At the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Models of Pride summit, transgender internet influencer Dylan Mulvaney opened up about being called “cringe” for leaning into trans joy and being her most authentic self. Mulvaney was there to accept the Center's 'Models of Pride' award. It is an award given each year to a positive role model uplifting LGBTQ+ youth. In a conversation with Phillip Picardi, the Center's chief marketing and communications officer, Mulvaney said that her joyful persona online is not put on — it's real, and it's purposeful. Mulvaney’s approach toward her identity shows that despite transphobia and this struggle, the trans experience is also a joyful one. #Queer Up Gay Culture