Elliot Page on the fight for trans equality: “People make monsters of us”
nme.comNetflix series The Umbrella Academy and uses he/they pronouns, took to social media last December to confirm the news.In a new interview with TIME, Page spoke about his ongoing fight for trans equality and his privilege as a white, wealthy and famous person.“My privilege has allowed me to have resources to get through and to be where I am today,” Page said, “and of course I want to use that privilege and platform to help in the ways I can.”The actor spoke about the visibility gap for trans men, saying “there were no examples” when he was growing up.Regarding his duty as a role model, Page said: “They can see that and say, ‘You know what, that’s who I am too,’” and explained that a lack of role models lets “people make monsters of us”.Elliot.
