‘Homosexuality didn’t exist’: Elliot Page’s family rejected his queer exploration

Elliot Page began exploring his gender as a child, but his family shut him down: “Homosexuality didn’t exist.” Elliot Page always struggled knowing he was different. And his mother told him that “homosexuality didn’t exist.” As a teen, he shaved his head for an acting role, which spurred his grandmother to ask Page’s father what he would do if his daughter were a “dyke.” Entertainment & Arts The survival of Elliot Page In his new memoir, ‘Pageboy,’ the most famous trans man in the world recounts the dark night of the soul — at home, in Hollywood — that led him here. “I’m such a rare example of what it means to be trans,” Page told Kaufman. I don’t know if I see it.’ But I also just have this amount of privilege that so many trans people do not get.” To read more about the journey and survival of the “Juno” and “Umbrella Academy” star, read Kaufman’s full Elliott Page profile.