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Former Disney star Dove Cameron won Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday and dedicated the honor to “all of the queer kids who don’t feel that they can take up space and inhabit the fullness of who they are.”
During her acceptance speech, the 26-year-old pop singer/actress thanked fans for getting her “overtly queer song” “Boyfriend” on the airwaves.
“This is so wild to be up here with so many artists that I worship,” Cameron told the crowd at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. “These are some of my all-time favorite artists up here. This year has been so wild and I have no explanation for it, except for that I have you guys to thank. I know that.”
“I wanna dedicate this to all of the queer kids out there,” she added. “Who don’t feel that they can take up space and inhabit the fullness of who they are. Thank you for getting an overtly queer song on to mainstream radio.
