Actress Ellen Page publicly came out as gay Friday evening, while giving a speech at Time to THRIVE, a national LGBTQ youth conference held in Las Vegas.
"I'm here today because I am gay," Page told the assembled crowd, which responded with a standing ovation and a long chorus of cheers.
"Whoo!" said Page, before continuing:
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"And because maybe I can make a difference. To help others have an easier and more hopeful time. Regardless, for me, I feel a personal obligation and a social responsibility.
I also do it selfishly because I'm tired of hiding and I'm tired of lying by omission. I suffered for years because I was scared to be out. My spirit suffered, my mental health suffered, and my relationships suffered. And I'm standing here today with all of you on the other side of that pain."
Page is most famous for becoming pregnant by her awkward classmate Michael Cera, and for invading the dreams of a stranger alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, neither of which happened in real life, because she is an actress.
After her speech, the Human Rights Campaign, which organized the conference, congratulated Page on the front page of its website for "her brave decision to live openly and authentically." [Reply]
Originally Posted by TheGuardian:
People who keep standing up to applaud everytime someone announces their sexual preference are the most annoying mother fuckers on earth.
Seriously. It's not heroic. Shut the fuck up.
YOU ARE JUST MAD BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE SOMETHING THATS YOU SUPPOSEDLY HAVE NO CHOICE OVER
Originally Posted by loochy:
YOU ARE JUST MAD BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE SOMETHING THATS YOU SUPPOSEDLY HAVE NO CHOICE OVER
YOU CAN NEVER BE A REAL HERO
I LIKE STEAK
All these people that come out are always talking about how they knew they were gay at like 5 years old. When I was 5 I was thinking about how awesome voltron was and wondering if I could climb that big tree in the woods.
Apparently these people were sitting around wondering about their sexual orientation at that age. [Reply]
