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Actress Ellen Page Confronts Ted Cruz On LGBT Issues At Iowa State Fair

This actually might be the most substantive debate about LGBT issues so far this election cycle.

Actress Ellen Page confronted Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz at the Iowa Sate Fair on Friday, asking the candidate a barrage of questions concerning LGBT rights and religious freedom.

Page began by asking the senator, who was wearing an apron and grilling pork chops, his opinion on Americans losing their jobs for "just strictly being gay or trans."

"What we’re seeing right now, we’re seeing Bible-believing Christians being persecuted for living according to their faith," Cruz said. "For discriminating against LGBT people," Page responded.

Page, who came out as gay in a public speech just last year, has mentioned Cruz on Twitter in the past:

Too bad Ted Cruz didn't spend some more formative years in Canada and realize how great public health care is.

,@tedcruz do your #farts smell like roses?

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS THE TED CRUZ COLOURING BOOK!!!

Following the confrontation, ABC News asked the senator if he realized he was speaking with actress Ellen Page. "I did not," he responded.

The word is out on Twitter for who actually "won" this impromptu debate:

@EllenPage happy you're in Iowa standing up for #equality !!

Oh, Ellen Page. Bless your heart. Stick with reading scripts, maybe. @tedcruz

.@EllenPage did a really, really awesome job of grilling Ted Cruz on LGBT equality. http://t.co/OzFaMkoNyw

Better luck next time, @EllenPage. I'm not a Cruz fan, but that must have been embarrassing for you. http://t.co/OTdwYKMCRO