Ellen Page Calls Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee 'Homophobic People'
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In an interview, the openly gay actress talked about her views on the Republican presidential candidates and their opposition of LGBT community.

AceShowbiz - While promoting her new film "Freeheld" at the Toronto Film Festival, Ellen Page talked extensively about LGBT rights. The openly gay actress addressed the issue of Kim Davis, Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz who were all opposing same-sex relationship.

"I've seen multiple videos and read multiple quotes of Ted Cruz discussing gay issues, as well as Mike Huckabee, and it goes exactly as you'd expect," Page said in an interview with The Daily Beast about her encounter with Cruz. "They don't answer the question. They say you're cutting them off when you try to ask the same question again because they're not answering it, because the reality is that they might be homophobic people. To me, it seems like they're homophobic people."

Page is not taking the issue lightly. "It can seem comical to people, and people can say, 'Well, Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee, they're obviously not going to be president'. But no, these people have influence, and there are specific areas and communities where they're popular," she said.

She continued, "I think of the most vulnerable. I think of kids that are gay growing up in that environment and the level of toxicity and shame, and it's so destructive. It causes a lot of pain. And the ripple effects of intolerance are catastrophic for everybody. Those are the points where it's like, 'This is not funny. Stop devaluing our love'."

Page came out as lesbian in February 2014 after working on "Freeheld". It is the true love story of Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore) and Stacie Andree (Page) and their fight for domestic partner rights. A decorated New Jersey police detective, Laurel is diagnosed with cancer and wants to leave her hard earned pension to her domestic partner, Stacie. "It's people like Laurel and Stacie that do create incredible change, and they did it in the face of an unimaginably tragic situation," Page said.

"Freeheld" is out on October 2.

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