Dylan Mulvaney Wins Woman of the Year Award

Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender activist and influencer, recently won the Woman of the Year award from a British magazine.

"Dylan Mulvaney is our Woman of the Year, supported by @VirginAtlantic," Attitude magazine wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. Mulvaney responded to the post, saying: "Knowing that my community sees me this way and acknowledges my womanhood is all I need to keep going."

In videos posted to social media, Mulvaney can be seen giving a speech after winning the award, in which she said: "I'm so honored to be here with you all tonight, and some see me as the woman of the year, some see me as a woman of a year ... as I only publicly came out online 560 days ago."

"Some people don't see me as a woman at all, which is why receiving this honor from a queer publication like Attitude means so much more to me," Mulvaney said. "No matter how hard I try or what I wear, or what I say, or what surgeries I get, I will never reach an acceptable version of womanhood by those hateful people's standards. But as long as I have the queer community, that sees me for my truth, I'm gonna be OK."

Mulvaney made headlines earlier this year after she partnered with Bud Light for a beer can that showcased her video series and transition to womanhood. The partnership sparked widespread backlash, mainly from conservatives who oppose members of the LGBTQ+ community.

The public response led to a widespread boycott of Bud Light and its parent company, Anheuser-Busch.

Musician Kid Rock was seen shooting Bud Light cans with a gun and cursing at the beer company, while others called for purchasing alternative alcoholic beverages.

Shortly after the boycott began in April, Bud Light saw a decline in sales over the next few months. In July, Anson Frericks, former president of operations for Anheuser-Busch predicted to Newsweek that Bud Light and Anheuser-Busch sales would likely continue to worsen.

"I think there's going to be some permanent damage to this brand ... Unfortunately, I think it's going to be a long way to go to get back the market share they lost and a lot of headwind in front of them," Frericks told Newsweek.

At the 2023 Forbes CMO Summit in Miami, Florida, earlier this month, Mulvaney said: "Brands like to label themselves as allies [to the LGBTQ+ community], but we the community should get to give you that title. Allyship has to look different than it did a month ago, a year ago. Allyship expands past marketing and extends into the companies itself—for example, the benefits they offer to their employees."

Newsweek reached out to Mulvaney's rep via email for comment on Thursday.