In a wide-ranging interview with Esquire, @elliotpage recounted being bullied at school, almost getting bashed by a random stranger, and the trauma of being forced by a studio to wear a dress for the premiere of his 2007 breakout film "Juno." Variety recalled that "The Jason Reitman-directed abortion drama served as a breakthrough for Page, who earned an Oscar nomination for his performance as the title character." Referring to times when "people actively were like, 'No, you need to wear a dress' in very, very, very pivotal moments," Page recounted how, for "the premiere of 'Juno' at the Toronto International Film Festival" he "said I wanted to wear a suit, and Fox Searchlight was basically like, 'No, you need to wear a dress.'" "And they took me in a big rush to one of those fancy stores on Bloor Street," the actor, who came out as transgender in late 2020, went on to say. "They had me wear a dress, and... that was that." Except it wasn't quite that simple for Page, who wasn't out yet. Page remembered the look of a co-star from the film: "Michael Cera was in slacks and sneakers. I look back at the photos, and I'm like...?" Variety noted how Page called the studio's treatment of him "fucked up," and "pointed out there are many heterosexual cis women who don't like to wear dresses, so it's not like this is just a trans issue." Page also noted that for cisgender people, the depth of the pain he felt might be impossible to comprehend. "Oh, fuck you, you're famous, and you have money, and you had to wear a dress, boo-hoo," Page imagined cis-het people thinking. "I don't not understand that reaction," Page allowed. "But that's mixed with: 'I wish people would understand that that shit literally did almost kill me.'"⁠ ⁠ Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork⁠ ❤️?️‍???⁠ ?: @elliotpage

In a wide-ranging interview with Esquire, @elliotpage recounted being bullied at school, almost getting bashed by a random stranger, and the trauma of being forced by a studio to wear a dress for the premiere of his 2007 breakout film "Juno." Variety recalled that "The Jason Reitman-directed abortion drama served as a breakthrough for Page, who earned an Oscar nomination for his performance as the title character." Referring to times when "people actively were like, 'No, you need to wear a dress' in very, very, very pivotal moments," Page recounted how, for "the premiere of 'Juno' at the Toronto International Film Festival" he "said I wanted to wear a suit, and Fox Searchlight was basically like, 'No, you need to wear a dress.'" "And they took me in a big rush to one of those fancy stores on Bloor Street," the actor, who came out as transgender in late 2020, went on to say. "They had me wear a dress, and... that was that." Except it wasn't quite that simple for Page, who wasn't out yet. Page remembered the look of a co-star from the film: "Michael Cera was in slacks and sneakers. I look back at the photos, and I'm like...?" Variety noted how Page called the studio's treatment of him "fucked up," and "pointed out there are many heterosexual cis women who don't like to wear dresses, so it's not like this is just a trans issue." Page also noted that for cisgender people, the depth of the pain he felt might be impossible to comprehend. "Oh, fuck you, you're famous, and you have money, and you had to wear a dress, boo-hoo," Page imagined cis-het people thinking. "I don't not understand that reaction," Page allowed. "But that's mixed with: 'I wish people would understand that that shit literally did almost kill me.'"⁠
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