Actor Elliot Page from โJunoโ and โThe Umbrella Academyโ comes out as transgender
NEW YORK โ Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, the star of โJuno,โ โInceptionโ and โThe Umbrella Academy,โ came out as transgender Tuesday in an announcement greeted as a watershed moment for the trans community in Hollywood. And I love that I am queer," Page said in a statement on social media. โI canโt begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self,โ Page wrote. Netflix, maker of the comic book series โThe Umbrella Academy," said, โSo proud of our superhero! We celebrate the remarkable Elliot Page today.โPage broke out in Jason Reitman's 2007 film โJunoโ in a performance as a pregnant teenager that earned him an Academy Award nomination.