{"id":5050467,"date":"2023-04-06T16:30:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T20:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=5050467"},"modified":"2023-04-06T16:30:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T20:30:25","slug":"who-is-dylan-mulvaney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-dylan-mulvaney-5050467\/","title":{"rendered":"Dylan Mulvaney: 5 Things About Trans TikTok Star At Center Of Bud Light &#038; Nike Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>TikTok sensation &amp; trans rights activist Dylan Mulvaney recently partnered with Bud Light &amp; Nike, but has received backlash from online haters. Here are five things to know about her!<\/h3>\n<h3><!--more--><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dylanmulvaney\"  target=\"_blank\"  >Dylan Mulvaney<\/a> (b. Dec. 29, 1996) is an actress, TikTok star, and trans rights activist.<\/li>\n<li>She documented her gender transition with her &#8220;Days of Girlhood&#8221; series on TikTok.<\/li>\n<li>Dylan uses She\/They pronouns.<\/li>\n<li>Dylan, who came out as trans during the COVID-19 pandemic, has recently become a target for online backlash after becoming a Bud Light &amp; Nike partner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-1\">&#8220;This is very personal for me,&#8221; <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/drew-barrymore\/\"  ><strong>Drew Barrymore <\/strong><\/a>told <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dylanmulvaney\/?hl=en\"  target=\"_blank\"  ><strong>Dylan Mulvaney <\/strong><\/a>when the TikTok star appeared on the Mar. 13, 2023 episode of <em>The Drew Barrymore Show<\/em>. Drew, 48, said she was honored to have Dylan, 26, on the show, as the latter&#8217;s <em>365 Days of Girlhood <\/em>series on TikTok represented someone navigating &#8220;a world where we&#8217;re trying to figure out who we&#8217;re <em>supposed <\/em>to be.&#8221; Drew also commented about the &#8220;risk and [the] bravery&#8221; of Dylan putting herself out there while documenting her gender transition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6RmyhD4crwI?version=3&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">Dylan told Drew that she considered that she might &#8220;have to go into hiding&#8221; when she came out as trans, but instead, decided to &#8220;see if the world is willing to accept me this way from day one, and they did.&#8221; However, as the over <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >400 anti-LGBTQ legislative bills<\/a> that the ACLU has tracked (including the wave of <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/politics\/23631262\/trans-bills-republican-state-legislatures\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >GOP-sponsored laws<\/a> seeking to limit trans rights), not everyone has accepted Dylan. Clips of her appearance on <em>Drew Barrymore <\/em>were shared online on Tuesday, causing right-wing bigots to have public meltdowns on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">&#8220;There&#8217;s so much hatred directed at the trans community right now,&#8221; Dylan told Drew. It&#8217;s everywhere. And I think the greatest weapon I can contribute is trans joy and comedy and talking about hard subjects and really intricate moments of a transition, and try to let everybody in to see that I&#8217;m not a monster. I&#8217;m not somebody that is trying to do anything but trying to be myself and be happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CqgTftujqZc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CqgTftujqZc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\"  style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\"  target=\"_blank\"  > <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CqgTftujqZc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\"  style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\"  target=\"_blank\"  >A post shared by Dylan Mulvaney (@dylanmulvaney)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\"><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Most recently, Dylan became the center of backlash online after she officially partnered with Bud Light and Nike for a few sponsored Instagram posts. On Apr. 1, 2023, the brunette beauty <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqgTftujqZc\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >posted a video<\/a> promoting the beer company, as they had sent Dylan some cans with her face on it. &#8220;Happy March Madness!! Just found out this had to do with sports and not just saying it\u2019s a crazy month! In celebration of this sports thing @budlight is giving you the chance to win $15,000! Share a video with #EasyCarryContest for a chance to win!! Good luck! #budlightpartner,&#8221; she captioned the paid post. Soon after that many people, including singer\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/kid-rock\/\"  ><strong>Kid Rock<\/strong><\/a>, 52, who took to Instagram to <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqmUBDegYwN\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >post a video<\/a> of shooting cans of Bud Light with a gun on Apr. 4. &#8220;F*** Bud Light,&#8221; he said in the clip.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Following the Bud Light drama, Dylan posted a <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqqO3Dnu4TQ\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  >carousel of photos<\/a> wearing a Nike sports bra and leggings to announce she has partnered with the athletic company on Apr. 5. &#8220;Home for a moment and leaning into cozy workout wear life with @nikewomen \u2018s newest Zenvy leggings and Alate bra! They\u2019re so comfortable and buttery soft, perfect for workouts and everyday wear! #feelyourall #teamnike #nikepartner,&#8221; they captioned the post. Several people took the comments to announce they would boycott the brand, however, others supported Dylan and defended her. &#8220;Wait. Dylan being sponsored by Nike Women?!??!! LOVE,&#8221; one fan gushed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">Amid all of the backlash, here are five things to know about Dylan!