Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney speaks out after Bud Light backlash
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A flood of criticism and hate erupted soon after Mulvaney cracked open a Bud Light in an Instagram video in April as part of a promo contest for the beer brand.
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Amid the backlash that Dylan Mulvaney has faced after sharing a social media post featuring Bud Light, the trans activist says the brand has not reached out to her personally.
“For a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse, in my opinion, than not hiring a trans person at all,” said the TikTok star
Trans social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney claimed that the Bud Light boycott prompted more "transphobia" and "hate" than the celebrity "could've imagined."
"For months now, I've been scared to leave my house," Mulvaney said. "I have been ridiculed in public. I've been followed, and I have felt a loneliness that I wouldn't wish on anyone."
A flood of criticism and hate erupted soon after Mulvaney cracked open a Bud Light in an Instagram video in April as part of a promo contest for the beer brand.
Dylan Mulvaney on Thursday broke her silence about the fallout that occurred after the trans influencer made two Instagram posts sponsored by Bud Light earlier this year.
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Dylan Mulvaney has faced stalking and personal attacks since featuring Bud Light on her social media in April, she said, adding that the beer maker did not contact her in light of the hostility.
"For months now, I've been scared to leave my house," Mulvaney said. "I have been ridiculed in public. I've been followed, and I have felt a loneliness that I wouldn't wish on anyone."
“For a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse, in my opinion, than not hiring a trans person at all," she said on social media.
Mulvaney, a trans influencer, says she waited for things to get better: "But surprise! They haven't really." Sales of the beer tanked after conservatives blasted Bud Light's sponsorship.
