Tag: keiynan lonsdale

hrrystyles:

And then one of my friends was like “Well don’t be disappointed just like recognize that- hey isn’t it interesting that you’re filming this movie about a gay love story where everyone is supportive, the director is gay, he has his family with him, everyone is here, it’s a loving environment and you’re still not comfortable. What is it that you have to figure out?”. And I told the cast on wrap night and it was awesome, it was chill. It was no big deal of course. And then I think I just started to reflect. Which I’ve obviously done for a while. It just, it was sort of a final push.

How ‘Love, Simon’ Inspired Star Keiynan Lonsdale to Come Out Publicly

davis-viola:

I knew that I wasn’t straight, but I didn’t know if I was gay, I didn’t know if I was bisexual – I didn’t feel comfortable having that conversation with myself. I was 20 when I came out the first time. It got to a point where I had fallen in love with a friend, and one of my other best friends had sort of noticed. And there were rumors going around in the dance world back home. It was breaking my heart. I was going crazy and I didn’t know what to do. I was lying and lying and lying, and doing everything I could to hold on to my secret. Because I hadn’t figured it out yet, and so it felt like everyone else was deciding it for me and they knew better than I did. It was really scary.

Coming Out Stories: Keiynan Lonsdale

iriswestallen:

Keiynan Lonsdale photographed by Storm Santos for VULKAN Magazine

“I like to change my hair, I like to take risks with how I dress, I like girls, and I like guys (yes), I like growing, I like learning, I like who I am and I really like who I’m becoming. Spent way too many years hating myself, thinking I was less valuable because I was different… which is just untrue. A couple years ago I was able to accept myself, and it saved my life, but now I’ve gotten to a new road block and I feel kind of lost. I gotta take the next step and actually embrace who I am, which is pretty exciting. Not faking shit anymore, not apologizing for falling in love with people no matter their gender. I’ve become bored of being insecure, ashamed, scared… no one should feel like that about themselves, especially when there is so much good life to live. Ya know more and more I see so many young people being their best / truest selves, it’s fucking inspiring… so what have I been waiting for!? Who knows. Everyone in their own time. I hope we can all learn to embrace who we are and not judge people who aren’t exactly the same as us. The truth is we are all family, we’re all one. Just love.”