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For a long time I could not even look at a photo of myself,' he said. Page told Time he had long felt a disconnect between how the world saw him and how he felt himself. Over the past 12 months, dozens of US states have proposed bills to ban trans women and girls from competing in women's sports, in a move at odds with Biden's push for greater LGBT+ inclusion. In 2017, then President Donald Trump announced a ban on trans personnel joining the US military, a ruling subsequently overturned this year by his successor, Joe Biden. On Tuesday, the Oscar-nominated star of movies like 'Juno' and 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' shared with fans that they are transgender and identify as non-binary, a term used to describe a person whose gender identity is neither man nor woman. Since then, trans rights have been the focus of a fierce debate in the United States and around the world. Page follows in the footsteps of actor Laverne Cox, who became the first trans woman to appear on the cover of Time, a mark of mainstream media approval, in 2014 under the headline 'The Transgender Tipping Point'. The actor wrote on Instagram at the time that he could not 'begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self'.

Page, 34, who was nominated for various awards for Oscar-winning 2007 independent film 'Juno' and plays a leading role in the current Netflix hit 'The Umbrella Academy', announced he was trans in December. Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page will become the first transgender man to star on the front cover of Time when the magazine's latest edition goes on sale on Friday.

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