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Lilly Contino | |
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| Education | Macalester College |
| Occupation | Social media personality |
| Years active | 2023–present |
| TikTok information | |
| Page | |
| Followers | 432.1K |
| Last updated: September 1, 2025 | |
| Website | lillycontino |
Lilly Contino is an American TikToker, YouTuber, and business development manager known for live streaming videos of her dining at restaurants around San Francisco.[1] She creates videos about her gender transition and experiences as a transgender woman.[2]
Biography
[edit]Contino worked as a business development lead at the online gaming platform Ryu Games.[3] She also writes about video games for Game Developer.[4] Prior to these she worked for Lost Tribe Esports, a Jewish teen engagement non-profit organization.[5]
On July 2, 2025, Contino announced that she would be taking a break from TikTok.[6]
Misgendering
[edit]Contino has posted on TikTok videos of being misgendered, in particular in restaurants. She posted a video of her being accosted by a self-proclaimed TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) at a Cheesecake Factory restaurant in San Francisco in 2023.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Villarroel, Kristine (2023-07-25). "'People are just horrid': Troll makes up story about child to get trans creator kicked out of restaurant during live stream". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Palmer, Tamara (2023-07-17). "In praise of SF's star transgender food critic". 48 hills. Archived from the original on 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Kamin, Debra (2022-06-06). "The trans woman advocating for inclusivity in gaming". Ideas. Archived from the original on 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Lilly Contino". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Orr, Aaron (2022-01-18). "Ryu Games' Lilly Contino on coming out as trans, representation, and personal achievements". www.pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ @lillytino_; (2 July 2025). "❤️". Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ Echeverria, Danielle (March 10, 2023). "Trans woman captures harassment at S.F. Cheesecake Factory in viral TikTok video". San Francisco Chronicle: Web Edition Articles (CA).
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