Elliot Page Reflects on His
Gender Identity Journey.
Elliot Page spoke with ‘Time’ in late February
for the first interview since he publicly came
out as transgender on Instagram.
During the interview,
Page recalled how he
“wanted to be a boy”
ever since he was a
child, even cutting his
hair around age nine.
At ten-years-old, Page became a
professional actor and had to grow his hair
out again to “look a certain way.”.
From there, Page ascended into stardom
but never truly “recognized [himself].”.
I just never recognized myself … For
a long time I could not even look at
a photo of myself … [I didn’t know]
how to explain to people that even
though [I was] an actor, just putting
on a T-shirt cut for a woman would
make me so unwell, Elliot Page, to 'Time'.
Speaking about his decision to come out
as gay in 2014, Page said that the discomfort
he felt in his body never went away. .
It wasn’t until the
COVID-19 pandemic
that Page was forced
to focus on the things he
had been "unconsciously"
avoiding to that point.
I had a lot of time on my own to really
focus on things that I think, in so many
ways, unconsciously, I was avoiding …
I was finally able to embrace being
transgender … and letting myself
fully become who I am, Elliot Page, to 'Time'.
His public disclosure, although filled with
“fear and anxiety,” ultimately made Page feel
“true excitement” and “deep gratitude.”.
This feeling of true excitement
and deep gratitude to have made
it to this point in my life … mixed
with a lot of fear and anxiety, Elliot Page, to 'Time'