Elliot Page Reflects on His Gender Identity Journey

Elliot Page Reflects on HisGender Identity Journey.Elliot Page spoke with ‘Time’ in late Februaryfor the first interview since he publicly cameout as transgender on Instagram.During the interview,Page recalled how he“wanted to be a boy”ever since he was achild, even cutting hishair around age nine.At ten-years-old, Page became aprofessional actor and had to grow his hairout again to “look a certain way.”.From there, Page ascended into stardombut never truly “recognized [himself].”.I just never recognized myself … Fora long time I could not even look ata photo of myself … [I didn’t know]how to explain to people that eventhough [I was] an actor, just puttingon a T-shirt cut for a woman wouldmake me so unwell, Elliot Page, to 'Time'.Speaking about his decision to come outas gay in 2014, Page said that the discomforthe felt in his body never went away. .It wasn’t until theCOVID-19 pandemicthat Page was forcedto focus on the things hehad been "unconsciously"avoiding to that point.I had a lot of time on my own to reallyfocus on things that I think, in so manyways, unconsciously, I was avoiding …I was finally able to embrace beingtransgender … and letting myselffully 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 excitementand deep gratitude to have madeit to this point in my life … mixedwith a lot of fear and anxiety, Elliot Page, to 'Time'