Elliot Page Laments 'Overwhelming Tactics' of Anti-Trans Attacks: 'Just Pushing People Out of Life'
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Story by Charlotte Phillipp, Tabitha Parent (25 April 2024)
The Canadian-born actor spoke candidly about his activism, telling Time editor Sam Lansky during the panel that he shared the fears that many other trans activists share about the rolling back of protections for trans people, specifically in Alberta. He also told Lansky that he can see similarities between the anti-trans legislation in the U.S. and Canada.
"It's the same unfortunately right now, overwhelming tactic of these attacks coming from all sides in terms of trans existence, whether it's healthcare, ID, use of bathrooms, the ability to play sports, et cetera," Page said. "Just pushing people out of life."
Responding to a question from Lansky about how the fight for trans rights and bodily autonomy in legislation might be related, Page noted that these these things are "something that empowers."
"...It's about finding connection between these movements because they are all connected, right?" the actor said. "It's bodily autonomy, being able to have control over your body, over your life, over your future. That's, of course, something that empowers, that toxic systems of power and oppression are going to go after. Those fights and resistance movements are absolutely connected, so hopefully we can see more coalition."