Elliot Page has admitted he feels “incredibly angry and frightened” by the wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation coming into force across the US.
The actor appeared on The View on Friday (July 26) to discuss the upcoming final season of Umbrella Academy and his recent memoir Pageboy, during which he was asked about the legislation and his advice for allies of the community.
Page admitted that he was “incredibly sad about it and angry and frightened”, specifically following the Republican National Convention, which saw numerous high-profile politicians spreading anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.
“I think of, for example, the trans community, and how the vast majority of people don’t know or think they don’t know a trans person. The amount of misinformation and true, flat-out lies about our lives, who we are, our healthcare, spreads,” Page said.
He continued: “I really want to encourage people to educate yourselves, to listen to trans people, to listen to trans youth, to listen to the parents of trans youth, many of whom were in denial about a certain situation, and if they have the means, having to flee certain states, are terrified that their children are going to be taken away from them when they’ve been doing everything they can to make sure that their child can feel loved and thrive in their lives.”
Page came out as trans in December 2020.
The fourth season of The Umbrella Academy, which is also its last, will premiere on Netflix on August 8.
Earlier this month, showrunner Steve Blackman, co-creator of the show, has been accused of “toxic, bullying, manipulative and retaliatory behaviour” while working on the series by 12 former writers and support staffers on the show according to a report in Rolling Stone. One of the complaints include a female writing team whose contracts were abruptly ended.
Other allegations made by former writers and staffers according to the report in Rolling Stone was a demand for “unwavering loyalty” with several claiming he would reduce roles or terminate the contracts of staff who disagreed with him. As well as this, some claimed he used sexist, lewd, and disparaging comment.
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