Trans Actor Elliot Page was born as Ellen Page but came out as transgender in an Instagram post in 2020, and revealed how their pronouns were he/they.
Since coming out he has been a strong advocate for the LGBTQ community and became an important voice for those struggling.
Inside his memoir called Pageboy which was released in 2023, he openly discusses his own struggles and talks about the shame he felt.
“Shame had been drilled into my bones since I was my tiniest self, and I struggled to rid my body of that old toxic and erosive marrow.”
As he shares sweet memories in his memoir, he recalls the moment he first met Paula who took him to his first gay bar.
“Sitting on our friend’s couch, eating raw almonds with her knees to her chest, she introduced herself, ‘I’m Paula.”
“The sound of her voice radiated warmth, a kindness. It wasn’t so much that her eyes lit up but that they found you. I could feel her looking.”
He continued, “We went to Reflections. It was the first time I had been to a gay bar, and would be my last for a long time.”
During a recent question shared by ACLU on Instagram, he was asked what advice would he give to his younger self.
“My message to my younger self would be, just like, ‘You know who you are, and please embrace that.’”
“I understood my truth.”
“I felt it very strongly, and it was all of these external forces and noises that pushed and pulled, and made me sort of lose track of who I was.”
“The discomfort and pain you’re feeling—that is not yours.”
“That is theirs. And to just keep going on the journey of embracing who you truly are.”
“That’s what’s going to lead you to happiness.”
His words shared deeply resonated with many people praising him for his awareness and beautiful words.
“So beautiful, so powerful, so true!” One fan added.
Another added, “living as your authentic self inspires other to do the same. You’re loved!”
