Dylan Mulvaney says ‘going blonde saved my life’ on second anniversary of publicly transitioning
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It was a warm spring day when Dylan Mulvaney reflected on the past two years of her life. As she sat in her cozy apartment, surrounded by photographs capturing her journey, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of both pride and vulnerability. It had been 730 days since she had publicly announced her transition, and the road had been far from easy.
With a deep breath, Dylan began to recount the lessons she had learned in her second year of being in the public eye while transitioning. “This past year, honey, it was a long one,” she mused. “You might comment, ‘Dylan, day one of Girlhood feels like yesterday.’ But to me, these have felt like two long dog years.”
As she continued to reflect, Dylan shared that the theme of the past year had been pain. “It’s not a bad thing,” she explained. “But it was so contrasting to the joy and ecstasy that I experienced in those early days, that it was almost comical, but also heartbreaking at times.”
Despite the challenges she faced, Dylan found strength in her pain. “Other times, I owned my pain, and I grew a thousand times stronger,” she said. “The most beautiful part has been releasing from the pain and returning to innocence over and over again.”
One of the most significant changes Dylan made in her second year of transition was dyeing her hair blonde. She explained that this seemingly superficial change actually saved her life. “Going blonde sort of saved my life. I was disassociating so much, and I needed to do something that made me feel like I had power over my body.”
Dylan acknowledged that without making this change, she may have spiraled into a dark place. “I might have ended up spiraling in the deepest, darkest depression or doing hard drugs,” she admitted. Changing her hair color gave her a sense of control and autonomy over her body.
In addition to personal changes, Dylan also focused on promoting trans talent in marketing and theater. She was passionate about creating spaces where trans individuals could thrive and be supported. “Supporting the industries to be able to support trans folk in those spaces adequately is crucial,” she emphasized.
Despite the challenges and setbacks she faced, Dylan remained hopeful for the future. “Happiness is something that I will wait for again, even if I’ve lost it for a little while because I know it’s coming,” she said. “What I haven’t lost is the hope, I still have it, and isn’t that a beautiful thing?”
As Dylan reflected on her journey, she couldn’t help but feel grateful for how far she had come. The past two years had been filled with highs and lows, but through it all, she had remained true to herself. And as she looked ahead to the future, she knew that no matter what challenges came her way, she would face them with courage and resilience.
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