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Elliot Page shares shirtless poolside photo: 'trans is beautiful'

Tue. May 25, 2021

Actor Elliot Page on Monday shared a shirtless poolside photo of himself on social media.

The Oscar-nominated star captioned the photo, "Trans bb's first swim trunks #transjoy #transisbeautiful"

The post went viral, accumulating more than 1 million likes in less than two hours.



Miley Cyrus and Ilana Glazer were among the celebrities who shared their support.

"Hot," Cyrus commented.

Glazer (Broad City) added: "look a dat handsome boi."

In a December Instagram post, Page announced that he is transgender.

In subsequent interviews, Page has said that he's always "felt like a boy."

"For a long time I could not even look at a photo of myself," he told TIME.

Speaking with Oprah Winfrey, Page, 34, said that his gender dysphoria took a toll on his mental health.



(Related: Elliot Page discusses panic attacks over gender dysphoria.)

Page currently stars in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy.

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