American transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was crowned Breakout Creator at the Streamy Awards. .“I’m really shocked because the only award I would ever maybe win was maybe a Tony Award, but now I’m a musical theatre gal with a Streamy,” said Mulvaney at the Sunday event. .“Theatre TikTok, we made it to the mainstream.” .Mulvaney made a TikTok video 532 days ago which became his Days of Girlhood series. He said his life has been changed for the better. .On the flipside, he said there has been “an extreme amount of transphobia and hate." He acknowledged the transgender community and allies are feeling it. .Looking around the room, he said he “sees so many amazing allies that have platforms.” Allyship needs to look differently. .People have to support transgender people passionately and proudly. He said the transgender and creator communities have a commonality, which is people often underestimate them..If transgender influencers can convince people to buy $22 Erewhon smoothies, he said they have made great accomplishments. .Mulvaney concluded by saying he loves the crowd and thanked them. .“I’m going to go have a beer and I love ya,” he said. .Mulvaney said in June his partnership with Bud Light led to him facing more bullying and transphobia than he would have imagined. .READ MORE: WATCH: Mulvaney's tears and Bud's free beers.“I should have made this video months ago, but I didn’t,” he said. .“I was scared of more backlash and I felt personally guilty for what transpired.” .Anheuser-Busch (AB) recorded a US$390 million drop in sales as of August 3 in the US because of its partnership with Mulvaney. .READ MORE: Anheuser-Busch loses $390 million in second quarter because of Mulvaney controversy.AB blamed the volume decline in Bud Light sales for the drop in revenue in its second quarter, with figures showing total US revenue falling by 10.5% compared to one year earlier. .It said sales to US retailers plunged 14%, adding it had underperformed the industry as a direct result of the collaboration with him.
