2020-12-01T20:00:01+00:00

Actor Elliot Page, known for 'Juno' and 'The Umbrella Academy,' comes out as transgender

Elliot Page Credit: Gage Skidmore (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0)

Elliot Page, who earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his starring role in "Juno" after breaking out in the 2005 film "Hard Candy," came out as transgender on Tuesday, sharing the news in a long social media post.

Page, who has been credited in film and TV roles as Ellen Page, currently stars in Netflix’s hit superhero series "The Umbrella Academy".

Shortly after Page's announcement, GLAAD (the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) posted a tweet noting that the actor "has given us fantastic characters on-screen, and has been an outspoken advocate for all LGBTQ people".

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Source: twitter.com/TheElliotPage

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