Dylan Mulvaney calls out Bud Light, reacts to backlash, scared to leave home: Trans people âlove beerâ
Dylan Mulvaney reacted Thursday to the backlash received from her relationship with Bud Light and called out the company for abandoning her.
In a video posted Thursday, she said “she was waiting for the brand to reach out to me. But they never did.” She also says she’s been followed and is scared to leave her house after facing bullying and transphobia.
“For a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse in my opinion than not hiring a trans person at all because it gives customers permission to be as transphobic and hateful as they want,” Mulvaney said. “And the hate doesn’t end with me, it has serious and grave consequences for the rest of our community.”
Mulvaney also said she has “been scared to leave my house, and I have been ridiculed in public, I have been followed.”
Anheuser-Busch said it is “committed to the programs and partnerships we have forged over decades with organizations across a number of communities, including those in the LGBTQ+ community,” a spokesperson told The Daily Beast late Thursday.
Mulvaney added in her video statement that supporting trans people shouldn’t be political.
“There should be nothing controversial or divisive about working with us, and I know it’s possible because I’ve worked with some fantastic companies who care,” Mulvaney said. “But caring about the LGBTQ+ community requires a lot more than just a donation somewhere during Pride month.”
In a statement responding to Mulvaney’s video, an Anheuser-Busch spokesperson told CNN on Thursday that, “we remain committed to the programs and partnerships we have forged over decades with organizations across a number of communities, including those in the LGBTQ+ community. The privacy and safety of our employees and our partners is always our top priority. As we move forward, we will focus on what we do best — brewing great beer for everyone and earning our place in moments that matter to our consumers.”