THE BOYZ‘s Kevin has received much praise from fans for openly showing support for the LGTBQIA+ community on several occasions.
Though many K-Pop idols choose to steer away from topics that are still considered controversial by some, others are now beginning to speak out in support, pointing out that, as role models, idols are in a unique position to show support and make a positive difference for those who need it.
There was actually an atmosphere of caution around idols speaking their minds around that time. But I thought I could say that anyway. Idols don’t just sing and dance on stage—they can also be role models for people, and someone who is always by their side for others.
— LE SSERAFIM’s Sakura
Kevin is one such idol, as fans have been praising him for being openly supportive of the LGBTQIA+ community for years, as well as of other important issues like gender inequality.
Here are 8 times Kevin showed he’s a true ally!
1. He watched Pose
Kevin brought up on more than one occasion that he enjoyed watching the American show Pose, which centers around the (predominantly Latino and African-American) drag ball culture scene in New York during the 1980’s and 1990’s.
kevin is watching the final season of pose on netflix~ pic.twitter.com/FSCDlvvhax
— krust ◡̈ (@hwasunu) September 29, 2021
kevin mentioned several times that he enjoyed watching <pose>, a tv show about voguing and the history of the trans community pic.twitter.com/01bkMQ9lw5
— 🌙🐝 *:･ﾟ✧ (@mooneybees) June 5, 2022
+ kevin talking about the tv show pose
“pose is really good too! it’s about voguing and history of the trans community”
https://t.co/vXGYffVWX9— lai #tbzau 📌 ia (@nyuthings) August 2, 2020
2. He corrected himself and used Sam Smith’s correct pronouns
After mistakenly using the wrong pronouns for British artist Sam Smith, Kevin immediately apologized and politely made the correction.
kevin apologized for using the wrong pronouns for sam smith. i love him pic.twitter.com/QUZfvlFiBc
— jadah 🙂 (@trulyenha) December 10, 2020
Fans were glad to see how he took responsibility for his mistake and showed his respect!
kevin apologized for accidentally using the wrong pronouns for sam smith… he said “oh i’m sorry, i didn’t know sam smith used they/them pronouns” i’m glad he apologized ❤️
— daily 🌙 (@dailykmoon) December 10, 2020
3. Shows appreciation for art that challenges traditional gender roles
Kevin and his fellow members Jacob and Eric talked about SHINee‘s Taemin and his iconic song “Move,” with Kevin showing appreciation for how it challenges traditional gender roles.
+ kevin, eric and jacob talked about taemin’s move and how it challenges gender roles pic.twitter.com/es7V1LK95M
— lai #tbzau 📌 ia (@nyuthings) August 2, 2020
4. Supports fans who come out as LGBTQIA+
Kevin and his members have given very warm support for their fans who came out as queer!
220430 Japan Fansign
op told jacob and kevin that they came out as a queer lesbian and that they’re moving in with their girlfriend! they asked for tips on living with other people
🍐 congratulations!
🌙 you don’t have to adjust everything you do for your partner#케빈 #제이콥 pic.twitter.com/ltBo7dtCiK— 🌙🐝 *:･ﾟ✧ (@mooneybees) April 30, 2022
kevin once congratulated a deobi who came out as nonbinary during a fansign pic.twitter.com/K2YZrxaymm
— 🌙🐝 *:･ﾟ✧ (@mooneybees) June 5, 2022
5. He’s a fan of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Kevin is a big fan of the reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race…
Kevin enjoys watching RuPaul’s Drag Race these days!#더보이즈 #케빈 #THEBOYZ #KEVIN pic.twitter.com/vDWAUj8ERh
— 🌙🐝 *:･ﾟ✧ (@mooneybees) December 12, 2021
…and in fact, his favorite drag queen is gender fluid!
kevin watches rupaul’s drag race and his favourite drag queen is sasha velour, who is gender fluid
pic.twitter.com/Qk1R3yxiel
— 🌙🐝 *:･ﾟ✧ (@mooneybees) June 5, 2022
6. He’s made thoughtful book recommendations
Kevin has given great book recommendations that show how thoughtful he is. Not only did he recommend Madeline Miller‘s Circe in 2019 (a feminist re-imagining of the character of Circe in The Odyssey)…
[케빈] 페이지가 절로 넘겨지는 흥미진진한 책! 다 읽으면 후기 올릴게용~ what a page turner this is! I’ll post a review once I’m done 🤙 pic.twitter.com/6dovtGlWSR
— THE BOYZ (더보이즈) (@WE_THE_BOYZ) October 6, 2019
…but he also recommended her popular book The Song of Achilles, which centers around the same-sex relationship between the mythical hero Achilles and his lover Patroclus.
kevin once recommended <the song of achilles>, an LGBTQ+ book in which the two main characters are in a same sex relationship pic.twitter.com/W70hJAIzeK
— 🌙🐝 *:･ﾟ✧ (@mooneybees) June 5, 2022
7. He wears clothes that show his support
Kevin was seen wearing a ‘gender equality’ shirt on more than one occasion…
+ kevin wearing a shirt that says “gender equality” pic.twitter.com/dh2igXrG1A
— lai #tbzau 📌 ia (@nyuthings) August 2, 2020
…as well as a hat from Adidas‘s pride collection.
kevin wore the “love united hat” from the adidas pride collection to stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community pic.twitter.com/SgD3dahVEb
— 🌙🐝 *:･ﾟ✧ (@mooneybees) June 5, 2022
8. He hilariously joked about not knowing what a ‘het’ is
Kevin made many fans laugh when he once made a small joke about not knowing what a ‘het’ (or ‘heterosexual’) is.
#KEVIN: i don’t know what a het is 🤩 pic.twitter.com/aimykWKh7g
— the boyz loops ♡ (@deoboijeuloops) March 25, 2020
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