In a powerful Instagram post over the weekend, Tommy Dorfman, the star of Netflix’s *13 Reasons Why*, bravely addressed an unsettling incident on a recent flight where a fellow passenger sent transphobic messages about her. The 33-year-old actress, who publicly came out as transgender in 2021, used this platform to highlight the ongoing challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community, particularly in a society grappling with acceptance.
A Disturbing Encounter
Dorfman shared a series of photos and a video capturing the moment a middle-aged man sitting next to her texted derogatory comments to his friends. The man, seemingly unaware of the hurtfulness of his words, wrote, “I am in the first aisle of first class. Guess what is sitting next to me? A f***ing transsexual in the midst of going from a man