Elliot Page has become the main transsexual man at any point to show up on the cover of Time, as the Canadian actor opened up about his decision to come out a year ago.
The 34-year-old, whose movie credits include “Inception” and two installments the “X-Men” franchise, will show up on the facade of the magazine’s forthcoming issue under the headline, “I’m fully who I am.”
It is Page’s first significant interview since publicly disclosing his gender identity personality in December. Speaking to Time reporter Katy Steinmetz, he described the mixed reaction to the declaration, made through Instagram, in which he uncovered his pronouns as “he” and “they.”
“What I was anticipating was a lot of support and love and a massive amount of hatred and transphobia,” Page is quoted as saying. “That’s essentially what happened.”
The entertainer, who acquired an Oscar nomination for his role in 2008’s “Juno,” additionally talked about his adolescence, saying that he “felt like a boy” since early on. He reviewed the “feeling of triumph” at being permitted to trim his hair short matured 9.
Portraits depict ‘struggles and joys’ of older transgender individuals
Page, who recently came out as gay in 2014, additionally talked about going through top a medical procedure, a move he described as having “completely transformed my life.” He proceeds to examine the battle for trans equity, just as media outlets’ “crushing standards” and “pervasive stereotypes about masculinity and femininity.”
“Extremely influential people are spreading these myths and damaging rhetoric — every day you’re seeing our existence debated,” he said in the interview. “Transgender people are so very real.”
The cover was shot by trans photographer taker Wynne Neill, who presented the cover picture on Instagram on Tuesday, describing it as a “dream assignment.”
“I have been wanting this and working towards this for so many years,” Neill wrote in the caption. “I’m so proud of Elliot and I am so grateful to the trans elders who risked everything to make this moment happen.”
Page also posted the cover to Instagram, writing: “With deep respect for those who came before me, gratitude for those who have supported me and great concern for the generation of trans youth we must all protect, please join me and decry anti-trans legislation, hate and discrimination in all its forms.”