Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs X Factor star Dylan Holloway has come out as transgender and has shared his inspiring story on social media.12 years after impressing judges with his vocals, Dylan is now opening up about his journey.The musician, who boasts 25k Instagram followers, auditioned for the competition in 2012 with Simeon Dixon in their group MK1.Dylan and Simeon finished 11th place and continued making music for two more years after their stint.The singing duo later called it a day and went on to pursue their solo careers in music. X Factor star Dylan Holloway has come out as transgender and has shared his inspiring story on social media The musician, who boasts 25k Instagram followers, auditioned for the competition in 2012 with Simeon Dixon in their group MK1And Dylan, who now makes music under the name Dylan And The Moon, shared his moving story with his fans on Instagram.In a pinned video on his Instagram, the artist opened up about his transition while speaking about his music.He said: ‘I’m a musician and I’m also a transgender man. I make indie pop music and I used to release music under my old name Lots Holloway.’Since transitioning I’ve been using my old vocal recordings and old vocals of myself to harmonize and duet with my former self because I want people to know it’s ok to embrace who you’ve been because they’ve brought you to be who you are now.’Fans flocked to his comments in praise of speaking so confidently about his transition.Some comments read: ‘so creative what you’re doing and a great message you shared as well, love seeing what you do’,’Absolutely brilliant Dylan xx enjoy you journey xx’,’Awesome positive message Dylan. Keep doing what you’re doing!’ The singer has been open with his fans about his journey and celebrated his third birthday as Dylan on June 4 with a heartfelt caption and two comparison videos (pictured June 4) In an Instagram post he shared two photos of himself side by side holding a banana and pouting into the camera with his shirt off showcasing his tattoo collection The singer has been open with his fans about his journey and celebrated his third birthday as Dylan on June 4,In an Instagram post he shared two photos of himself side by side holding a banana and pouting into the camera with his shirt off.The indie singer showed off his tattoo collection and a silver chain in one photo, comparing himself to three years ago.He captioned the post: ‘Happy 3rd birthday to me (ish) I forgot to post June 1st but here I am, 3 years later, a very happy man – swipe to hear my little voice 1 day on T JOY & LOVE & KINDNESS FOR ALL PPL’He then shared a video of himself saying: ‘Hi I’m Dylan Holloway and this is my voice one day on testosterone.’Before sharing a second video three years later saying: ‘ Hi I’m Dylan Holloway and this is my voice three years on testosterone.’In another video the musician shared how impressed he was with his vocal change over the three years and shared a time-lapse video on Instagram with his followers showing the effect of the hormone treatment. During his X Factor stint, Dylan came out as bisexual in an interview with The Sun at the time. The singing duo later called it a day and went on to pursue their solo careers in music Dylan and Simeon finished 11th place and continued making music for two more years after their stint In a pinned video on his Instagram, the artist opened up about his transition while speaking about his music ‘Since transitioning I’ve been using my old vocal recordings and old vocals of myself to harmonize and duet with my former self because I want people to know it’s ok to embrace who you’ve been because they’ve brought you to be who you are now’, he saidHe told the publication: ‘If I go out and guys come up to me they look really confused when I say I’ve got a girlfriend. ‘It’s weird because all the girls think I’m a gay and all the guys think I’m straight. But I actually like boys and girls, so I get the best of both worlds.’I went from having a boyfriend to a girlfriend and it was really funny. I was friends with this girl in my town and we used to hang out and then one day I started feeling a bit different and I thought, “I like both”.’
