Elliot Page: A Famous Actor Once Threatened to 'F-ck' Me to Make Me 'Realize' I Wasn't Gay

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Elliot Page revealed that an actor once attacked him and told him being gay “doesn’t exist” prior to his transition.

“A lot of queer and trans people deal with it incessantly. These moments that we often like don’t talk about or we’re supposed to just brush off, when actually it’s very awful,” he said. “I put that story in the book because it’s about highlighting the reality, the shit we deal with, and what gets sent to us constantly, particularly in environments that are predominantly cis and heterosexual.”

He continued, “How we navigate that world where you either have more extreme, overt moments like that. Or you have the more, like, subtle jokes. [In Hollywood] these are very powerful people. They’re the ones choosing what stories are being told and creating content for people to see all around the world.”

Page opted not to share the actor’s name, adding that many people at the party had seen what happened. “He will hear about this and know it’s him,” he added.cover story, Page opened up about having a secret relationship with Kate Mara while she was still dating “the lovely and talented Max Minghella.” Page said Mingellawas supportive of Mara exploring her feelings for Page.

 

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