Dylan Mulvaney

So I was like, this is going to be a breeze. And then it came time to write it. And I was like, oh, my God, how do I feel now? deeply depressed. I feel disassociative. I feel isolated and alone. How do I manufacture that right now? But what I did have was I had a lot of journal entries for my first year.

And, and then I was like, well, what if I separately write some essays about what's going on in my life right now? And so what I ended up coming out with is like A mess, a really beautiful, fun mess of like these joyous early days of transition through a journal entry and deeply personal things that people didn't get to see online. And then these essays about how I navigated out of the...

And, and then I was like, well, what if I separately write some essays about what's going on in my life right now? And so what I ended up coming out with is like A mess, a really beautiful, fun mess of like these joyous early days of transition through a journal entry and deeply personal things that people didn't get to see online. And then these essays about how I navigated out of the...

And, and then I was like, well, what if I separately write some essays about what's going on in my life right now? And so what I ended up coming out with is like A mess, a really beautiful, fun mess of like these joyous early days of transition through a journal entry and deeply personal things that people didn't get to see online. And then these essays about how I navigated out of the...

media firestorm that I was under and who helped me and how Stella got her groove back. And in a way that felt very, you know, love warrior versus untamed because I, I was grappling with like, am I allowed to show people this side of myself? Am I allowed to curse? Am I allowed to talk about having sex? Am I allowed to be something other than this infantilized character that people have made me be?

media firestorm that I was under and who helped me and how Stella got her groove back. And in a way that felt very, you know, love warrior versus untamed because I, I was grappling with like, am I allowed to show people this side of myself? Am I allowed to curse? Am I allowed to talk about having sex? Am I allowed to be something other than this infantilized character that people have made me be?

media firestorm that I was under and who helped me and how Stella got her groove back. And in a way that felt very, you know, love warrior versus untamed because I, I was grappling with like, am I allowed to show people this side of myself? Am I allowed to curse? Am I allowed to talk about having sex? Am I allowed to be something other than this infantilized character that people have made me be?

And that's where the title Paper Doll kind of came about because I think people started to see me as this like two dimensional depiction of trans womanhood. And I decided that that's not what I want to be. And, and how exciting is that?

And that's where the title Paper Doll kind of came about because I think people started to see me as this like two dimensional depiction of trans womanhood. And I decided that that's not what I want to be. And, and how exciting is that?

And that's where the title Paper Doll kind of came about because I think people started to see me as this like two dimensional depiction of trans womanhood. And I decided that that's not what I want to be. And, and how exciting is that?

That's what. Yes. And I think that's what's really interesting because there might even be a few listeners that feel conflicted about me because of how I've been portrayed and how I even portrayed myself early on. And I think what I always ask for is patience, especially like if you think about

That's what. Yes. And I think that's what's really interesting because there might even be a few listeners that feel conflicted about me because of how I've been portrayed and how I even portrayed myself early on. And I think what I always ask for is patience, especially like if you think about

That's what. Yes. And I think that's what's really interesting because there might even be a few listeners that feel conflicted about me because of how I've been portrayed and how I even portrayed myself early on. And I think what I always ask for is patience, especially like if you think about

Your teen years and the awkwardness that is finding your womanhood and what that means and the fucking dumb, weird things you wear and say, trying to be cool or trying to be taken seriously. I was like going through my awkward years. Totally. And I now, when I talk to trans women that have been doing this for 30, 40, 50 years... I'm still a baby trans person at three years, you know?

Your teen years and the awkwardness that is finding your womanhood and what that means and the fucking dumb, weird things you wear and say, trying to be cool or trying to be taken seriously. I was like going through my awkward years. Totally. And I now, when I talk to trans women that have been doing this for 30, 40, 50 years... I'm still a baby trans person at three years, you know?

Your teen years and the awkwardness that is finding your womanhood and what that means and the fucking dumb, weird things you wear and say, trying to be cool or trying to be taken seriously. I was like going through my awkward years. Totally. And I now, when I talk to trans women that have been doing this for 30, 40, 50 years... I'm still a baby trans person at three years, you know?

And I guess if it was dog years, I'm like 21. But I think what is so frustrating is that I find femininity to be quite effortless for me, which is so... And we talked about this, Glennon. You asked me on my pod, you said, what is femininity to you? What does it feel like? And I said... buoyancy. And I said, lightness. And it's a bit effortless.

And I guess if it was dog years, I'm like 21. But I think what is so frustrating is that I find femininity to be quite effortless for me, which is so... And we talked about this, Glennon. You asked me on my pod, you said, what is femininity to you? What does it feel like? And I said... buoyancy. And I said, lightness. And it's a bit effortless.

And I guess if it was dog years, I'm like 21. But I think what is so frustrating is that I find femininity to be quite effortless for me, which is so... And we talked about this, Glennon. You asked me on my pod, you said, what is femininity to you? What does it feel like? And I said... buoyancy. And I said, lightness. And it's a bit effortless.

And it's funny because I think about all the things that I do to feel feminine and many things that I don't have to do at all because I just am. But even all those things that I put hours of time, whether that's surgery or hormones or electrolysis or whatever that might be, it still feels effortless for me. And where the effort comes in