Lesbians Turning On Elliot Page Is Not An Isolated Event, And We Need To Talk About It
Amber Leventry looks at Elliot Page coming out as a transgender man, and the way some lesbians are invalidating his identity:
Every family has a d-bag uncle who makes everyone uncomfortable, and sometimes the d-bag in the queer family is the lesbian who doesn’t support transgender people because she somehow thinks their identity is about her.
When Elliot Page came out as transgender and said that he uses he/they pronouns, some lesbians lost their minds. Have a seat and shut up before I take away your membership, gay Karen.
If you are not a white, cisgender, straight person, it can be hard to find yourself in the media, on television, and in movies. Representation is so important for those of us in the queer community, so when celebrities come out as gay or transgender it feels like a victory to be seen, even if through another person…
Cis lesbians who say they are depressed, angry, or disappointed when someone lets go of the female label for masculine or gender neutral pronouns are transphobic and hypocritical.
Mourning the loss of Page’s female identity is as gross and wrong as a parent mourning the loss of their straight child or who they thought was their son or daughter. Page, like all transgender folks, is on a very personal journey and it’s a privilege to get to know their story; the lesbians who are mad at his transition can fuck off. They are as bad as the gay men who won’t date or sleep with transgender men because they don’t see them as “real” men, as if being born with a dick is what makes you real.
Read the whole article here!
Amber Leventry is a queer, nonbinary writer and advocate.
See also: Elliot Page gives first look at his return to The Umbrella Academy set
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