A Hundred Days of Girlhood – Dylan Mulvaney, a Popular Tumblr User, Discusses … – Pelham Plus –

Onscreen images are an accurate but imperfect representation of the world around us. Because they’ve seen firsthand how the entertainment industry can erase the identities of marginalised groups, people like TikTok creator Dylan Mulvaney have a greater desire to make a positive impact on the world. For Mulvaney, a transgender performer and comedian, the pandemic of 2020 meant that they could no longer perform on Broadway and so began a career on TikTok as an alternative to their usual stage work. On March 12, This Year, Mulvaney’s Tik Toks Went Viral. She began posting her “100 Days of Girlhood” series, a video diary documenting her transition from a boy to a woman on March 12 of this year. Her TikToks have since become a sensation. According to POPSUGAR on day 109 of her transition, “I had identified as nonbinary and I was going through a private time of questioning my gender.” There are many great trans role models and idols out there, but it felt like there wasn’t one that I could watch from the beginning and see how they progressed from point A to point B. Mulvaney started the series as a joke, but it has since become a…
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