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BTS RECOGNIZING, LOVING & SUPPORTING THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY & DEFYING GENDER NORMS - a VERY LONG thread
[ before i start i want to say that some of these could be considered “reaches” but i tried to gather everything i could that would be considered a win for the lgbt community ]
![BTS RECOGNIZING, LOVING & SUPPORTING THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY & DEFYING GENDER NORMS - a VERY LONG thread[ before i start i want to say that some of these could be considered “reaches” but i tried to gather everything i could that would be considered a win for the lgbt community ]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eb8RgkxUcAENLDr.jpg "BTS RECOGNIZING, LOVING & SUPPORTING THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY & DEFYING GENDER NORMS - a VERY LONG thread[ before i start i want to say that some of these could be considered “reaches” but i tried to gather everything i could that would be considered a win for the lgbt community ]")
[ before i start i want to say that some of these could be considered “reaches” but i tried to gather everything i could that would be considered a win for the lgbt community ]
namjoon tweeting the song same love :,) https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/309196138689490944?s=21">https://twitter.com/bts_twt/s...
thenthe iconic “damn right i support it” tweet https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/309980529523040257?s=21">https://twitter.com/bts_twt/s...
later, in an interview namjoon was asked about his tweet with the so g and yoongi said “there is nothing wrong. everyone is equal”
hobi talked about learning about how people experience “various types of love” in their mama speech
the members picked “how do you sleep?” by sam smith for best mv choreo and hobi & jungkook even did the choreo a little (not only is sam smith a gay nonbinary artist but also the choreo is vogueing which comes from black gay culture)
when asked about their ideal typ for a girlfriend yoongi sais that he doesn’t have an ideal type AND that it’s not limited to a girl
the members acknowledging the fans who held up the giant flag during the encore https://twitter.com/joonieskys/status/1053408928216899585?s=21">https://twitter.com/jooniesky...
namjoon encouraging everyone in their unicef speech to “speak yourself” (he says regardless of gender identity)
in their cover of “we don’t talk anymore” by charlie puth, jimin & jungkook used different pronouns
in “i know” namjoon & jungkook say both boy & girl and talk about how fans shouldn’t “worry about a thing but love”
y’all could say this is a reach but jin paying homage to freddie mercury on the first day of pride
jungkook listening to honey by kehlani on live and calling it great, if you don’t know the song she’s singing about her love for a girl
tae’s adorable reaction to a sign that said lesbians love bts
when working on bt21 they talked about mang’s gender, yoongi said he wanted them all to be neutral and everyone agreed. they even put in a clip of mang looking between male & female restrooms and choosing neither
a fanboy once asked jungkook out and he said yes
namjoon recommended a song from the “love, simon” soundtrack which is a coming of age story about being gay https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/985393025927950336?s=21">https://twitter.com/bts_twt/s...
namjoon & tae referencing the movie “moonlight” in their song “4 o’clock”
hobi wearing a skirt and fishnets for one of their singles magazine photoshoot
jimin saying in a harper’s bazaar interview that men should cross borders with their style and break gender stereotypes
namjoon recommended the books “kafka on the shore” & “kitchen” which both feature trans characters
namjoon cowrote the lyrics for the group GLAM’s song xoxo which talk about not caring about gender
tae wore an lgbtq+ pride jersey
namjin wearing matching watches made for lgtb couples that can’t wear rings, NAMJIN GAY!
namjoon spoke about choosing to make bts’ lyrics gender neutral because those feelings they write about “transcend genders, cultures, and barriers between people”
tae talked about the movies “call me by your name” and “l’homme que j’aime”(the man i love) which are both gay films
(though i will acknowledge that cmbyn is problematic the fact that he acknowledged two gay films says a lot)
(though i will acknowledge that cmbyn is problematic the fact that he acknowledged two gay films says a lot)
namjoon recommended confessions of a mask by yukio mishima
a fanboy asked tae out and he said yes
jimin having the bigender symbol drawn on him
namjoon talking about love and saying not just between “men & women or genders”
jin smiling at a lesbians love seokjin sign
jin & hobi holding up concert slogans that say “pride pride pride” (i’m not positive exactly what the whole sign says but i am positive it says pride three times, if you have a full translation let me know)
jungkook saying great style is wearing anything regardless of gender
when tae and jungkook said “guys don’t check their selfies” and jimin said “there you go again... what on earth is masculinity?”
hobi wearing a rainbow belt to soundcheck on the first day of pride
namjoon talking about relationships & the members & saying “boyfriend OR girlfriend”
THATS ALL I HAVE FOR NOW BUT I’LL KEEP ADDING TO THIS, SEND ME THINGS YOU THINK I SHOULD ADD <3
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GAY ARMYS FOLLOW ME
i made this to show army that no matter how you identify or where you are in your journey with being lgbtq+ you are SO loved by bts. no matter if you are out or not. nothing changes that BTS WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU REGARDLESS. i hope lgbtq+ army find comfort in this thread <3
namjoon wearing a corset for a photoshoot
tae participated in a drag competition in elementary school
this trans army’s experience coming out as trans to namjoon & hobi at a fansign in 2016
for the love yourself ‘answer’ jacket photos they wore shoes from the gucci queercore line
the members reaction to a speech about banning conversion therapy
hobi waacking which is a form of street dance that originated in los angeles in gay clubs during the 70s disco era
this line from yoongi’s verse in cyper pt 3 A CULTURAL RESET
hobi smiling at a bisexuals 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz"> hoseok sign and a pride flag next to it
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tae wearing a dress in the boy with luv mv
stopping to put this, please don’t skip over it. there is so much going on in the world and we ALL need to do our part. https://twitter.com/ghostinliz/status/1278082676176621570?s=21">https://twitter.com/ghostinli... https://twitter.com/ghostinliz/status/1278082676176621570">https://twitter.com/ghostinli...
debut jimin talked about feeling pretty when he dresses up as a woman
hobi almost saying “i need a boyfriend” but correcting himself to say girlfriend
jungkook recommending the song memo by years & years which is about two men in a closeted relationship https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/574774970485620736?s=21">https://twitter.com/bts_twt/s... https://twitter.com/bts_twt/status/574774970485620736">https://twitter.com/bts_twt/s...
jungkook using i’ll by there for you by troye sivan in gcf tokyo, troye is openly gay & in the song he is taking about a guy
