30+ Facts About Transgender Celebrities That You Might Not Know

Published on 03/16/2023
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Erika Ervin

This six-foot-eight-inch tall beauty was born on February 23, 1979, and is professionally known as Amazon Eve. She was 5’11 when she was 14, and she got nine inches taller over the next four years. She had gender reassignment surgery at the age of 25, and though she studied business management in college, her passion was in the arts. Her pursuit for parts resulted in some harsh comments from producers about her height and weight. Erika became a fitness trainer after suffering with her body image. She is committed to creating realistic standards in both herself and her clients. She has since had a recurring role on American Horror Story: Freak Show, appeared in American Horror Story: Apocalypse, and been named the Guinness Book of World Records’ World’s Tallest Professional Model.

Erika Ervin

Erika Ervin

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Elliot Page

Elliot, once known as Hollywood celebrity Ellen Page of Juno fame, surprised the world when he appeared not once, but twice. During a speech at the Human Rights Campaign’s Time to Thrive conference in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2014, the actor came out as gay. Page used his social media channels in December 2020 to come out as transgender, noting that with the epidemic and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments on the airwaves, he believed it was vital to address gender identity. He has subsequently received encouragement from his coworkers, friends, and family, as well as Netflix, who tweeted, “so proud of our superhero,” referring to Page’s role in The Umbrella Academy.

Elliot Page

Elliot Page

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