coming out publicly as trans, Elliot Page is on the cover of Time, becoming the first trans man to do so.Throughout the interview, which is largely about his transition, Page’s happiness and joy at being able to be himself leap off the page.
Page — who uses he/him and they/them pronouns, but in this interview said he currently prefers he/him — says that coming out was one of the scariest decisions of his life, but also one of the best, and the longest building.From an early age, Page felt discomfort with his assigned gender.
For many trans people, his story is familiar. At the age of nine, he was allowed to cut his hair short and he loved it. “I felt like a boy,” Page said. “I wanted to be a boy.