‘Juno’ Star Elliot Page Gives Oprah Winfrey Interview To Fight Anti-Trans ‘Misinformation And Lies’
In a snippet of the new interview with Oprah Winfrey on Apple TV+, Elliot Page opens up about why he felt It was a “crucial and important” time to come out as transgender amid anti-trans backlash.
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The “Juno” actor also spoke with Vanity Fair ahead of the interview release and explained that part of his big decision to do this interview with Oprah was the anti-trans legislation and executive orders from five states: Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and South Dakota—which limit trans youth’s ability to participate in sports and receive gender-affirming medical treatment. “It was something I needed to sit with for a moment, because the backlash right now is so intense,” Page said about his move. “But the rhetoric coming from anti-trans activists and anti-LGBTQ activists—it’s devastating. These bills are going to be responsible for the death of children. It is that simple.”
He went on to say, “I don’t want it to sound like, ‘Look at me,’” Page added. “It’s not that at all. Actually, I was really nervous. But I thought about it for a bit, and it just felt like, Okay, the GOP basically wants to destroy the lives of trans kids and stop the Equality Act. How do you not use this platform?”
Fans will be able to watch the full interview with Oprah on Apple TV+ this Friday. He told Vanity Fair this is interview is “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.”
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