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