Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, the star of 바카라Juno,바카라 바카라Inception바카라 and 바카라The Umbrella Academy,바카라 came out as transgender Tuesday in an announcement greeted as a watershed moment for the trans community in Hollywood.
'I can바카라t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self,' Page wrote in a social media post.
Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, the star of 바카라Juno,바카라 바카라Inception바카라 and 바카라The Umbrella Academy,바카라 came out as transgender Tuesday in an announcement greeted as a watershed moment for the trans community in Hollywood.
바카라I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer,바카라 Page said in a statement on social media.
Page, the 33-year-old actor from Nova Scotia, said his decision to come out as trans, which also involved changing his first name, came after a long journey and with much support from the LGBTQ community.
바카라I can바카라t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self,바카라 Page wrote. 바카라I바카라ve been endlessly inspired by so many in the trans community. Thank you for your courage, your generosity and ceaselessly working to make this world a more inclusive and compassionate place.바카라
바카라The more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I dream, the more my heart grows and the more I thrive,바카라 added Page, who said his pronouns are 바카라he바카라 and 바카라they.바카라
Page signed his statement with the words, 바카라All my love, Elliot.바카라
The announcement was celebrated widely on social media by LGBTQ rights advocates and many in the film industry. Netflix, maker of the comic book series 바카라The Umbrella Academy,바카라 said, 바카라So proud of our superhero! We love you, Elliot!바카라
바카라Elliot Page has given us fantastic characters on-screen, and has been an outspoken advocate for all LGBTQ people,바카라 said Nick Adams, GLAAD바카라s Director of Transgender Media. 바카라He will now be an inspiration to countless trans and non-binary people. All transgender people deserve the chance to be ourselves and to be accepted for who we are. We celebrate the remarkable Elliot Page today.바카라
Page broke out in Jason Reitman바카라s 2007 film 바카라Juno바카라 in performance as a pregnant teenager that earned him an Academy Award nomination.
Page has frequently worked to bring the lives of LGBTQ characters to screen, including the 2015 film 바카라Freeheld,바카라 which he produced and starred in as the partner of a dying New Jersey police detective who had been denied pension benefits.
Last year, he made his directorial debut with the documentary 바카라There바카라s Something in the Water,바카라 about environmental damage on Black and First Nations communities in Nova Scotia.