Elliot Page Says Coming out
Felt ‘Crucial’ Amidst the Backlash
Trans People Are Facing.
‘Vanity Fair’ has shared an exclusive look at Elliot
Page’s upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey. .
In the clip, Page speaks to
Oprah about coming out
as transgender, saying
there was “no way” he
could be closeted again. .
I came out as gay right before my 27th birthday,
up until then I had pretty much never even
touched someone outside who I was in love
with. Any kind of sensation of feeling that
again, there was no way I could do it, Elliot Page, via Instagram.
Page also revealed that he felt it
was “crucial” to use his platform
in a positive way and speak for
others that may be experiencing
the same "pain and difficulties.".
This platform I have, the privilege that I have
and knowing the pain and difficulties and the
struggles I faced in my life, let alone what so
many other people are facing. It absolutely felt
crucial and important for me to share that, Elliot Page, via Instagram.
For Page, his interview with
Oprah was an “opportunity”
to “speak from [his] heart.” .
[The Oprah interview] felt like an opportunity
to use a wide-reaching platform to speak
from my heart about some of my experience
and the resources I’ve been able to access —
whether therapy or surgery — that have
allowed me to be alive, to live my life, Elliot Page, via 'Vanity Fair'