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Posted: 2023-06-29T22:43:20Z | Updated: 2023-06-29T22:43:20Z

Social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney said on Thursday that Bud Light never reached out to her after she experienced widespread transphobic hate in response to her brand partnership with the company earlier this year.

The trans activist was hired by the brand for a promotional campaign during March Madness, where Mulvaney posted a sponsored video on Instagram advertising the beer. The campaign led to outrage from right-wing leaders and consumers who felt threatened by the top-selling brewers decision to work with a trans person.

Mulvaney released a video on Thursday speaking up about the backlash and transphobia she has experienced following the Bud Light partnership.

Im bringing it up because what transpired from the video was more bullying and transphobia than I could have ever imagined. And I should have made this video months ago, but I didnt, and I was scared of more backlash, and I felt personally guilty for what happened, Mulvaney said of the ad campaign, while drinking a glass of beer.

So, I patiently waited for things to get better but surprise, they havent really. And I was waiting for the brand to reach out to me, but they never did, she continued. And for months now, Ive been scared to leave my house, I have been ridiculed in public, Ive been followed, and I have felt a loneliness that I wouldnt wish on anyone. And Im not telling you this because I want your pity, Im telling you this because if this is my experience from a very privileged perspective, know that it is much, much worse for other trans people.

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