“Follow Your Heart and Remain Stubborn: A Message to the Class of 2024” – GLAAD
“As a gay Texas native who now works for a major LGBTQ advocacy organization, I couldn’t ignore the gravity of this moment. I had to speak from my experience of what I gained from being defiant, proud and queer.”
“Elliot Page on Coming Out as Trans and Finding Hope” – TIME
Page added that Hollywood still has a “lack of representation for trans people,” but said he looks forward to being able to tackle varied roles and stories. These characters, he notes, may be easier to embody now that he has transitioned. “To get to start from the foundation of just being there is so thrilling,” Page said.
“Trans Youth on What Gives Them Gender Euphoria” – Teen Vogue
“But the trans experience is much more than the efforts to silence it. This Trans Awareness Week, The Trevor Project collected stories of trans joy, asking trans youth what makes them experience gender euphoria, the “satisfaction or joy caused when one’s gendered experience aligns with their gender identity, rather than with the gender they were assigned at birth,” according to the report. The overwhelming answer? Being treated as any other kid would be.”