13 Reasons Why star Tommy Dorfman just reintroduced herself as a trans woman and publicly discussed
her transition for the first time in a new interview.
Let’s get into it!
Fans got to know Tommy Dorfman as the role of Ryan on 13 Reasons Why, but since then
she’s been in other projects like the Hulu show Love, Victor and Jane The Virgin.
Tommy has also been open with millions of fans on social media about her sexuality and
gender.
Over the past few months, Tommy, who previously identified as non-binary, has been documenting
her changes in style and appearance on Instagram.
And now, she said that she felt the need to publicly address her gender identity in order
to maintain control of her own narrative.
Tommy took to Instagram to share photos from her new Time magazine interview and wrote
“thrilled to reintroduce myself as the woman I am today.
my pronouns are she/her.”
“you know some people moved houses in the pandemic, some people changed genders… for
many years I wanted to start transitioning, I just couldn't”
In her interview with Time, Tommy said, “It's funny to think about coming out, because I
haven't gone anywhere.
I view today as a reintroduction to me as a woman, having made a transition medically.
Coming out is always viewed as this grand reveal, but I was never not out.
Today is about clarity: I am a trans woman.”
At first, Tommy wasn’t sure if she wanted to discuss her transition publicly, but realized
it gave her more power if she “let the world see how beautiful transitioning can be.”
She said, “I've learned as a public-facing person that my refusal to clarify can strip
me of the freedom to control my own narrative.
With this medical transition, there has been discourse about my body, and it began to feel
overwhelming.”
Tommy revealed that she won’t be changing her name as she feels very connected to it
since it was given in honor of her mother's brother who died shortly after she was born.
Tommy said, “I love my name, I want to keep my name and give new life to my name.”
Adding:
“Because I’m really proud of the person I was too, I think that's important to acknowledge.
I’m proud of who I’ve been for the last however many years”
And Tommy will be playing her first role as a woman in Lena Dunham's upcoming film Sharp
Stick.
Tommy’s character is named Tali and according to IMDb the film is set to be released later
this year.
And Tommy is excited for the future of her career now that she’s living her truth.
She said “I feel like I haven't scratched the surface with my career or work because
everything I've done up until the end of last year has been in the wrong body, and not in
my truth.”
And continued to say this….
“So much of my work as an actor was like, hiding this part of myself and then bringing
life to a character.
And so I think I'm just excited to play women.
Tommy added that she’s excited to play Trans women, cis women, and women in general.
And as for Tommy’s personal life, she revealed that she has also gone through a transition
with her husband Peter.
Tommy said, “Personally, it's wild to be 29 and going through puberty again.
Some days I feel like I'm 14.
As a result of that shift, the types of romantic partnerships I seek out are different.”
Tommy revealed that she is no longer romantically involved with Peter saying, “I was in a
nine-year relationship in which I was thought of as a more male-bodied person, with a gay
man.
I love him so much, but we've been learning that as a trans woman, what I'm interested
in is not necessarily reflected in a gay man.”
Tommy added that she and Peter have “had incredible conversations to redefine our relationship
as friends,” saying that “Transitioning has been liberating and clarifying.”
And we couldn’t be happier for Tommy as she says she’s “aligning her body with
her soul.”
What a beautiful thing for Tommy!
And we know she will help many others by being so open and honest with her journey.
We look forward to seeing Tommy in her first role as a woman and can’t wait to see what
else the future holds for her.
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