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I was bi when I started doing stuff on the internet, and so of course, if we were going to talk about our lives, I would have to talk about that. Like, if I just waited a couple of years, let people speculate, and then made like a big video announcement, I would be rich! But it never occurred to me.

I always joke about all these people coming now that are monetizing their coming out. I mean, it never occurred to me to not to be out. So not just made it out, but also thriving while there. Gaby Dunn: Yeah! As a fellow queer from the South-hello!-I don’t think that there is a lot of representation of people who’ve made it out or who are continuing to thrive in the lower half of the 48 states. What was it like kind of being specifically a queer role model? Was that always important to you to include that in everything that you do? I was already out, and it was so cool to be able to point to you as another person that people knew and that we all could relate to. GO: Gaby, I grew up in a Southern city, and I’m a queer woman. That’s what makes it all worth it, and we should keep going.’ Oh right, that’s why we’re doing all of this. There’s so many people who we worked with such a bigger following and so a lot of times it feels like, ‘Oh, are we even succeeding at this?’ But then when we hear feedback from people we’re like, ‘We actually made genuine connections. You guys were like a cooler version of us! I want to ask you: Do you hear things like that a lot from people? What does it feel like to be role models for a lot of people in the digital generation like me?ĪR: You know, I think it’s always surprising because, based on our numbers, we’re nowhere near the biggest channel. My best friend and I used to watch you guys all the time. GO: Yeah, I actually have really fond memories of you all. GO Magazine:So, I kind of want to start out by saying I’m a huge fans of you guys. GO sat down with the pair to discuss friendship, their new book, and what it’s like being digital role models. With topics ranging from metal health, to LGBTQ identity, to hating your job, Dunn and Raskin manage to craft a novel that perfectly combines the candidness of growing up with the humor of two extremely online gals.

The sequel, entitled “Please Send Help,” was released this summer. The book focused on two best friends, Gen and Ava, as they made their way through their collegiate years. The pair began working on their own projects outside of their partnership, but released their first joint novel “I Hate Everyone But You” in 2017.

The pair, who are not only business partners but close friends, would end up leaving the major media company to launch and work full-time on their YouTube channel “Just Between Us.” The channel eventually morphed into a podcast of the same name that saw the two friends hashing out everything from their latest bad decisions to mental health. Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin first met on the LA comedy scene in their twenties before working together at Buzzfeed.