‘The Flash’ actor Keiynan Lonsdale embraces sexuality in inspiring post

Image: Screen grab from Instagram/@keiynanlonsdale

“The Flash” actor Keiynan Lonsdale stood up for his sexuality and professed a message of self-love in a social media post.

Lonsdale, who plays Wally West or “Kid Flash” in the superhero series said that he no longer wanted to apologize for “falling in love with people no matter their gender.”

Keiynan Lonsdale as Kid Flash. Image: Screen grab from Instagram/@keiynanlonsdale

He confessed to “hating” himself for years, “thinking I was less valuable because I was different.” “I like girls and I like guys,” he declared.

After “being insecure, ashamed, and scared,” the 25-year-old movie and TV star now wants to “take the next step and actually embrace who I am.”

He said he found inspiration in “young people being their best and truest selves,” and wished that “we can all learn to embrace who we are and not judge people who aren’t exactly the same as us.”

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. ❤

A post shared by Keiynan Lonsdale (@keiynanlonsdale) on May 12, 2017 at 11:17pm PDT

Fans have flooded his post with support, fighting detractors who posted homophobic comments. Others also shunned reports and comments that gave him gender labels such as bisexual.

@KeiynanLonsdale kid flash might have powers but you’re the superhero dude — mikaela (@anddirtyrain) May 13, 2017

Even Canadian politican Glen Murray praised the actor:

@KeiynanLonsdale Congrats. Live your life for the people you love & the things you hope for not the people you fear and the things you are afraid of.

— Glen Murray (@Glen4ONT) May 14, 2017

Lonsdale thanked his fans for the outpouring of love following his post. JB

Nothing better than happy tears. The love is beyond measurable, thank you. Don’t forget to give that same love back to yourselves x

— Keiynan Lonsdale (@KeiynanLonsdale) May 13, 2017

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