Future LGBTQ History Month: Elliot Fletcher Is Making a Necessary Change
Fuse is celebrating Pride Month by looking at a variety of rising forces who are creating Future LGBTQ History before our eyes. Today we are honoring Elliot Fletcher, whose self-acceptance has become an inspiration to transgender people around the world.
The 20-year-old was born and raised in Los Angeles, Calif. and caught positive attention across the country when he came out as transgender to his parents (who were also actors) Julia Fletcher and John DeMita in 2013. The two were graciously supportive of their son and helped him throughout his journey that was a rollercoaster of both heartwarming and dark times. Julia expressed to PEOPLE in an interview:
“Parents talk about grieving or mourning the kid that you’re losing. That happened for a couple of weeks. I had little crying jags. But then I thought, ‘Wait a second. I’m not losing my kid. He’s the same kid that he’s been all along.’ No kid turns out like parents think they will. You might want your child to be musical, and he may be good at sports. As parents, I think we have a tendency to make it all about us: what we want, what we expect. It shouldn’t be that way.”
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