’13 Reasons Why’ star Tommy Dorfman identifies as transgender

Tommy Dorfman, best known for her role in 13 reasons why, introduces herself again as a trans woman. In a conversation with transition baby novelist Torrey Peters for Time magazine, Dorfman spoke about her gender, identity and recent changes in her image, both public and private. “For a year now,” said Dorfman, “I identify and live privately as a woman – a trans woman. “

Dorfman said she didn’t necessarily consider it coming out – “because I haven’t been anywhere. On the contrary, she said: “I see today as a reintroduction to me as a woman, having made a medically transition. Coming out is always considered a big eye-opener, but I’ve never been away. Today it is clarity: I am a trans woman. My pronouns are she / she. My name is Tommy.

If you follow Dorfman on Instagram, you’ll know that she hasn’t been shy about sharing the changes in her style or her avid support of the trans community. “I live in this other version of coming out where I don’t feel safe enough to talk about it, so I just do it,” she said. “But I recognize that the transition is beautiful. Why not let the world see what it looks like? Dorfman called his Instagram “a diaristic time capsule… which shows a living body in a more fluid space.” Yet, she recognized the need to speak about her identity in a more formal and clarifying way. “I have learned as a person facing the audience that my refusal to clarify can deprive me of the freedom to control my own narrative. With this medical transition, there was a talk about my body, and it started to feel overwhelming to me. “

Dorfman, who is also an accomplished photographer, added that she “is no longer interested in playing ‘male’ characters.” Her first female role will be in Lena Dunham’s next film, Pointed stick. “Sometimes it’s enough to say, ‘No it’s just who I am,’” Dorfman told Peters.

As for her name, Dorfman will always be called Tommy, a tribute to the late uncle for whom she was named. “I love my name, I want to keep my name and breathe new life into my name,” she said. “I am also very proud of the person that I was. I think it is important to recognize this. I am proud of who I have been for the past few years. So allow him to introduce himself again, always as Tommy: “It’s an evolution of Tommy. I’m becoming more of Tommy.