Aussie Keiynan Lonsdale Won "Best Kiss" at the MTV Movie Awards For His "Love, Simon" Pash

Dance Academy stans, this is for you.

Aussie actor Keiynan Lonsdale picked up the most historically coveted MTV Movie & TV award yesterday, collecting "Best Kiss" for his Love, Simon pash with… (spoiler alert) Simon himself, Nick Robinson.

Only Lonsdale was on hand to accept the award—from fellow Aussie, Katherine Langford, natch—but he made his speech count by reminding "every kid" watching, "if you can live your dream and wear dresses, you can live your dreams and kiss the one that you love no matter what gender they are."

(He accepted the award in a cream skirt and sequin coat.)

Love, Simon was celebrated when it was released to cinemas earlier in the year for becoming the first mainstream Hollywood studio picture to center on a gay teen lead.

Lonsdale, who previously starred in Dance Academy and now plays Wally West on The Flash, came out as bisexual on Instagram in March of 2017.

 

I like to change my hair, I like to take risks with how I dress, I like girls, & 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, & it saved my life, but now I've gotten to a new road block & I feel kind of lost. I gotta take the next step & actually embrace who I am, which is pretty exciting. Not faking shit anymore, not apologising 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 & 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 & not judge people who aren't exactly the same as us. The truth is we are all family, we're all one. Just love. Keiy. ❤

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Now, if only we could get more kisses on movie posters for queer movies with male leads…

Photo: MTV