Being your most authentic and genuine self is not always easy even for the most confident and secure among us. Whenever I see someone stepping into a more honest representation of themselves, I’m inspired and often awestruck. The courage it takes to be different should never go unnoticed or underestimated, and sometimes just being you in a world that wants to make everyone the same takes an enormous amount of energy and effort. Tommy Dorfman recently exhibited such courage when she revealed she was a trans woman. The star of ’13 Reasons Why’ earns her first Dazzler of the Day honor thanks to such bravery:
“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. My pronouns are she/her. My name is Tommy.”
