Elliot Page's memoir is a deep dive into darkness, self-discovery and reclamation.
As a child growing up in Canada, Page was frequently bullied at school. Page writes that in high school he was"physically forced into the boys' bathroom," then punished for it by his English teacher and was regularly called homophobic slurs by classmates. At one point, Page and a friend were threatened and chased by a random gang of teenagers on the street before taking refuge at a babysitter's house.
However, over time, their relationship changed and Page writes that now he and his mother have"never been closer." The pair become"good pals" and still are, according to Page, who writes that he and Brownstein bonded over their mutual yearning "for a sense of embodiment that we weren't sure we'd ever feel."While filming the Canadian drama"Pit Pony," in the late '90s as a teenager, Page met and began a"pen pal" relationship with an older man in his 20s.
After taking Page to dinner, the director stroked Page's thigh under the table saying, 'You have to make the move, I can't.'" When Page tried to leave, he followed, insisting he have sex with him in order to"make you realize you aren't gay." "My arms were so skinny, I could take the outer sleeve of a to-go coffee cup, stick my hand through and slide it up my arm, beyond my elbow and to my shoulder. Wasting away," he writes.
Despite not being a"Speedo guy" as an adult, Page likens the carefree childhood moment to the first time he wore swim trunks after undergoing top surgery to remove his breast tissue. After snapping at Page and sharply asking if he could even talk, the photographer pulled her knee back and"with force, she kicked the side of my chair. The base of her boot striking the wooden frame. Hard," he writes.Trouble on the set of 'Flatliners'
Page writes that he responded,"'Your view of women is egregiously narrow,' I said to the man, reminding him lesbians wear skirts, too."
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