'Minecraft' Streamer Dream Donates $140,000 To LGBTQIA+ Charities Following Backlash

Minecraft streamer and speedrunner Dream donated $140,000 to The Trevor Project yesterday following backlash over a promise to donate all his streaming revenue from the month to LGBTQIA+ charities in honor of Pride Month. Dream only streamed once on his main channel the entire month a day before the deadline.

Minecraft speedrunner and content creator @Dream said he would donate all proceeds from his streams this month to the Trevor Project in honor of Pride Month.

Dream has not streamed on his main channel. He streamed on his alternate, unlisted channel with subs and donations off. pic.twitter.com/p4Ll2LDDit

— Chowder (@TheChowderhead) June 30, 2021

Dream made the announcement on his private second Twitter account at the start of the month. As the end of June drew nearer, fans started to realize that he hadn't streamed yet on his main Twitch channel. The Minecraft mogul, who recently sparked multiple controversies over his song "Mask," potentially racist tweets and cheating at a number of speedruns, did host one live stream on his alternative Twitch account, however, donations were turned off. This once again sparked the ire of a lot of Dream fans and haters alike.

Dream really said he'd donate to LGBT charities from this month's stream revenue and didn't stream at all

— Ren (@Milffucker75) June 30, 2021

Dream: "Im gonna donate to lgbt orgs!"
Also dream: https://t.co/0zLZlLuyz9 pic.twitter.com/3wTrXLey01

— ⚡ FACELESS ⚡ (@Green1der) June 30, 2021

On the final day of June, Dream finally streamed on his Twitch channel. This morning, Dream took to Twitter to announce that he would be donating $140,000 to The Trevor Project, a charity that supports LGBTQIA+ causes. In the tweet, he tallies up two streams, plus a number of podcasts from the month, which added up to $90,000. The other $60,000 is provided by his team.

This month with 2 streams and 3 Twitter/Discord podcasts we were able to raise $20,000 in subs, $60,000 in donations, and over $10,000 in ads from streaming.

Totaling $90,000! Plus the promised contribution from the dteam of $50,000. $140,000 is all going to an LGBTQIA+ charity!

— dream (@dreamwastaken) June 30, 2021

The announcement has effectively won over a number of fans, however, others are taking it as a last-minute attempt to shrug off the controversy. Whatever the reason, $140,000 is no small amount of money, and many are simply happy he actually pulled through, even if under less-than-ideal circumstances according to some.

Incoming people who will complain that you didn't donate enough even though they probably haven't donated anything

— gold (@YoItsGold) June 30, 2021

Are you part of the LGBTQ+ community? If not then you have no right saying what is and isn’t a lot, or the bare minimum. That’s a lot of money and he did more than a lot of streamers. I appreciate this huge sum of money going to a fantastic cause as a member of both community 2/2

— Luna Is Sleepy (@MakesLuna) June 30, 2021