Tommy Dorfman, 29, best known for her role in Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why is reintroducing herself to the world.
During an interview with Time magazine, Dorfman reintroduced herself as a transgender woman. But for her this moment is not a “coming out,” but rather a moment to clarify and setting things straight.
She shared, “It is not transition. Or it is, but not as an idea of going somewhere. Just that I am actually myself.”
The actress who uses she/her pronouns 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."
In a video clip that went along with the Time interview Dorfman explains, “Some people moved houses during the pandemic, some people changed genders. For many years I wanted to start transitioning and it felt really daunting and really scary to embark on that journey, especially because I’m at the beginning of my career."
As a kid, Dorfman notes that she always felt feminine inside. And being in quarantine last year inspired her to become more introspective and look deeper into herself.
“For me, it really took everything to go away, me alone in my bed, trying to imagine what my life at 60 would look like — and all I can see was a woman,” said Tommy.
Over the last year, Dorfman has slowly shared glimpses of her transition process on Instagram. Her followers noticed, but until now this is the first time that Tommy has publically confirmed her transition journey.
Dorfman, who is set to direct an adaptation of Mason Deaver’s I Wish You All the Best, points out, “I recognize that transitioning is beautiful. Why not let the world see what that looks like? So I kept, on Instagram, a diaristic time capsule instead—one that shows a body living in a more fluid space."
She also shares that she has chosen to keep her name for personal and emotional reasons.
“With this medical transition, there has been discourse about my body, and it began to feel overwhelming. So, recently I looked to examples of others who have come out as trans. There’s the version I couldn’t really afford to do, which is to disappear for two years and come back with a new name, new face, and new body. But that’s not what I wanted."
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