His coming-out marked a historic moment for transgender visibility.
This is the story of Elliot Page.
This is the story of Elliot Page.
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00:00I hope for so many that it will help them feel less alone and represented and are seeing their stories on screen and that's so crucial and important like when I grew up I wish I had more of that.
00:31There's been obviously so much progress and that's very exciting and it's also still really really hard especially for young people struggling.
00:38There's people here for you and people who love you and want you to be happy and free and be able to live your life.
01:01I'm going to be a part of your story.
01:07I'm going to be a part of your story.
01:16I'm going to be a part of your story.
01:21I think in terms of what it was about and what it talked about and even that character and how she dressed and how she was I think it just was something new and people obviously related to it.
01:43In terms of the impact Juno had it's like yes I always feel like I'm still like Juno on the street a lot to many people which is wonderful and how cool to get to be a part of a film that does that.
01:57I am here today because I am gay and because maybe I can make a difference to help others have an easier and more hopeful time.
02:27I'm here today because I am gay and because I can make a difference to help others have an easier and more hopeful time.
02:37I'm here today because I am gay and because I can make a difference to help others have an easier and more hopeful time.
02:47I'm here today because I am gay and because I can make a difference to help others have an easier and more hopeful time.
02:57I'm here today because I am gay and because I can make a difference to help others have an easier and more hopeful time.
03:07There tends to be some backlash and I think what is potentially special about this movie conveyed in a beautiful love story is just why we need equality.
03:37There tends to be some backlash and I think what is potentially special about this movie conveyed in a beautiful love story is just why we need equality.
03:57I think that is the big concern. We need to have more diverse stories. The whole point is to share an element of human experience.
04:11We can't be just telling stories about one group of people. So as a human, as an audience member, as an actor, we still have so much work to do and I hope it happens really quickly because it's not okay.
04:27I hope it happens really quickly because it's not okay.