# Ellen Page is trans/nonbinary now, name is Elliot

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 1, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-page-is-trans-nonbinary-now-name-is-elliot/926940 "2020-12-01T18:09:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-page-is-trans-nonbinary-now-name-is-elliot/926940/23 "2020-12-01T22:48:45Z")

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> [@sitchensis](#):
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> I have a problem with your assumption that gay women can just be turned

A good point. I feel it’s dismissive to somebody’s sexual orientation to claim that they can just change it if needed. I thought we had moved beyond the belief that being gay or straight is just a choice.

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