Arrows Fitz (born Arielle Scott; 1989), commonly known as Ari Fitz, is a model, vlogger, television personality, and film producer. He is best known for his YouTube channel Tomboyish, in which he explores topics related to being an

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person who presents as both masculine and feminine.

Life and career

Fitz was born in Vallejo, California. He attended

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and received a degree in business, and began to model as an undergraduate. He has modeled for companies such as UGG and Kenzo, and appeared on a cover for ''

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''. Fitz created his YouTube channel when he was 23, and soon after appeared as a cast member on '' Real World: Ex-Plosion'', at the time going by the name Arielle Scott. In 2016, Fitz moved to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time career in vlogging. Soon after arriving, he turned down a modeling contract at a well-known agency because the agency sought to control his YouTube content. Fitz began to vlog daily on his YouTube channel Tomboyish. The majority of the content is related to gender and sexuality. Fitz also produces short films that he posts to his channel, such as ''Bubbles'', a scripted web series, and ''My Mama Wears Timbs'', a short documentary about a masculine of center pregnant woman.

Accolades

Fitz received a nomination for Best Social Media in the LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel category at the 9th annual

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. He was named on

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's 2019 Pride 25 list.

Personal life

Fitz identifies as

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and

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nonbinary Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or femaleidentities that are outside the gender binary. Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typically ...

. He has stated that he uses he/him and

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pronouns.

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