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5050488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5050488\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5050488 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dylan-Mulvaney-Trans-TikTok-Star-shutter-embed-1.jpg?resize=620%2C930\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5050488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>1. Dylan Is An Actress, Social Media Personality &amp; Activist<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqqO3Dnu4TQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqqO3Dnu4TQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\"  style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\"  target=\"_blank\"  > <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqqO3Dnu4TQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\"  style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\"  target=\"_blank\"  >A post shared by Dylan Mulvaney (@dylanmulvaney)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\"><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">Dylan was born in San Diego, California. She attended the University of Cincinnati&#8217;s College-Conservatory of Music and graduated in 2019 with a BFA in musical theatre. At that time, Dylan knew she was trans and struggled to find her spot in the entertainment world.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">&#8220;I put so much of my own identity away just so that I could have opportunities in my industry,&#8221; she told <em>Los Angeles Magazine <\/em>in 2022. &#8220;I struggled for so long in having the entertainment industry accept me and have a place for me\u2026 now, because the internet and all these followers have decided to love me, it&#8217;s creating these opportunities that I didn&#8217;t have before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\">Dylan&#8217;s biggest role came with the touring company of the Broadway musical, <em>The Book of Mormon<\/em>. Dylan played the character of Elder White. She also appeared in a handful of other roles, including stage adaptations of <em>Legally Blonde, High School Musical<\/em>, and productions of <em>Bye Bye Birdie <\/em>and <em>Spring Awakening.<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-14\">Her series on TikTok (10.8 million followers as of March 2023) has brought her the attention of many A-listers and fans, including\u00a0<strong>Lady Gaga\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Paris Hilton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dylanmulvaney\/video\/7203606068210158894\" data-video-id=\"7203606068210158894\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" >\n<section> <a  target=\"_blank\"  title=\"@dylanmulvaney\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dylanmulvaney?refer=embed\"  >@dylanmulvaney<\/a> <\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-15\">God I love you @parishilton <a  title=\"sliving\"  target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sliving?refer=embed\"  >#sliving<\/a> <a  title=\"thatssmooth\"  target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/thatssmooth?refer=embed\"  >#thatssmooth<\/a> <\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-16\"> <a  target=\"_blank\"  title=\"\u266c Stars Are Blind - Paris Hilton\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Stars-Are-Blind-288272894164619265?refer=embed\"  >\u266c Stars Are Blind &#8211; Paris Hilton<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-17\"> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>2. She Came Out As Trans At Age Four<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-18\">Though Dylan&#8217;s transition has been in the public eye for a few years, she&#8217;s been aware of her identity from the start. &#8220;I came out to my mom at [age] 4,&#8221; Dylan told <em><a  href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/digital\/podcasts\/tiktok-dylan-mulvaney-transgender-1235547512\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >Variety<\/a>. <\/em>&#8220;I told her, &#8216;I&#8217;m a girl.&#8217; We were very, very religious so she was like, &#8216;God doesn&#8217;t make mistakes.&#8217; But I didn&#8217;t know that I could transition. I didn&#8217;t know that there were options or resources.&#8221; Seeing <strong>Laverne Cox <\/strong>on <em>Orange Is The New Black <\/em>helped Dylan come to terms with this identity and befriending <strong>E.R. Frightmaster<\/strong> at Upright Citizen&#8217;s Brigade helped bolster Dylan&#8217;s confidence.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-19\">&#8220;We met doing a comedy improv show at UCB,&#8221; Dylan told <em>Variety. <\/em>I was enamored by them\u2026 Just to watch someone so confidently, there was some swagger there in this, like, &#8220;I know who I am.&#8221; I wanted that so desperately. I&#8217;m just really grateful that that was my first person I had met.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5050489\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5050489\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5050489 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dylan-Mulvaney-Trans-TikTok-Star-shutter-embed-2.jpg?resize=620%2C862\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"862\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5050489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>3. She Began Her Transition Thanks To Covid<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-20\">&#8220;That [during the pandemic] was the first moment since I was a child that I really got to ask myself like Dylan, like, &#8216;Who are you without acting and without playing a boy part?'&#8221; she told <em>Los Angeles Magazine. <\/em>&#8220;I started asking myself those tough questions that I don&#8217;t think I would even have found the answers to today had the pandemic not happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-21\">Dylan began documenting her gender transition on TikTok with her &#8220;Days of Girlhood Series.