TIKTOK influencer Dylan Mulvaney is an outspoken advocate for transgender individuals after undergoing her own transition.
She has continued to share her life to inspire others, including her latest journey through facial feminization surgery.
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Who is Dylan Mulvaney?
Dylan Mulvaney is a transgender TikTok influencer who has chronicled her continued transition and self-growth through her platform.
She achieved a wide array of success at only 25 years old, becoming a singer, actor, dancer, comedian, vinyasa-certified yoga instructor, and wildlife rehabilitator, and has toured in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon.
Mulvaney has also appeared on popular television shows, including 7th Heaven, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The Price is Right.
The Covid-19 pandemic hit while Mulvaney was on the Broadway tour, and as she was sent home to stay with her parents, she questioned what she wanted to do with her time.
Then, the idea sparked for her to build a TikTok platform to inspire a conversation about gender.
“I finally asked myself these questions about gender,” Mulvaney told GirlBoss. “I had never asked myself those dark questions because when I was four, I tried coming out to my mom as a girl, but it just wasn’t a thing then. Being trans was very taboo.”
She continued: “I come from a very conservative part of California—and not even to my family’s fault, it just wasn’t really in the cards for me.
“Then, during the pandemic, I was back at home living with my family and asking myself, ‘Dylan, do you feel like a boy?’ It was really during that period of unemployment that I finally asked myself, ‘Who am I without this career?’”
Did Dylan Mulvaney get facial feminization surgery?
Mulvaney underwent facial feminization surgery in mid-December, which she kept her followers up-to-date on, on her TikTok account.
She revealed her “new” face on January 27, 2023.
Facial feminization surgery is a series of procedures that ultimately soften the features.
She shared on TikTok that in 2023, she wants to be more of an activist for women and feminism.
She said: “I just want to learn more this year because I think I got thrown into this activist role before I was ready,”
“And I want to make sure that I have all the tools and resources that I can and take the backseat and really learn and know what’s going on.”
When did Dylan Mulvaney start their trans journey?
Mulvaney started their trans journey during the Covid-19 pandemic, as discussed above.
Mulvaney started building a TikTok following but eventually shifted gears with her Days of Girlhood series, where she threw herself a gender-reveal party.
She shared her entire journey from day one with those on TikTok, revealing the beginning of her transition and searching for support.
Mulvaney told the outlet about the beginning of her transition: “It was very scary because ultimately, I’m just trying to have women on my side and feel supported by them.
“… There’s a lot of pressure because now I have this following where I have to do and say the right thing, but at the same time, I’m still so new to my journey that I just don’t have all the answers.
“And I think that’s part of my content: my followers experiencing these things for the first time with me.”
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