It’s never been confirmed that they are the same person, and they both operate as if they are completely separate people. Lina goes by she/her on stream as well.

God I hate living in Utah.

As a high schooler in Utah, this is true. There’s essentially zero mention of the community even existing, except for certain classes where it inevitably comes up (like current issues), and even then only certain teachers will approach those topics, and it’s definitely not part of their curriculum.