Ellen Page Gives Emotional ‘Coming Out’ Speech in Front of Hundreds

<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2014/02/ellen-page-gives-emotional-coming-out-speech-in-front-of-hundreds/">Ellen Page Gives Emotional ‘Coming Out’ Speech in Front of Hundreds</a>: <br /><br />American actress Ellen Page has come out as gay, saying she’s “tired of hiding” and “tired of lying by omission.”<br /><br />With a slightly trembling voice, the “Juno” star delivered an impassioned speech on Valentine’s Day in front of hundreds at the <a href="http://humanrightscampaign.tumblr.com/post/76695992329/breaking-hrc-congratulates-ellen-page-on-her-brave">Human Rights Campaign Foundation</a> “Time to Thrive” conference in Las Vegas.<br /><br />“I’m here today because I am gay,” Page said, pausing briefly after receiving a standing ovation from audience members. “And because maybe I can make a difference to help others have an easier and more hopeful time.”<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="width: 618px;"><img alt="AP ellen page 2 jt 140215 16x9 608 Ellen Page Gives Emotional Coming Out Speech in Front of Hundreds" height="342" src="http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/AP_ellen_page_2_jt_140215_16x9_608.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" title="Ellen Page" width="608" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Actress Ellen Page comes out as gay at the Human Rights Campaign's Time to Thrive Conference, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014 in Las Vegas. Jeff Bottari/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign</div>The 26-year-old thanked those in the conference crowd who work with and counsel LGBTQ teens for inspiring her to come out.<br /><br />“I suffered for years because I was scared to be out,” Page said. “My spirit suffered, my mental health suffered, and my relationship suffered.<br /><br />“We deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame and without compromise,” she said.<br /><br />After receiving an outpouring of public support, Page took to Twitter to thank her fans.<br /><br /><blockquote lang="en">Page is best known for her work in “Inception,” “X-Men” and as a pregnant teen in indie film “Juno,” for which she received an Oscar nomination.</blockquote><br /><br />See her entire speech here:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1hlCEIUATzg" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><a href="http://thefireboys.blogspot.com/">FASHION WEEK</a> - USA Fashion and Music News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://google-news-blogger.blogspot.com/">GOOGLE NEWS</a> - Google News Blogger</b></li><li><b><a href="http://palcomp3.com/nelioguerson/">PALCO MP3</a> - Download Music Legally Direct From Artist</b></li><li><b><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Nelio+Guerson+and+Carlos+Guerson">LAST FM</a> - Download Music Legally Direct From Artist</b></li><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105152587910220373689/">WOMEN COMMUNITY</a> - Women Communty Photography Videos Beauty</b></li><li><b><a href="http://music-video-photo-blog.blogspot.com/">DISNEY CHANNEL</a> - Photos and Music News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://justin-bieber-images-google-news.blogspot.com/">BABY JUSTIN BIEBER</a> - Google Images Google News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://lady-gaga-images-google-news.blogspot.com/">LADY GAGA</a>  - Google Images Google News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://nature-universe-photography.blogspot.com/">UNIVERSE PICTURES</a> - Google Images Nature Pictures</b></li><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105477357727783490766">VICTORIA´S SECRET COMMUNITY</a> - Victoria´s Secret Fashion Show Photos</b></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div></div></div>

Ellen Page Gives Emotional ‘Coming Out’ Speech in Front of Hundreds

Ellen Page Gives Emotional ‘Coming Out’ Speech in Front of Hundreds : American actress Ellen Page has come out as gay, saying she’s “tired o...

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