So the greatest joy is just being able to feel present … To go out in a group of new people and be able to engage in a way where I didn’t feel this constant sensation to flee from my body, this never-ending sensation of anxiety and nervousness and wanting out.
It’s indescribable, because I’m just like: There I am. I know I look different to others, but to me I’m just starting to look like myself. “I can’t overstate the biggest joy, which is really seeing yourself. “What have I learned from transitioning?” Page asks in the cover story for Esquire‘s Summer 2022 issue. He’s also candid about being harassed for being transgender and how transphobic jokes made by famous comedians only spawn hate. The Umbrella Academy actor and transgender advocate, 35, talks about his transition and finally being comfortable in his own skin in a new interview kicking off Pride Month. Elliot Page has found great joy in being himself.