Elliot Page shares the best way to be a trans ally...

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Elliot Page shares the best way to be a trans ally amid "sad & frightened" anti-trans laws

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Story by Elsie Carson-Holt (30 July 2024)

Beloved transgender actor and acclaimed author Elliot Page spoke out against transphobia and encouraged people to educate themselves about misinformation in anti-trans legislation during Page's recent appearance on the daytime TV talk show The View.

Page appeared on the show to discuss the upcoming season of The Umbrella Academy, but he also conversed about his 2023 memoir Pageboy, which detailed his transition and coming out as a trans man.

"I feel very fortunate to say that people have been incredibly generous in their response," he said, adding that trans people of all ages have reached out to him.

"The vast majority of people don't know, or think they don't know a trans person, and so the amount of misinformation and just true flat-out lies about our lives — who we are, our healthcare — spread," he said.

Page said that people should educate themselves about anti-trans legislation being introduced across the country. Over half of states ban gender-affirming care for minors. Just last week, New Hampshire passed three anti-LGBTQ+ laws in one day, most of them targeting trans minors. The wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has gotten to the point that last September, the Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans.