'Juno' actor Elliot becomes first trans man promptly magazine cover
19 March, 2021
Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Webpage has become the first transgender man to star found on the cover of Period magazine's latest edition.
Page, 34, who was nominated for various awards for Oscar-winning 2007 independent film 'Juno', announced he was trans found in December.
The actor wrote on Instagram at that time that he could not "begin expressing how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self".
Page follows found in the footsteps of actor Laverne Cox, who also became the primary trans woman to appear on the go over of Time, a tag of mainstream media authorization, in 2014 under the headline 'The Transgender Tipping Point'.
Page told Time he previously long felt a good disconnect between the way the world found him and how he felt himself.
"I just never recognized myself. For a long period I could not look at a picture of myself," he explained. After sharing the news headlines on his Twitter cope with, the post right away received take pleasure in and support from supporters, friends and people of the Hollywood film sector. Actors Tag Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon had taken with their handles to phone the cover a "historic milestone."
Elliot, who was formerly referred to as Ellen Site, during his interview said, "What I was anticipating was a whole lot of support and take pleasure in and a massive volume of hatred and transphobia. That's essentially what happened."
"I felt just like a boy. I wanted to be a boy. I would ask my mom if I could be someday," he added. During the interview, Page as well talked about struggling with depression, anxiety, and anxiety attacks, especially after the fame he received for his functions in 'Juno' and 'Inception'.
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