&#8221; She completed her first year \u2013 Day 365 \u2013 on March 13, 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dylanmulvaney\/video\/7203096549579181354\" data-video-id=\"7203096549579181354\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" >\n<section> <a  target=\"_blank\"  title=\"@dylanmulvaney\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dylanmulvaney?refer=embed\"  >@dylanmulvaney<\/a> <\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-22\">DAY 365 show info!!!!! Dreams coming trueeee <a  title=\"trans\"  target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/trans?refer=embed\"  >#trans<\/a> <a  title=\"theatre\"  target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/theatre?refer=embed\"  >#theatre<\/a> <\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-23\"> <a  target=\"_blank\"  title=\"\u266c Wes Anderson-esque Cute Acoustic - Kenji Ueda\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Wes-Anderson-esque-Cute-Acoustic-6817434137683560450?refer=embed\"  >\u266c Wes Anderson-esque Cute Acoustic &#8211; Kenji Ueda<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-24\"> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-25\">&#8220;I had never seen a trans person start from day one,&#8221; Dylan told the <em><a  href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2022\/09\/tiktok-watched-dylan-mulvaney-become-a-woman-one-day-at-a-time\/\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >Observer<\/a><\/em>. &#8220;I was seeing all these incredible trans women and was very intimidated because I wanted to be like them but didn&#8217;t know how to. I decided to [make the series] for every future trans person and current trans people that need answers. And I also try to approach everything with empathy and comedy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>4. Dylan Has Interviewed President Joe Biden<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B9258AnO_Bk?version=3&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-26\">Dylan interviewed <strong>President Joe Biden <\/strong>in October 2022 for NowThis News. They discussed the upswing of anti-trans legislation being passed by states, specifically the increased ban on gender-affirming healthcare. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think any state or anybody should have a right to do that,&#8221; said President Biden, &#8220;as a moral question and a legal question. I just think it&#8217;s wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>5. She&#8217;s Clashed With Caitlyn Jenner<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-27\">Following Dylan&#8217;s interview with Mr. Biden, Senator <strong>Marsha Blackburn<\/strong> (representing Tennessee, the first state in 2023 to restrict public drag performances, per <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/03\/02\/politics\/tennessee-ban-drag-show-performances-governor\/index.html\"  target=\"_blank\"  >CNN<\/a>) tweeted a video of Dylan discussing normalizing &#8220;women having bulges,&#8221; calling her a &#8220;radical left-wing lunatic.&#8221; <strong>Caitlyn Jenner<\/strong>, a trans woman, retweeted the senator&#8217;s comments. &#8220;Thank you for speaking out and having a backbone \u2013 one of the best senators we have. Let&#8217;s not &#8216;normalize&#8217; any of what this person is doing. This is absurdity!&#8221; Caitlyn then misgendered Dylan in a follow-up tweet, saying she was &#8220;talking about his penis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dylanmulvaney\/video\/7160492944112291118\" data-video-id=\"7160492944112291118\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" >\n<section> <a  target=\"_blank\"  title=\"@dylanmulvaney\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dylanmulvaney?refer=embed\"  >@dylanmulvaney<\/a> <\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-28\">Day 233- a message to Caitlyn. To my followers, please do not send her any hate. \u2764\ufe0f <a  title=\"trans\"  target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/trans?refer=embed\"  >#trans<\/a> <a  title=\"daysofgirlhood\"  target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/daysofgirlhood?refer=embed\"  >#daysofgirlhood<\/a> <a  title=\"caitlynjenner\"  target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/caitlynjenner?refer=embed\"  >#caitlynjenner<\/a> <\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-29\"> <a  target=\"_blank\"  title=\"\u266c original sound - Dylan Mulvaney\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7160493081173740330?refer=embed\"  >\u266c original sound &#8211; Dylan Mulvaney<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-30\"> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-31\">Dylan responded to the comment in a TikTok. Calling her and Caitlyn two of the most &#8220;privileged trans women in America,&#8221; Dylan said she would still be open to finding common ground with Jenner, despite their different political viewpoints. &#8220;I automatically have a lot of respect for you as a fellow trans woman, but then you decided to ridicule me very publicly,&#8221; said Dylan.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-32\">Dylan clapped back at the former <em>Keeping Up with the Kardashians <\/em>supporting cast member for trying to paint her as a &#8220;creeper flasher exposing myself&#8221; when she was just wearing a pair of shorts. &#8220;I was wearing perfectly normal shorts at the mall.&#8221; Dylan spoke about how early on in her transition, she didn&#8217;t know how to &#8220;tuck&#8221; and was struggling.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-33\">&#8220;I&#8217;m just curious if you can think back to your early days of transitioning and remember being embarrassed about your body or having strangers give you dirty looks, that&#8217;s why I made that video,&#8221; Mulvaney said. &#8220;Because I was embarrassed and I wanted to reclaim my body in a positive way. Now you&#8217;ve taken that and turned it into something really ugly.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok sensation &amp; trans rights activist Dylan Mulvaney recently partnered with Bud Light &amp; Nike, but has received backlash from online haters. Here are five things to know about her!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81910789,"featured_media":5050486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exclude_post_from_river":false,"_cr_original_post":"","_cr_replace_post_id":"","_cr_replacing_post_id":"","mt_seo_title":"Who Is Dylan Mulvaney? Find Out About Trans TikTok Star &amp; Activist","mt_seo_description":"Dylan Mulvaney is a TikTok sensation and a trans activist. 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