Forward of the discharge of his memoir, “Pageboy,” this week, particulars and excerpts from the e book have been launched by the Los Angeles Times alongside a profile with the actor. Within the e book, he writes about struggling together with his queer id all through his childhood and teenage years, in addition to how his dad and mom dealt with him popping out as trans in 2020.

Earlier than popping out as a trans man, Elliot got here out as homosexual in 2014 — and stated in his e book that his personal mom, the daughter of a minister herself, as soon as advised him that homosexuality “did not exist.” He additionally reportedly heard his grandmother ask his father what he’d do if Elliot was a “dyke” after shaving his head for a job as a teen.

Web page advised the Instances that his mom ultimately accepted him, after seeing how “comfy” with himself he appeared after his transition.

“I feel it is actually inspiring that she’s modified and grow to be such an advocate and ally,” he stated, noting she expresses guilt to her son for her previous beliefs. “It took her time to interrupt out of the concepts she grew up with,” he continued, including that he is forgiven her.

He hasn’t, nonetheless, had the identical success together with his father — who he says he hasn’t had communication with in 5 1/2 years and certain will not once more.

“When [right-wing author] Jordan Peterson was let again on Twitter after he’d made a horrific tweet about me, he posted a video, simply his head filling the body. Staring menacingly into the digicam, he stated, ‘We’ll see who cancels who.’ My dad ‘appreciated’ it,'” Web page claimed.

In 2022, Peterson was kicked off Twitter for a tweet wherein he longed for the times when “pleasure was a sin,” misgendered Elliot and referred to as the physician who carried out prime surgical procedure on Web page as a  “legal doctor.” He adopted that up with a prolonged video posted to Instagram and YouTube wherein he doubled down on his preliminary feedback.

In his e book, Web page stated the pressure between him and his father comes right down to his dad supporting “these with huge platforms who’ve attacked and ridiculed me on a worldwide scale.”

“Pageboy” is out tomorrow.

In People’s excerpt from his upcoming memoir, “Pageboy,” out subsequent week, the Oscar nominee recalled the encounter, which he stated occurred at a birthday celebration in Los Angeles a few months after he got here out as homosexual in 2014. (Web page got here out as trans in 2020.)

Web page wrote in a chapter titled, “Well-known A—hole at Occasion,” that an A-list actor — whom he known as an “acquaintance” — stated to him, “You are not homosexual. That does not exist. You’re simply afraid of males.”

Based on the “Umbrella Academy” star, the acquaintance added, “I’ll f— you to make you understand you aren’t homosexual.”

Web page stated he encountered the unnamed actor days later, writing that the person advised him, “I haven’t got an issue with homosexual folks I swear.” Web page stated he replied, “I believe you may.”

The “Juno” star advised Those that he is “purposely not sharing his title. However he’ll hear about this and know it is him.” Based on Web page, many individuals on the social gathering witnessed the alternate between himself and the opposite actor.

He additionally stated he is skilled comparable encounters previously.

“I’ve had some model of that occur many occasions all through my life,” he advised Folks. “Lots of queer and trans folks take care of it incessantly. These moments that we frequently like do not speak about or we’re supposed to simply brush off, when really it’s totally terrible.”

Web page added, “I put that story within the ebook as a result of it’s about highlighting the truth, the s— we take care of and what will get despatched to us continually, notably in environments which can be predominantly cis and heterosexual. How we navigate that world the place you both have extra excessive, overt moments like that. Or you will have the extra, like, refined jokes. [In Hollywood] these are very highly effective folks. They’re those selecting what tales are being advised and creating content material for folks to see all all over the world.”

“Pageboy: A Memoir” can be launched on June 6.