Out Filmmaker Xavier Dolan Writes Moving Post After Watching 'Love, Simon'

Out filmmaker Xavier Dolan took to Instagram Sunday night to write a moving post after watching the new gay coming-of-age movie "Love, Simon."

"After seeing Love, Simon, I felt like coming out to my mom Jennifer Garner (the '13 Going on 30' Jen), and walking in the corridor of my high school with a lost, yet sexual gaze," the "Mommy" director wrote. "Congrats to my friend @therealnickrobinson who is so generous and genuine in this that I filed a proper adoption form. I've stored my passport in the freezer once or twice Nick but I can be a good parent to you.

"More seriously, let's not discuss the movie itself, but rather focus on its existence, and the fact a major studio has released a film on a teen coming out," Dolan goes on to write. "A door has opened, which has opened before, but this time, I can see the light pouring in. I've watched so many LGBTQ films as a kid, desperately looking for answers, locked up in my room, where I'd download movies on LimeWire for lack of a decent video store. Most of them were brilliant and invigorating for the young artist I wanted to be, but left the young man I was with little to hope for.

"Suicides, heartbreaks, bullying, gay-bashing... 'Love, Simon', in all its earnestness, in all its normalcy, shows the struggle of coming out, but with an inspiring conclusion for teenagers who will see 'Love, Simon' because they don't feel 'normal," he wrote. "Perhaps this will teach them that, even if their life isn't as privileged as Simon's, they can make a move. And perhaps this can teach us, as an industry, that it's time to stop relinquishing LGBTQ protagonists to insubstantial, typically comical supporting roles, but rather offer them narratives designed around them, and around the opposite of what is commonly referred to as "normal people". Normal is a changeful notion."

Dolan goes on to say he wishes he had a movie like "Love, Simon" when he was 15, saying, if he did, "maybe I wouldn't have lied to my father about that Ashton Kutcher poster I pretended to give my cousin Stefanie in front of him while it was actually mine.

"Had I seen it then, things would've been different. And I'm happy with how things went, and despite the loneliness you feel as a teen coming out, I felt supported," he wrote. "I was lucky. But most kids aren't. 'Love, Simon' is a huge step for them, and for us. Thank you to all the artists and people involved."

This isn't the first time Dolan showed love for "Love, Simon." The direct/actor, who is finishing up his new film "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan," retweeted a viral message about a fan of the film, who said they were inspired to come out during the movie.

Check out Dolan's post below