Elliot Page felt such a surge of energy after coming out as trans

Elliot Page said he “felt such a surge of energy” when he announced his gender transition in 2020, the actor said this week.

Page came out in 2014 and, nearly seven years later, announced he was transgender via an Instagram post that now has more than three million likes. In a profile of Them This week, the actor said that being able to live honestly has left him with bursts of “energy, creativity, inspiration and real joy in creation.”

Part of that renewed passion led to the founding of Page’s production company, Pageboy, which develops “gender agnostic” projects centered on queer stories.

“Sometimes I’m like, ‘Oh my God, being trans is a real life hack,’” Page told the outlet. “Because before, I was so miserable. And now, it’s like, ‘What? This is great. I don’t mind. This is kind of cool.’ Like, what?!”

In the profile, The Umbrella Academy The Hit Girls star has opened up about feeling unhappy before her transition. He described his gender dysphoria as “the thing that twists in my mind and body” and said he thinks about it regularly.

“I was saying it all the time and thinking about it,” Page said. “But I still managed to convince myself that no, no, no. Or there would be another step to take. For a lot of people, life goes on. People don’t necessarily have the opportunity to stop and figure out what they’re really feeling.”

“Coming out was a huge step,” he continued. “I would never have had the freedom and space to get to where I really needed to be.”

Now able to live as his true self, Page said that freedom “doesn’t mean I’m always going to make the best decisions, but I’m able to move through the world in a way that feels more present and more decisive.” [way]. I know I’m not being driven to do something else for someone else’s reasons.