Dylan Mulvaney burst onto the scene as a TikTok star, but what made her most famous was controversy.The trans influencer and performer was targeted after appearing in a campaign for Bud Light in 2023.In her new memoir, "Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer," Mulvaney shares journal entries documenting the first year of her gender transition."I think of the book as like a quarter life crisis.
But at the end of the day, I think it has a lot more heart than social media ever can have," Mulvaney said.Her TikTok series "Days of Girlhood" became a viral sensation, attracting more than one billion views.As her profile grew, the 28-year-old became a regular on red carpets.Mulvaney said she knew her gender identity from an early age.
"I knew I was a girl.That was one of the purest thoughts and intentions I've ever had throughout my entire life was to be brought into this world and to, so clearly, know who I was, and then to be told otherwise, is very conflicting," she said.She first came out as gay at 14, but it took another decade to embrace her identity as a trans woman."I settled into the identity as gay because that was all I saw around me," she explained.In 2023, Mulvaney joined celebrities partnering with Bud Light for a social media campaign.
Her content was singled out by conservatives, leading to widespread backlash and boycotts.Bud Light's parent company, Anheuser-Busch, saw its revenue fall by more than 10% after the campaign was released.
"It took a lot to not feel guilty about that experience because I felt like it was my fault.And that me taking this one brand deal was affecting trans people globally," Mulvaney said.
"I think extremists and transphobic media needed a poster child, but I would've never done anything or taken any deal that I thought could negatively impact me or the community."The experience affected her mental health, she said."It resulted in a lot of suicidal ideation and dissociation," Mulvaney said."I'm s...