Kate Hina Sabatine Is Bringing Comedic Queer Content—and Style—to TikTok

On Kate Hina Sabatine’s TikTok page, you’ll often find the 25-year-old content creator transforming into “Donkey Kong” for their signature comedic lesbian parent skits. “DK,” as they call the character, is a fictitious wealthy lesbian parent to two, um, precocious children, Ramona and Cornelius. “Ramona hates being complimented by straight people,” they’ll say. Or, “My 6-year-old, Cornelius, knows all about the stock market.” (In our books, Donkey Kong is the coolest parent ever.)

Sabatine now has over 1.4 million followers for their comedic queer content. They started the account to normalize queer representation on the app—something they didn’t always have during their own upbringing. “I never saw queer people doing regular things (like having a family life) on TV as a kid. I never saw an Asian, non-binary lesbian on TV or in a movie,” says Sabatine. “If I ever saw lesbian representation, it was always framed in this tragic, serious, or dramatic way. Making the content that I make has healed a lot in me, and it makes my inner child so happy.”

But while their skits are hilarious, it’s not all they create on the app. They’ll rate zodiac signs as pretentious cocktails, style “masc + femme” outfits (their style is crazy-good, by the way), and even suggest gay outfit ideas for your gay date (we love the bookstore date look, complete with a blazer and button-up vest). “I would say my style is ungendered, eclectic, and fabulous,” says Sabatine of their wardrobe. “I love dressing up every day, even if I am not going anywhere.”

Below, Sabatine talks TikTok inspirations, what’s in their closet, and which video took the longest to film.

What made you want to start creating on TikTok?

I actually used to work for a music artist and I was trying to convince them to start a TikTok. At the time, it was the era on TikTok where artists were blowing up on a near daily basis. They were like, “Oh I don’t know, blah blah blah,” so I made a deal with them: If I blow up on TikTok in a month, then you have to start promoting your music on TikTok. The idea was to be like “Anyone can do it,” and it turned out, yeah, anyone could do it. I went viral in 2 weeks. Then I just fell in love with making content! After about 4 months, I quit my job to focus on making content full-time and haven’t looked back.