All the Times BTS’ RM Shared His Support for the LGBTQ Community
BTSā RM loves Drake, Nas, and Halsey. Heās a self-proclaimed feminist, an advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement, and a supporter of the LGBTQ community, speaking out on several occasions.
Hereās what we know about BTSā rapper, dancer, and songwriter.Ā
BTSā RM shared his love for the BTS ARMY during his United Nations speech
Heās BTSā leader, unofficial translator, and āGod of Destruction.ā RM is also one of the songwriters for this award-winning K-pop group, playing a role in creating tracks like āLife Goes Onā and āBoy With Luv.āĀ
Of course, RM also raps on several BTS songs, including the sub-unit tracks āAll Night,ā āOutro: Tear,ā and āUGH.ā With Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, RM performed at the Grammy Awards and even earned a Grammy nomination for the bandās all-English single, BTS.Ā
RM is also known for his activism, officially earning the label of a āfeministā and sharing his support for the LGBTQ community. When BTS first visited the United Nations to promote their āLove Myselfā campaign with UNICEF, the rapper encouraged fans, regardless of gender identity, to āspeak themselves.ā
āI want to hear your voice. I want to hear your conviction,ā RM said. āNo matter where youāre from, skin color, gender identity, just speak for yourself. Find your name and find your voice.ā
RM posted about Troye Sivanās āStrawberries & Cigarettesā from āLove Simonā
RM also shares his support for members of the LGBTQ+ community. That includes Halsey, who appeared on the Map of the Soul: Persona track, āBoy With Luv.ā The rapper mentioned one song created by Troye Sivan in conjunction with the Love, Simon official soundtrack.
The rapper took to Twitter, posting a picture of the track and captioning it āgood,ā according to Twitterās translation. The movie itself is a coming-of-age story of a high school student who discovers his budding crush on another classmate. Thereās no word regarding if or when RM watched the 2018 release.
In 2013, RM recommended the song āSame Loveā by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. He shared that after learning the lyrics, this track became even more meaningful and ātwice as good,ā according to a translation.
BTSā RM shared his support for the Black Lives Matter movementĀ
The BTS members often openly share their support for causes and nonprofit organizations. In 2020, the K-pop group donated money to the Black Lives Matter movement, inspiring fans to do the same.Ā
In honor of the BTS membersā birthdays, ARMYs often pick charitable causes based on the idolās interests. For RM, who loves bike riding and āNamjooning,ā fans planted trees, creating a forest in Seoul, South Korea.
RMās solo songs are available for streaming on music platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. Other productions featuring RM, including the āPermission to Danceā music video, is available for viewing on YouTube.Ā