The announcement yesterday afternoon of Elliot Page, actor nominated for an Oscar for ‘ Juno ‘ (Jason Reitman, 2007) and known for his roles in ‘ Hard Candy ‘ (David Slade, 2005) and ‘ Origin ‘ (Christopher Nolan, 2010), offered us a lively day on social networks.

Luckily, the good prevailed and the supportive comments outnumbered (by far) the awkward anchors to the past, willing to do anything to show that they are against what they take for granted, regardless of their unwavering point of view. just create pain.

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The world turns, society advances, and companies, aware of this and in need of our money, have embraced Elliot’s brave announcement by updating the cards in which his ” deadname ” no longer appears. In Film Affinity they were among the first and, hours later, IMDb already had the pertinent changes in the interpreter’s file.

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Netflix, for its part, has not only promised to update its metadata throughout today but, according to Variety, they have ensured Page’s permanence in ‘ The Umbrella Academy ‘ as Vanya Hargreeves, a character who represents a cis woman.

Trans actors can play trans and cisgender characters. I am confident that Elliot will continue to be brilliant at ‘The Umbrella Academy’ and in many different kinds of roles in the future, ”says Nick Adams, Director of Transgender Media at GLAAD.

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This, of course, will be a problem for those who pull their hair out when it is pointed out that a cis man is not the best option to embody a trans woman, obviating (but knowing) that equal opportunities are a chimera in all and each of the labor sectors. Courage, little by little.