(FILE PHOTO) Hollywood actress Ellen Page, known for her role in the movie "Juno," announced she is gay, in a very public way. Page broke the news during an emotional speech Friday, February 14, 2014, in a crowded conference hall in Las Vegas, her publicist confirmed to CNN
Page broke the news during an emotional speech Friday in a crowded conference hall in Las Vegas, her publicist confirmed to CNN.
“I’m here today because I am gay. And because… maybe I can make a difference,” Page told a crowd at an event called Time to THRIVE, a conference to promote issues of the gay community.
The Canadian star got a standing ovation during the speech.
“I am tired of hiding and I am tired of lying by omission,” Page told the crowd. “I suffered for years, because I was scared to be out.”
Page, 26, spoke about football star Michael Sam, a man she called a “hero.”
Sam, an All-American defensive lineman from the University of Missouri, also publicly revealed that he’s gay this week.
Sam’s announcement creates the possibility he’ll be the first openly gay player drafted by the National Football League.
Page, who is set to star in an upcoming X-Men movie, said she had learned a lot from others who have publicly announced their sexual orientation.
“We deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame and without compromise,” she told the crowd.
Human Rights Campaign, an organizer of the conference, praised Page on Twitter.
“Congratulations, @EllenPage for taking the steps to live openly and come out as lesbian. #comingout,” the organization tweeted.
Learnthelaw
Majority of commentors on this site: I am homophobic.
Leigh
Wow, very judgmental of you, Learnthelaw; not to mention, quite bigoted against any one who doesn’t share your narrow-minded, minority point-of-view. Just preach us another lecture on tolerance and diversity, which, sadly, you don’t offer to any one else with your knee-jerk, baseless, and childish accusations-that should make all of us “homophobes” come around.
Learnthelaw
Leigh. Thank you for validating my comment. Your right, I really don’t like people that choose to hate someone for being born a certain way.
Learnthelaw
You’re not your. Dang Facist fingers
frank sinner
She is just another hollywierd !! What ever is in style at the moment !!
Learnthelaw
I guess stupidity is what’s in style in your house
frank sinner
Typical response from your kind !!
Learnthelaw
What’s my kind exactly?
Mister Anonymous
Dude, what are you a f&^king troll or something? You want a reaction? Everyone reading your comments is aware that you are a little b i t c h.
JustMe
People people! So she comes out of the closet..It’s hardly newsworthy so big deal and who cares? Anything important out there?
Learnthelaw
I know you are but what am I
old codger
Young lady are you in the seventh grade or something get off this thread and let the adults talk.
cmehusky
Stupid
Impeach Obama
Send the gays away from this country they should take them and put them on a island and never return
Mister Anonymous
A B I T C H!
Mr Hand
How could anyone be shocked, she an anti fraking anti gun pro abortion nut job. She has no choice, go Juno, get you a woman!
JDee
I just love when people say they are born a homosexual …. [insert eye roll here].
JT
So, JDee, when did you choose to be heterosexual? If homosexuality is a “lifestyle choice,” then the same must be true of heterosexuality. See the lack of logic in your point? No, wait, don’t answer that…
Will Grant
Pathetic attention hound. Ten to one her “coming out” coincides with a movie or other project “coming out.”
Of course she got a “standing ovation” from a room full of like-minded mental midgets.
nono
typical