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Tommy Dorfman Exposes Transphobia on Flight

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Tommy Dorfman, known for his role in Thirteen Reasons Why, shared a passengers transphobic messages from a flight, sparking a conversation about everyday transphobia. The incident highlighted the importance of kindness and support, with celebrities like Amanda Seyfried, Ellie Goulding, Pauline Chalamet, and Kaia Gerber showing their backing.

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Tommy Dorfman Exposes Transphobia on Flight

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Tommy Dorfman Exposes Transphobia on Flight. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's May 2nd. This is Entertainment and celebrity news. Today your AI powered source for all things entertainment. Tommy Dorfman, the actor from 13 Reasons Why, sparked a big conversation after sharing photos of offensive texts from his first class seatmate. On a recent flight, the messages were full of hate, complaining about sitting next to a trans person and calling a terrible luck for two and a half hours. The guy sent those same ugly words to several contacts, even gripping about the situation while eyeing the flight attendant. Dorfman snapped pics right there to expose the ignorance up close. One replies that out from someone named Samantha, who reminded him that many loved ones are LGBTQ+. And urged him to show some kindness and tough. Times right now. Dorfman made sure to highlight her good heart in his post. Celebs flooded the comments with support, from Amanda Saferead, calling out the fear and stupidity, to Ellie Goulding, sending love and slamming the hate. Pauline Chalamet and Kaya Gerber jumped in too, praising Samantha and backing Dorfman.

This incident shines a light on everyday transphobia that still pops up in unexpected places, pushing more folks to call it out loud and clear.

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