Talks at Google's video: Elliot Page Choosing Self-Love Talks at Google

Elliot Page discuss self-love and mental health, the LGBTQ+ community today, and how we can all contribute as members and allies of the community. Elliot Page is an Academy Award®-nominated actor known for his indelible on-screen presence in both tentpole and art house films. His love for storytelling and passion for social justice has taken him behind the camera as a producer and documentary filmmaker whose work answers the call to action of a generation. A tireless champion of the under-represented, Elliot uses his global platform to shed light on important social and LGBTQ+ issues, partnering with the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice to raise money for grassroots activists and homeless youth. Elliot’s much anticipated directorial debut, There’s Something in the Water, released globally on Netflix on March 27, 2021. The documentary, which Elliot directed with frequent collaborator Ian Daniel, is based on the novel of the same name by Ingrid Walton and explores the scourge of environmental racism through the lens of Indigenous and African Nova Scotian women fighting to protect their communities, their land and their futures. Elliot also created and produced the ground-breaking, two-time Emmy nominated documentary series Gaycation, executive produced by Spike Jonze and Shane Smith for VICELAND and now available on Hulu. The series follows Elliot and Ian Daniel as they explore LGBTQ+ culture, and the often-harsh realities facing queer communities across the world. He currently stars as Vanya Hargreeves in one of Netflix’s most successful global series, The Umbrella Academy, which follows a disbanded group of superheroes who reunite after their adoptive father dies. Netflix recently announced that the show has been renewed for Season 3. In 2020, Elliot announced in a moving message on social media that he is transgender. Elliot uses both he/him and they/them pronouns and identifies himself as transgender and non-binary. After coming out, Elliot received overwhelming support from the LGBTQ+ community and is now using his voice to speak out on issues of violence perpetrated against trans bodies, as well as confronting political leaders who seek to criminalize trans healthcare. In 2014, Elliot delivered a deeply moving and personal coming out speech at “Time to Thrive,” an HRC conference that promotes the welfare of LGBTQI youth. The speech resonated with millions around the world who heard him share his desire to “make a difference, and help others have an easier, more hopeful time,” expressing what he deemed a “personal obligation and social responsibility.” Elliot’s courage, advocacy and leadership have made him one of the most admired and respected public figures of his generation. In March of 2021, Elliot became the first transgender man to be featured solo on the cover of TIME. Moderated by Lauren Verrusio.