Tommy
Dorfman,
best
known
as
Ryan
Shaver
from
Netflix's
hit
YA
show
13
Reasons
Why,
has
come
out
as
a
trans
woman.
Tommy
who
is
set
to
direct
an
adaptation
of
Mason
Deaver's
I
Wish
You
All
the
Best,
recently
took
to
her
Twitter
account
to
share
an
emotional
note.
She
wrote,
"Thrilled
to
reintroduce
myself
as
the
woman
I
am
today.
my
pronouns
are
she/her."
The
actress
also
told
an
entertainment
outlet
that
she
is
not
coming
out
but
merely
clarifying
to
the
world
who
she
is.
Tommy
revealed
that
she
will
not
be
changing
her
name
as
it
holds
a
special
significance
to
her.
The
star
was
named
after
her
mother's
brother,
"who
passed
a
month
after
I
was
born," Dorfman
was
quoted
by
E!Online.
Talking
about
her
transition,
she
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.
My
pronouns
are
she/her.
My
name
is
Tommy."
However,
Dorfman
does
not
look
at
it
as
a
transition,
and
added
its
"not
as
an
idea
of
going
somewhere.
Just
that
I
am
actually
myself."
"This
is
an
evolution
of
Tommy.
I'm
becoming
more
Tommy.
I
love
my
name,
I
want
to
keep
my
name
and
give
new
life
to
my
name.
I'm
really
proud
of
the
person
that
I
was,
too.
I
think
that's
important
to
acknowledge.
I'm
proud
of
who
I've
been
for
the
last
however
many
years,"
she
added.
She
further
divulged,
"I've
learned
as
a
public-facing
person
that
my
refusal
to
clarify
can
strip
me
of
the
freedom
to
control
my
own
narrative.
With
this
medical
transition,
there
has
been
discourse
about
my
body,
and
it
began
to
feel
overwhelming."
As
per
Variety,
following
Dorfman's
announcement,
GLAAD
issued
a
statement
on
Thursday,
applauding
the
artist
and
activist,
who
has
been
awarded
by
the
organisation
for
her
work
as
an
advocate
of
the
LGBTQ
community.
GLAAD's
head
of
talent,
Anthony
Allen
Ramos,
said
in
the
statement,
"Tommy
Dorfman
sharing
that
she's
a
transgender
woman
will
inspire
so
many
trans
young
people
and
also
reminds
us
that
when
it
comes
to
queer
identity
there
is
not
a
specific
timeline
or
roadmap
to
follow."
Praising
Tommy
for
her
work
for
the
LGBTQ
community,
Ramos
added,
"Tommy
received
GLAAD's
Rising
Star
Award
in
2017
for
using
her
platform
to
draw
attention
to
important
issues
affecting
LGBTQ
people,
and
she
continues
that
work
at
a
time
when
the
trans
community
is
facing
attacks
in
states
all
over
the
country.
Tommy
is
a
talented
artist,
and
we
look
forward
to
the
stories
that
she
will
tell
about
the
trans
community."