‘Trans people are human beings’ : Inspiring queer couple from Doncaster share their positive love story

Alexis and Liam Blake met as many couples do, on a dating app - they connected during Covid-19 and have been together ever since.

They now live together in East Doncaster and are happily married.

Together they share their lives on social media and have built quite a following over the past few years.

“We are really happy and we got married last year,” Alexis, 32, told us.

“I always had a dream, even as a little boy, that one day I would get married and get to be the bride.

“But I never thought that would be possible.

“So to find someone who loved me, all of me, was a fairy tale.”

Alexis is a transwoman, she began her journey at age 27.

She told us: “I work in HR full time but do social media on the side.

“One video I did just popped off and I just kept on going.

“Having a platform in today's climate around trans people means so much to me.”

Her husband Liam Blake, 38, works in Tesco by day but is also a content creator.

Liam started behind the scenes, editing and filming but slowly joined his wife on camera.

He told us: “Yes, we are a couple, and my wife is transgender but we just want to show people that we are not scary.

“That there are people like us out there.”

Liam felt it was important to answer questions about his journey in the relationship as a partner of a transperson.

Alexis shares content on issues that directly impact her such as her relationship with her husband and her transition journey.

But she also shares lifestyle content around makeup and fashion.

“I am trans, but that is just 10 per cent of who I am,” she continued.

“There is a whole other 90 per cent that I want to shed light on.

“Trans people are human beings but we are often dehumanised in the media and by politicians.

“We are just people, we want to live our lives.

“We want to go to work, pay our bills, fall in love, and have families.”

Alexis is passionate about sharing every part of her life so that audiences can see how normal their lives are.

They post about their hobbies, home life, holidays and everything in between.

The couple have had an overwhelmingly positive response to their content on social media and even though there are occasional trolls they believe it is important for them to represent the queer community online.

“I get messages from people telling me that my videos have helped and I can’t fathom it, it’s amazing,” Alexis continued.

“It is wonderful to hear and it is so gratifying to read those messages.”

Alexis is humble about her representation and what it means to other trans people but knows it is important to be visible.

“At the moment the atmosphere around transgenderism is really negative,” Liam said.

“So we want to put a positive spin on what we do and hope people relate through the joy.”

Alexis agrees, she said: “There is a lot of negativity in the press right now around trans people.

“Don’t believe everything that you read, don’t believe the negativity about us.

“We are just everyday people, we are less than 1 per cent of the population.”

Alexis has a history as a professional dancer, before her transition she lived in London and performed on cruise ships.

But she decided to settle down in Doncaster as her family are from Mexborough.

She said: “My family is here and I love it.

“I love the sense of community.

“I love Doncaster Pride but I do think we need more representation here.

“We used to have bars and places but they have gone.

“It is a scary time to be LGBT especially in more rural parts of the country, so having those spaces is really important.”

Liam is originally from Bradford but has made Doncaster his home.

“When I moved here it was like a breath of fresh air,” he told us.

“I’ve not once been challenged on anything to do with my sexuality, I have had no issues in Doncaster so far.

“We have felt really welcomed here, I work at a supermarket and I am very visible but not a single person has had anything negative to say to me.”

Just like his wife he feels that there needs to be more queer spaces here in Doncaster.

He said: “I would like to see the LGBTQIA+ space widened.

“I would like to see bars open up again or maybe LGBT gaming nights.”

Combined they have over 600,000 followers online on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.

The couple won the Gaydio Video Influencers of the year award 2026 and they are also patrons of a charity called Trans Positive.

Here in Doncaster they hope to work with The Cast in the city centre to help bring more LGBTQIA+ awareness and events to the local area.

They hope to continue to grow their online following and share their experience with audiences out in the community.

You can follow the couple on TikTok @liamblakeofficial and @alexisblakeofficial