Tommy Dorfman shares passenger's anti-trans flight texts

Actress Tommy Dorfman shared screenshots on Instagram of text messages sent by a fellow first-class passenger seated next to her on a recent flight, in which the man used derogatory language to describe her as a transgender woman.

The 33-year-old star, known for her roles in Netflix's "13 Reasons Why," "Jane the Virgin," and "Love, Victor," posted the images on Friday without disclosing the airline or exact date of the incident. Photographs showed the unidentified elderly man's phone screen as he messaged multiple contacts. One message read: "I am in the first aisle of First Class. Guess what is sitting next to me? A fing transsexual in the midst of going from a man to a woman. Just my luck. I was hoping for a hot babe!!" Another stated: "2 and a half hours of sitting next to this freak!!" Dorfman also shared a video capturing the man texting about a flight attendant, which she described as containing "deeply misogynistic and revolting comments."

In a lengthy caption, Dorfman reflected on the encounter. "Objectively, i know im not passing and im bricky and clocky but passing hasnt been the point for me nor should it be for any trans person," she wrote, using terms that refer to...