Elliot Page Talks 'Shame' Of Growing Up Queer
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Elliot Page Talks 'Shame' Of Growing Up Queer
""You feel like something's wrong with you," describing how isolation can take hold early on. "For me, growing up as a queer kid, there was this feeling of being completely alone.""
""This idea that nature is organised around a cis-heteronormative system is completely false," pointing to the breadth of same-sex pairings and gender diversity among animals."
""You're carrying these bricks of shame," he said, linking that burden to censorship and erasure in culture, science and education."
""It's entertaining, it's funny, it's beautifully made," he said. "But it's also incredibly valuable information - no matter who you are or how you identify.""
Elliot Page reflects on the shame and loneliness experienced during his childhood as a queer individual. He emphasizes feelings of isolation and exclusion, despite the reality of shared experiences. The documentary Second Nature challenges the notion that queerness is unnatural, highlighting the prevalence of same-sex relationships and gender diversity in the animal kingdom. Page connects societal shame to cultural censorship and the omission of queer topics in education. He describes the film as both entertaining and informative, aiming to provide valuable insights for all audiences.
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