Elliot Page is in a bit of an odd position, he says, being one of the most visible transgender men in the world.

He91裸聊视频檚 in a better place than ever before. The Halifax-born actor is able to be his full self without reservation. But at the same time, he has publicly declared himself part of a group that is under attack.

91裸聊视频淭he visibility is complicated,91裸聊视频� he told The Canadian Press in a recent interview. 91裸聊视频淣o doubt we need to see ourselves and our joy reflected, and I know how much that91裸聊视频檚 helped me on my journey. But of course, that can also lead to backlash, and does lead to the most vulnerable members of our community being affected the most in that way.91裸聊视频�

That dissonance plays out in his memoir 91裸聊视频淧ageboy,91裸聊视频� published by HarperCollins Canada earlier this month.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 just trying to achieve a balance in my own life.91裸聊视频�

The book gives readers a non-linear look at his life, exploring his childhood in Halifax and early entry into acting, the fame that came from his breakout role in 91裸聊视频淛uno91裸聊视频� and the trauma that often comes with being queer in Hollywood.

He wrote of several sexual assaults over the years, of public speculation about his sexual orientation in his youth, of harassment he faced when he came out as a lesbian in 2014 and of incredulity when he announced he was transgender six years later.

The through line is his understanding, only sometimes conscious, that he was never a girl or woman.

He was more confident in that knowledge as a child, until his parents shut it down. Puberty also had a dampening effect, and with it came the onset of gender dysphoria 91裸聊视频� what he described as 91裸聊视频渁 profound discomfort and confusion and incongruence with my mind and body.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淪omething in me always knew, but it was as if I was always talking myself out of it, figuring out a way around it because it just felt too big,91裸聊视频� he said.

It was the COVID-19 pandemic that planted the 91裸聊视频渟eeds of hope, the whispers of a better future,91裸聊视频� he wrote. Seeing his reflection when he wore a face mask, he looked like the man he always knew himself to be.

From there, it was quick. Far quicker than the process of coming out as a lesbian, which happened incrementally over the course of years. He was mostly closeted until 2014, but had started dating women in his youth, including during the filming of 91裸聊视频淛uno91裸聊视频� in 2007.

In the near-decade since his first coming-out, the landscape in Hollywood has changed 91裸聊视频� though not a lot, he noted. But he91裸聊视频檚 also more secure, making the coming out process smoother this time around.

It hasn91裸聊视频檛 been easy, but it was necessary.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 be lying if I didn91裸聊视频檛 acknowledge that sometimes it can be overwhelming right now,91裸聊视频� he said.

As society has become more accepting of the LGBTQ community, a backlash has developed and segments of the population have attempted to claw back recent gains.

There91裸聊视频檚 been an onslaught of anti-trans legislation in the United States, where Page now lives, with more than a dozen states banning or restricting gender-affirming care for minors.

And while it91裸聊视频檚 tempting to think of Canada as a tolerant, accepting haven for LGBTQ people, Page notes that91裸聊视频檚 not necessarily the case.

91裸聊视频淭he climate is slightly better, but emphasis on the word slightly,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淐anada still has so far to go. We91裸聊视频檙e seeing that very loud, aggressive, anti-trans rhetoric, behaviour, full-blown attacks (and) bills being set forth and passed. We91裸聊视频檙e seeing that spread up to Canada.91裸聊视频�

He pointed to the example of New Brunswick, where teachers are now required to obtain parental consent before they can use the preferred pronouns and names of transgender and non-binary students under the age of 16.

91裸聊视频淲e need to be really, really careful about how we91裸聊视频檙e framing the conversation in Canada, because it91裸聊视频檚 a slippery slope,91裸聊视频� Page said.

Conversations on social media can be particularly vitriolic, a constant stream of hate. Page said he largely ignores it.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 not something that I want to invite into my life and my space,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 know who I am.91裸聊视频�

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