Trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney says ‘It’s hard to see the light now’

Dylan Mulvaney told social media “it’s hard to see the light now” as she posted a defiant song amid backlash against Nike for sponsoring her.

The TikTok star captioned an Instagram post in which she sang “it’s hard to see the light now.” This song felt appropriate for the week I’ve had. Everthing okay. Cheers.

The post featured her singing Stephen Sondheim’s famous No One Is Alone, from the movie Into The Woods.

Ms Mulvaney – who uses the pronouns she or she – posted the video to 1.7 million followers yesterday after she was spotted dancing in a Nike sports bra and leggings in paid content on social media.

Before bursting into song, while dressed in a black and pink ball gown, she said, “Whether you’re a parent or a kid or you’re young or old or you’re trans or you’re not, we’re all here just our best, isn’t it?

The song goes on to say, “Hard to see the light now. Just don’t let it go. Things will come out now. We can make it that way. Someone is on your side. Nobody is alone’.

At the time of writing, the post had more than 119,000 likes and more than 2,000 comments.

In the latest Nike posts on Instagram, Ms. Mulvaney appeared in black leggings and a white sports bra to do yoga poses in a sunny backyard.

The video then showed the star dancing barefoot in a garden while working out while an upbeat song played.

Some people on social media expressed anger at Nike’s decision to partner with Ms. Mulvaney.

One of them wrote, “I used to really enjoy Nike as a brand, but I will never wear a shoe from them again after Dylan Mulvaney became their new womenswear ambassador.”

While the transgender star has received a lot of support from her followers and fans, not everyone agrees that Nike’s move was appropriate.

Sharon Davies, who won silver for Team GB in the 400-meter individual medley at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, said the move was a “step” back after several sports organizations decided to give biological women their own protected category in competitions.

‘It’s so frustrating. We take two steps forward with World Athletics and Swim England to protect women’s sport and then Nike does this,” she told Dan Wootton tonight on GB News.

“The ad feels like a parody of what women are. In the past it was always seen as an insult to say “run like a girl” and here we have someone behaving in a way that is very unsportsmanlike and very unathletic and it’s so frustrating as only 1 percent of the US sponsorship dollars go to women in sports.

That Nike would do this feels like a kick in the teeth.’

She pleaded for a boycott, saying, “We can protest. It’s what’s left for us at the moment. Nobody seems to listen.

“The only way we can get these companies and governments to listen is to boycott with our wallets.

“It’s all they listen to.”

Ms Davies tweeted today in response to Riley Gaines telling the world she refuses to be silenced after she was beaten by a man dressed as a woman after speaking out against extreme trans activists.

She said: Riley’s account. All because she doesn’t want a 6’4 male racing bitches. It really is time to stop this madness. It’s getting dangerous to have a woman’s voice’

It is not the first time that Nike has collaborated with a trans star in their marketing, in 2021 they launched their ‘Play New’ campaign featuring Mara Gomez, who plays in Argentina’s professional football league.

The controversy could affect sales, which had seen a huge boost in recent months as stars like Lioness Chloe Kelly wore their products.

She famously took off her shirt to celebrate scoring in England’s World Cup victory, revealing her sports bra with the famous black check mark.

Nike issued its first online response yesterday, stating it would remove comments it believes were not in a spirit of diversity or inclusion.

It read, “You are an essential part of your community’s success.

We welcome comments that contribute to a positive and constructive discussion.

‘Be nice. Be inclusive. Encourage each other. Incitement to hatred, bullying or other behavior that is inconsistent with the spirit of a diverse and inclusive community will be removed.”

Social media star and transgender rights activist Ms. Mulvaney, who lives in Los Angeles, has a large online profile after working as a comedian and Broadway actor and appearing on the hit show The Book of Mormon.

Last October, the influencer interviewed President Joe Biden about the Democrats’ commitment to protecting transgender rights.

And the entertainer has gained a huge following on TikTok as he documented the transition to “girlhood,” with a video series that attracted a billion views.

In it, Mulvaney has dressed up as a doll and discussed thoughts about finding love, starting a family and being a mother.

In January of this year, Mulvaney underwent grueling “facial feminization” surgery, in which facial bones were cut off and abraded to give a softer, more feminine appearance.

And in March 2021, Mulvaney announced to her followers that she was a girl, although she had not yet undergone sex reassignment surgery.

Following the internet star’s 365th day of “authentic living,” US Vice President Kamala Harris wrote an anniversary letter congratulating the milestone.