I don’t know him personally, I send all of my love.”Īfter accusing Pence of supporting gay conversion therapy while governor of Indiana, which he has denied, Page added, “Connect the dots. “ has hurt LGBTQ people so badly as the governor of Indiana,” Page said, “and I think the thing we need to know and I hope my show ‘Gaycation’ did this in terms of connecting the dots in terms of what happened the other day to Jussie. In 2019, before the alleged attack on actor Jussie Smollett was revealed to be a hoax, the “Umbrella Academy” star went on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to tearfully claim Vice President Mike Pence had fostered a culture in which hate crimes were increasingly committed against gay people like Smollett. Page has long been an LGBT activist who has repeatedly taken issue with religious conservatives who oppose homosexuality and transgender behavior. I am one of those people and we won’t be silent in the face of your attacks,” Page wrote. You aren’t being ‘cancelled,’ you are hiring people. You unleash a fury of vile and demeaning rage that lands on the shoulders of the trans community, a community in which 40% of trans adults report attempting suicide. Page added that “the political leaders want to criminalize trans health care and deny our right to exist,” as well as those “who continue to spew hostility towards the trans community.” In 2020 alone it has been reported that at least 40 transgender people have been murdered, the majority of which were Black and Latinx trans women.” The discrimination towards trans people is rife, insidious and cruel, resulting in horrific consequences. Page went on to express that the joy of coming out as trans was “fragile” because it was fraught with fear. I can’t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self.” I feel overwhelming gratitude for the incredible people who have supported me along this journey. To have arrived at this place in my life. “Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot,” Page said in a statement posted to Twitter. “Juno” star Ellen Page announced a transgender identity, new pronouns, and a name change to “Elliot” on Tuesday, for which many congratulated the Academy Award nominee, including some companies.