Lilly Contino

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Lilly Contino
BornJanuary 31, 1993
Education Macalester College
Occupation social media personality
Years active2023–present
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Last updated: October 10, 2024
Website lillycontino.com

Lilly Contino (born January 31, 1993) is an American TikToker and video game writer.

Biography

Contino graduated with a bachelor's degree in media and cultural studies from Macalester College in 2015.

She worked as a business development lead at the online gaming platform Ryu Games. [1] She also writes about video games for Game Developer . [2] Prior to working in video gaming, she worked for Lost Tribe Esports, a Jewish teen engagement non-profit organization. [3]

Contino is a TikToker who livestreams videos of her dining at restaurants around San Francisco. [4] She made videos about her gender transition and experiences as a transgender woman. [5]

In March 2023, Contino was verbally assaulted by another woman while dining at The Cheesecake Factory in Union Square, San Francisco. [6] The woman, who threatened Contino with physical violence, stated that she was a "TERF." [7] The incident, which was streamed on Contino's social media account, became a viral video receiving over ten million views. [8] [9]

In July 2023, while Contino was livestreaming on TikTok while dining at Crown & Crumpet in San Francisco, an online troll contacted the restaurant's owner to falsely accuse Contino of saying something inappropriate to a child customer. [7] [4] No child had been present during the live stream. [10] In November 2023, Contino filmed herself being misgendered by restaurant staff. [11]

In May 2024, a video Contino filmed at Disneyland, in which she discussed gender-affirming surgery, sparked controversy as online commentators accused her of acting inappropriately in a children's space. [12]

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