{"id":566060,"date":"2021-06-16T16:37:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T20:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=566060"},"modified":"2021-06-16T16:37:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T20:37:39","slug":"j-k-simmons-praises-juno-co-star-elliot-page-formerly-ellen-iconic-in-a-new-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-k-simmons-praises-juno-co-star-elliot-page-formerly-ellen-iconic-in-a-new-way\/","title":{"rendered":"J.K. Simmons Praises \u2018Juno\u2019 Co-Star Elliot Page (Formerly Ellen): \u2018Iconic In A New Way\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fj-k-simmons-praises-juno-co-star-elliot-page-formerly-ellen-iconic-in-a-new-way%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=566060&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Simmons.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Academy Award-winning actor J.K. Simmons praised Elliot Page (formerly Ellen), who played alongside him in the hit movie \u201cJuno.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/jk-simmons-elliot-page-support-juno-dad-transgender-rights-iconic-in-new-way-213808648.html\">Yahoo Entertainment<\/a>, Simmons commended Page for being \u201ciconic in a new way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had an awesome time working on\u00a0<em>Juno<\/em>, Elliot\u2019s been one of my favorite actors to watch since then, and a wonderful actor to work with,\u201d Simmons said.<\/p>\n<p>Page came out as transgender and non-binary in early December 2020, roughly six years after coming out as a lesbian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he\/they and my name is Elliot,\u201d Page said in a statement posted to Twitter. \u201cI feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life. I feel overwhelming gratitude for the incredible people who have supported me along this journey. I can\u2019t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Page\u2019s transition, Simmons said, \u201cIt\u2019s been great to watch that happen,\u201d while emphasizing that Page has become \u201ciconic in a new way\u201d and \u201ca positive influence for a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During her coming out post on Instagram in December, Page denounced \u201cthe political leaders\u201d who \u201cwant to criminalize trans health care and deny our right to exist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe statistics are staggering. The discrimination towards trans people is rife, insidious and cruel, resulting in horrific consequences. In 2020 alone it has been reported that at least 40 transgender people have been murdered, the majority of which were Black and Latinx trans women,\u201d Page asserted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Y]ou have blood on your hands. You unleash a fury of vile and demeaning rage that lands on the shoulders of the trans community, a community in which 40% of trans adults report attempting suicide. Enough is enough. You aren\u2019t being \u2018cancelled,\u2019 you are hiring people. I am one of those people and we won\u2019t be silent in the face of your attacks,\u201d Page added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Later, during an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2021\/04\/elliot-page-finally-feels-able-to-just-exist\">Vanity Fair<\/a>, Page condemned the recent wave of transgender legislation as potentially devastating to the trans movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe backlash right now is so intense. But the rhetoric coming from anti-trans activists and anti-LGBTQ activists\u2014it\u2019s devastating. These bills are going to be responsible for the death of children. It is that simple,\u201d Page said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just felt like, Okay, the GOP basically wants to destroy the lives of trans kids and stop the Equality Act. How do you\u00a0<em>not<\/em> use this platform?\u201d added Page.<\/p>\n<p>Page attested to feeling like a boy even as a toddler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew I was a boy when I was a toddler,\u201d said Page. \u201cI was writing fake love letters and signing them \u2018Jason.\u2019 Every little aspect of my life, that is who I was, who I am, and who I knew myself to be. I just couldn\u2019t understand when I\u2019d be told, \u2018No, you\u2019re not. No, you can\u2019t be that when you\u2019re older.\u2019 Now I\u2019m finally getting myself back to feeling like who I am, and it\u2019s so beautiful and extraordinary, and there\u2019s a grief to it in a way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elliot-page-formerly-ellen-transgender-laws-will-be-the-death-of-children\">Elliot Page (Formerly Ellen): Transgender Laws Will Be The \u2018Death Of\u00a0Children\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academy Award-winning actor J.K. 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