencer to have influence, his journey to understanding that his mental health wasn't a checklist to be completed, beauty standards in the gay community, and more. 
 


 

Follow Matt on Instagram & Twitter @mattxiv


 

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