Elliot Page has spoken candidly about how he feels about the anti-transgender and anti-LGBTQ legislation that has popped up across the country in the past few years.
The Umbrella Academy star stopped by The View on Friday to talk about the Netflix show’s upcoming fourth and final season, his memoir “Pageboy,” and his fight against anti-LGBTQ legislation. Co-host Ana Navarro asked him how he feels about the legislation and what advice he has for people who want to be an ally to the community.
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Page acknowledged that he is “deeply saddened and angry and frightened” that this trend continues to grow, especially after several politicians at the Republican National Convention shared anti-LGBTQ rhetoric on a national platform.
“When you think about the transgender community, for example, the vast majority of people don’t know or think they don’t know transgender people. There’s misinformation and really outright lies being spread about our lives, about who we are, about our health care,” Page said on the daytime talk show.
He continued, “I really want to encourage people to educate themselves and listen to the stories of transgender people, transgender youth and parents of transgender youth, many of whom are in denial about their situations and have had to flee states if they had the means, fearing their children are going to be taken away from them when they’ve done everything they can to make sure their children feel loved and thrive in life.”
The Oscar-nominated actor ended by suggesting some works people can immerse themselves in to further educate themselves, including the documentaries “Disclosure,” “Changing the Game,” and “Framing Agnes,” and the books “Transgender History,” “Risk to Bloom,” and “None of the Above.”
Before breaking for commercial break, Navarro reminded the audience, “If you’re a friend, don’t vote for people who are going to hurt your friends.”
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