Elliot Page is working on a memoir, in which he’ll write about his identity, experiences with fame and “the cesspool that Hollywood can be.”
We imagine that last item has the potential to make a few waves.
The 34-year-old actor’s book, titled Pageboy, is slated for a 2023 release. According to Flatiron Books, “The memoir will delve into Page’s relationship with his body, his experiences as one of the most famous trans people in the world, and will cover mental health, assault, love, relationships, sex, and the cesspool that Hollywood can be.”
Page opened up about his gender identity to fans in 2020.
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“Hi friends,” he wrote. “I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot. I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life.”
“I also ask for patience,” he continued. “My joy is real, but it is also fragile. The truth is, despite feeling profoundly happy right now and knowing how much privilege I carry, I am also scared. I’m scared of the invasiveness, the hate, the ‘jokes’ and of violence.”
Page also recently executive produced an Italian documentary called Nel Mio Nome.
The film follows a group of four friends through their gender transitions from female to male and had its initial release earlier this month.
“What stands out to me about Nel Mio Nome is the way it so artfully and intentionally presents all the different pieces that make up a person’s identity,” Page said in a statement.
“It’s a meditation on trans humanity, and I’ve never seen another film like it.
“Knowing that [director Nicolò Bassetti] consulted closely with his trans son throughout production is so beautiful to me, and I think that lived experience and input is clear in the film’s perspective.
“I’m honored to be onboard and can’t wait for everyone to see it.”
Ronbo
I hope he covers his years in “Trailor Park Boys” – my first exposure to Page whom I love.
thisisnotreal
“his experiences as one of the most famous trans people in the world” ok maybe this is just because we dont exactly have a huge pool of famous trans people to pull from, but really? one of the most famous?
THAT Steve
You don’t have to like them for being for them to be famous. Look at Caitlin.
barryaksarben
Oh, honey you didnt do very well in school did you. Here is a hint. type in famous and you can hopefully read AND comprehend what the word means! Obviously, you dont understand the word
Cato
I will gladly take Elliott and the Wachowskis as “most famous trans people in the world” over Caitlyn Jenner. They have talent and an sense of decency.
barryaksarben
You are so right as they support other trans people and arent entitled assholes who spew hate
GreekKeys
Not a he. Not a him. Not a guy. Not male. There is no “trans humanity” since the entire movement is based on a denial of humanity. The denial their sex isn’t embedded in every single cell of their body. It’s a denial of their authentic self, which is the self they are without drugs and surgery. There is nothing more performative than the trans movement.
powersthatbe
Wow. I will politely say that unless you identify as trans, your opinion is not needed nor requested.
If you haven’t got anything nice to say, best to say nothing at all.
stonercharles
Interesting…
SFMike
“There is nothing more performative than the trans movement.” I think you’ve got something here. So very much of it is all about surface and how you present.
Aaron
@GreekKeys:
Actually… every major health organization in the United States (along with the World Health Organization) are in full support of transgender people and their rights so I’d rather believe them and the experiences of trans folk than some rando bigot on the internet that goes by “GreekKeys” lol
Aaron
@SFMike:
You sound like those homophobes from yesteryear that would go on about how those confused gays with their sissy clothes and limp wrists. You know, all the “surface” stuff that they “present”.
JED08
You are a completely clueless person and I think an excellent candidate to be booted from this site entirely.
inbama
@JED08
The LGB movement only succeeded because of the American right of FREE SPEECH.
You need to consider why your values sound less like a real American than a member of the Taliban.
THAT Steve
Does their journey diminish yours in any way? Then sit down.
Jaquelope
@inbama : I notice you omitted T from your identification of the community. That speaks louder than words that you don’t see out trans brothers and sisters as part of the community, and I would also ask for why you equate @JED08s comment with the values of Taliban members, and what it has to do with not having free speech (which is what your comment implies).
He simply disagrees with what GreekKeys wrote, and while GK has the right to say what they think, so does JED98, and so do you, but freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from the consequences of the speech. You don’t seem to understand (or are ignoring the fact) that the Constitutional Freedom of Speech only protects us from punishment by the government if we criticize it, but not for seditious or treasonous speech. I might add an addendum to what @THAT Steve also wrote, when he said, “Then sit down.” To that I add, “And shut up!”
inbama
@Jaquelope
I know full well what the first Amendment is, and you and your sister Jedob are censorship-loving bullies.
Aaron
@inbama
Freedom of speech is a two-way street. You have a right to express your ignorant beliefs as much as others have to a right to call you a bigot for it. Being criticized does not equate to being censored.
GentlemanCaller
Honestly, your opinion is utterly irrelevant. His transition doesn’t affect you in any way; his identity does not impact yours; his life decisions are his to make. You’re free to express your bigoted, intolerant, ignorant opinion, and to openly expose yourself as an embarassment to humanity, but why bother? Page is who he is, and he’s not you, so just stop.
inbama
@GentlemanCaller
I said NOTHING about Elliot Page or his transition, liar.
Learn how to read or grow some integrity.
barryaksarben
You seem quite triggered for being on a gay site. You can believe any BS you want to. Reminds me of how gays were and still called unnatural when it is found in almost every single animal, bird, fish and reptile species so there is not black and white but hey you go ahead and shout into the void as no one is listening to you except the other trolls. I have known trans men and women and to me they are who they say they are not who others say they are. Go live your own pathetic and angry life. BYE BYE
Man About Town
Is he going to include the time he appeared on Stephen Colbert’s show and said he was “proud to be short” which resulted in the audience breaking into thunderous applause? That’s when I had to run to my bathroom to keep from hurling all over my keyboard.
Aaron
Talk show audiences, before taping starts, go through exercises led by producers that encourage them to cheer and clap for everything so it’s whatevs.
barryaksarben
wow you almost threw up over a typical talk show BIT. Such a pansy