Ellen Page has revealed she is gay.
The 26-year-old Juno actress said she is ‘sick of lying by omission’ and made her announcement at the Human Rights Campaign’s Time To THRIVE conference for LGBTQ [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning] youth in Las Vegas on Friday.
In her speech, Ellen said she hoped her news would help others struggling with their sexuality, saying: ‘I’m here today because I am gay. And because maybe I can make a difference.
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Brave: Juno actress Ellen Page, 26, has come out as gay and says she hopes her announcement will help others who are struggling with their sexuality
‘To help others have an easier and more hopeful time. Regardless, for me, I feel a personal obligation and a social responsibility.’
Time to THRIVE organiser Human Rights Campaign tweeted the news and wrote: ‘Congratulations, @EllenPage for taking the steps to live openly and come out as lesbian. #comingout #timetoTHRIVE (sic).’
Ellen admitted she has found it difficult to be herself since shooting to fame in 2024’s Juno.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, she said: ‘It’s weird because here I am, an actress, representing – at least in some sense – an industry that places crushing standards on all of us.
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Out and proud: Ellen made her remarks at a conference in Las Vegas on Friday
‘Not just young people, but everyone. Standards of beauty. Of a good life. Of success. Standards that, I hate to admit, have affected me.
‘You have ideas planted in your head, thoughts you never had before, that tell you how you have to act, how you have to dress and who you have to be. I have been trying to push back, to be authentic, to follow my heart, but it can be hard.’
Ellen mentioned other stars who she sees as courageous for coming out and revealing their sexuality.
She cited football player Michael Sam, Orange Is the New Black star Laverne Cox and lesbian identical twins, musicians Tegan and Sara Quinn, for being out and proud.
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Support: Ellen thanked fans for the support while she also received messages from pals including Shannon Woodward
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Popular: The popular star can rely on pals including Alexander Skarsgard for support
