Elliot Page, star of the films Juno, X-Men: Days of Future Past and the Netflix series Umbrella Academy has just come out as transgender.In a tender letter posted to the actor’s Twitter account, Page, who until now was known as Ellen, opened up about his gender identity to fans.“Hi friends,” Page wrote. “I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot.
I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life.”“I also ask for patience,” he continued. “My joy is real, but it is also fragile.
The truth is, despite feeling profoundly happy right now and knowing how much privilege I carry, I am also scared. I’m scared of the invasiveness, the hate, the ‘jokes’ and of violence.”.