{"id":39586,"date":"2025-09-27T16:58:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=39586"},"modified":"2025-09-27T16:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:58:55","slug":"elliot-page-reveals-how-he-responds-when-people-misgender-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=39586","title":{"rendered":"Elliot Page reveals how he responds when people misgender him"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elliot Page has shared how he responds when someone misgenders him.<\/p>\n <\/picture> \"GettyImages-2165005485.jpg\" <\/picture>Elliot Page has spoken out. Credit: Michael Buckner\/Variety via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n

Back in December 2020, the 37-year-old Umbrella Academy actor publicly came out as transgender in a heartfelt post shared on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he\/they and my name is Elliot,” he penned. “I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer. And the more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I dream, the more my heart grows and the more I thrive.”<\/p>\n

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The Juno star addressed the adversity and violence trans people face, and added: “To all the trans people who deal with harassment, self-loathing, abuse, and the threat of violence every day: I see you, I love you, and I will do everything I can to change this world for the better.”<\/p>\n <\/picture> \"Elliot <\/picture>Elliot Page announced that he is transgender in December 2020. Credit: Craig Barritt \/ Getty<\/em><\/p>\n

The Academy Award nominee stars in Dominic Savage’s film Close to You, which follows his character Sam as he returns to his family home for the first time since his gender transition.<\/p>\n

According to The Guardian<\/a>, Page’s character corrects his onscreen mother, played by Wendy Crewson, when she misgenders him.<\/p>\n

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The publication asked the actor if that was a “genuine slip of the tongue,” and he responded that “it was,” and shared that he chooses not to dwell on being misgendered unless it\u2019s intended to be hurtful.<\/p>\n

“I feel weird because I get misgendered all the time, and I don\u2019t care unless someone\u2019s trying to…” he said, explaining that he “wouldn\u2019t correct Wendy as me”.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019d be like: \u2018It\u2019s fine. We\u2019re going to move on from the moment. It takes a second.\u2019 But, you know, I\u2019m not me. I\u2019m Sam here. And that moment was so perfect because that\u2019s what happens,” he added.<\/p>\n

The actor also revealed that his own mother, Martha Philpotts, occasionally slips up with his pronouns, but it\u2019s never an issue. \u201cShe\u2019s pretty good. I\u2019m like, \u2018Of course, it\u2019s going to take you a second, Mom. It\u2019s fine. You don\u2019t need to beat yourself up about it!\u2019\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n

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It’s not the first time the Inception actor, who has been candid about the highs and lows of his gender journey in the last four years, has spoken about how he deals with being accidentally misgendered.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Variety<\/a> in September 2023, Page said: \u201cIn those situations, I know the intent of people close to me in my life who are wanting to get it right. If someone misgenders me, I don\u2019t take it personally.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen someone does go to apologize, it\u2019s great. But let\u2019s move on to the next moment in our interaction. Let\u2019s move on before it turns into a bigger thing and becomes about the person who did the misgendering and turns into this whole other energy,” he continued. \u201cThese things take a second. It\u2019s all good.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Canadian star also offered some wise advice to anyone who wants to be a better trans ally but is afraid of making mistakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it\u2019s about people taking individual time to educate themselves,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are a lot of resources out there to learn more about trans people and the reality of our experiences. A question isn\u2019t always a negative thing, but there\u2019s a time and place and context and tone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Close To You has been released in US and UK theatres.<\/p>\n

Featured image credit: John Phillips \/ Getty<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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