Trans actor Tommy Dorfman harasses Delta Airlines employee over ‘misgendering’

A Delta ticket agent in the New York area went viral on Tuesday after refusing to put up with accusations that he'd intentionally misgendered a male passenger. It’s been revealed that the male voice belongs to trans actor Tommy Dorfman, who harassed the Delta Airlines employee over ‘misgendering’ him. 

Dorfman posted the video to his TikTok in which he complained that the ticket agent was being intentionally insulting by not referring to him by female pronouns, despite what was apparently his obvious maleness.

"And what about when a Delta employee misgenders you intentionally," says Dorfman's male voice from behind the camera. 

The gate agent continues to talk to the passenger he was already helping, saying "while you're talking she's, he's talking too."

"You just misgendered me again, multiple times, both of you have," the Dorfman said.

"Sorry," the female passenger the gate agent was helping said.

"It wasn't intentional," the gate agent tells Dorfman, "but if you want to take it personal, that's also—"

"You said he and then you said she," the trans Dorfman replies.

"You're being condescending," the gate agent tells Dorfman, "and if you want to continue, I'll have Port Authority escort you out the building right this moment if you want to play that game with me. Which if you'd like to continue three days before Christmas, I really don't mind."

"I'm good, I'll just put this on," Dorfman says, though it's unclear what he's referring to, perhaps a mask.

Dorfman previously went viral for a TikTok video teaching his young audience how to inject themselves with estrogen.

Dorfan is very public about his ideology; he has told TIME that he "never felt better" after taking estrogen, and InStyle that he was not "genuinely happy" until he had begun his gender transition. 

Delta Airlines is all on board with the gender preferences and identifiers, and even offers options for those who don't identify as male or female.

"As part of Delta’s ongoing efforts to reflect inclusivity and ensure an equitable travel experience for all customers, we are launching non-binary gender options for customers to select during the booking process. Delta customers will now be able to select X (Unspecified) or U (Undisclosed) in addition to M (Male) and F (Female) to identify their gender in Delta’s travel systems. Customers will also be able to select an 'Mx' title."

Delta notably does not use the phrase "ladies and gentlemen," and supports Pride events in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York City, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Washington, D.C."

Some X users noted that the gate agent may find himself in trouble with Delta as the company is so pro-gender identity, while others simply praised him for his efforts in marking the difference between reality and fiction.