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- Yahoo Canada Style
Elliot Page shares passport photo with fans: 'Never thought I would love a passport photo'
Elliot Page finally has a passport photo that he loves.
- Yahoo TV
Elliot Page addresses the 'unfortunate' negativity he's received since transitioning
Page lamented “people’s obsession with the binary,” but holds out hope that the haters will come around.
- Yahoo Life
Jonathan Van Ness says LGBTQ+ representation doesn't necessarily 'make people's lives better day to day' in wake of new legislation
The "Queer Eye" star pointed to recent laws, such as the anti-trans bills, that suggest that despite increased representation, things are not getting better for the LGBTQ+ community.
- Yahoo Canada Style
Elliot Page says he was forced to wear a dress for the 'Juno' premiere in Toronto
The Canadian actor dished about his childhood and recent struggles since coming out as transgender.
- Yahoo Celebrity
Elliot Page was surprised by the reaction to his transition: 'Transphobia is just so, so, so extreme'
"I came out as gay in 2014, and it’s different," "The Umbrella Academy" actor says in a new interview. "Transphobia is just so, so, so extreme. The hatred and the cruelty is so much more incessant."
- Yahoo Life
Busy Philipps calls out Texas governor for 'cruelty' towards trans youth: 'Small sad man grasping for power'
The directive, which many are calling transphobic, has earned Gov. Greg Abbott the ire of stars like Philipps, who penned a lengthy note about the news on her Instagram.
Yahoo LifeAmy Schneider on the 'responsibility' of representing the trans community on 'Jeopardy!': 'We have come a lot farther than I had even thought'
The "Jeopardy!" winner is opening up about LGBTQ rights and her place in history.
- Yahoo Life
Elliot Page fans laud his latest selfie: 'Thank you for living your truth'
The actor has inspired a wave of dialogue about trans rights since coming out in December 2020.
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'Jeopardy!' champion Amy Schneider on being a transgender woman in the spotlight: 'It's just who I am'
If the 42-year-old Oakland, Calif. engineering manager is taking her newfound fame in stride, it’s likely because she finds herself exactly where she’s always wanted to be.
- Yahoo Life
Miss USA's first transgender contestant, Kataluna Enriquez, on being eliminated early: 'I think they were just not ready'
“It was disappointing to me, because I had so much more to offer, I had so much I wanted to talk about," Enriquez says of the interview portion of the competition. "My interview was solely on my transitioning."
- Yahoo Celebrity
Dave Chappelle says he'll 'step aside' from school honor if critics donate more than his supporters: 'Talk is cheap'
"If you don't care enough to donate... please, shut the f*** up, forever," the comedian told critics.
- Yahoo Life
Brian Michael Smith of '9-1-1 Lonestar' is first transgender man to make 'People' list of 'Sexiest Men'
The actor celebrated on Instagram, writing he was "incredibly honored" to have made the list.
- Yahoo Life
Author of the most-banned book in the U.S. speaks out: 'I expect to be relegated to the edges'
It's Banned Books Week, and holding the No. 1 spot of most-banned book in America for three years running is the kids' novel "George," about a transgender girl.
- Yahoo Life
Elliot Page makes first red carpet appearance since disclosing he's transgender. The look has a special meaning.
The actor paid homage to Oscar Wilde with a green flower.
- Yahoo Life
1st plus-size Asian-American and 1st transgender woman to grace 'Vogue' cover talk about ‘limits’ of representation
Yumi Nu and Ariel Nicholson are making history with their "Vogue" cover debuts.
- Yahoo Life
Leyna Bloom makes history as the first trans woman on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover: 'This is when the world changed'
"I'm here to just invite you to think differently."
- Yahoo Life
Demi Lovato says it's OK ‘if you misgender’ them: ‘It’s a huge transition to change the pronouns I’ve used for my entire life’
The nonbinary singer is starting a new dialogue about expression and identity.
- Yahoo Life
Miami Swim Week makes history with inclusive, diverse runways: ‘REAL PEOPLE, real bodies’
PrettyLittleThing, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit and Boohoo were among the most celebrated catwalks.
- Yahoo Life
Miss Nevada 2021 Kataluna Enriquez on becoming 1st transgender Miss USA contestant: 'I wanted to put myself out there so people can learn'
Enriquez tells Yahoo Life that her early existence, and her path to this moment as Miss Nevada, was the “very opposite” of the pride and glamour she exudes today.
- Yahoo Life
Turning pain into activism: How 1 person’s experience with childhood sexual abuse inspired them to help others heal
Amita Swadhin survived childhood sexual abuse. Today they are helping others heal with the organization, Mirror Memoirs.
- Yahoo Life
Jazz Jennings on sharing her weight journey with viewers: 'I still love my body and I love being me'
LGBTQ activist Jazz Jennings on her weight, anti-trans bills and being pansexual.
- Yahoo Life
Leyna Bloom, first trans woman of color in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue: ‘I have to really make sure that I’m not the last.’
Leyna Bloom is the first transgender woman of color to appear in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. She talks about representation and being the first.
- Yahoo Life
A teacher who says he will not respect transgender students’ pronouns got placed on leave. Now he’s suing.
“I’m a teacher but I serve God first and I will not affirm that a biological boy can be a girl and vice versa because it’s against my religion."
- Yahoo Life
Jazz Jennings calls out Florida’s Gov. DeSantis for signing anti-trans athletic bill: ‘It makes me feel terrible’
The transgender activist, who experienced her own soccer ban at age 8, protested the new bill as discriminatory.
- Yahoo Life
A transgender teen is fighting to be called by his chosen name at graduation. Here’s why that’s so important.
“When asking to have his name read correctly while walking across the stage at graduation, senior Soren Tucker was refused outright,” notes a Change.org petition — so far signed by more than 18,700 people — supporting the Georgia teen.
- Yahoo Celebrity
Elliot Page shares shirtless poolside photo: 'First swim trunks'
Miley Cyrus, Nina Dobrev and more praise Elliot Page's new photo: "You look amazing."