13 Reasons Why actress accuses airline of discriminating against her based on gender identity.

Tommy Dorfman, a trans woman and star of the hit Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, has alleged that Delta Airlines employees intentionally misgendered her, before threatening to kick her out of the airport. Along with a since-deleted video of the exchange, the 31-year-old actor wrote, "When you try to advocate for yourself at @delta and are met with even more transphobia and threats of being arrested at LaGuardia...[redacted], the employee, said he was fine with me posting this. Didn't realize it was condescending to flag a human rights violation after another employee misgendered me incessantly."

In the video, Tommy could be heard saying, "What about when a Delta employee misgenders you intentionally?" To which the staff replied, "While he's talking -," before Tommy interjected, "You just misgendered me again. Multiple times, both of you have." The staff responded, "Okay, got you. It wasn't intentional but if you want to take it personally." They then added, "You are being condescending and if you want to continue, I have full authority to escort you out of the building right at this moment if you want to play that game with me."

The Agency reached out to Delta Airlines who released a statement saying, "We're aware of the video and looking into the matter, including reaching out to our customer to understand more about what occurred."

Tommy Dorfman is best known for her acting roles in 13 Reasons Why, Jane The Virgin, Insatiable, Love, Victor, and as a guest judge on Ru Paul's Drag Race. After previously identifying as non-binary, in 2021, Tommy shared that she was a transgender woman and used she/her pronouns. She said of her name change, “I'm not changing my name. I'm named after my mom's brother who passed a month after I was born, and I feel very connected to that name, to an uncle who held me as he was dying.”

Tommy is currently in discussions with the BBC for a possible role in Strictly Come Dancing in 2024.

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