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other as we are all the same — human begs.”</div><div class="ContentHearByle-kmPyCa emiglw"><div class="ContentHearByleContent-dpPmNn DRFq"><div data-ttid="BylWrapper" class="BylWrapper-KIudk irTIfE byl ContentHearByl-cZqgyJ bHLeKI"><p class="ByleWrapper-jWHrLH iMWgyG byle byl__byle" data-ttid="ByleWrapper" emProp="thor" emType="><span emProp="name" class="ByleNamWrapper-jbHncj fuDQVo"><span data-ttid="ByleName" class="ByleName-kwmrLn cYaBaU byle__name"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BylePreamble-iJolpQ iUEiRd hXReUT gnILss byle__preamble">By </span><a class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLk-eNWuiM ByleLk-gEnFiw iUEiRd bbbwVd fNvcOK eErqIx byle__name-lk button" href="/ntributor/k-ci-williams">K-Ci Williams</a></span></span></p></div><time data-ttid="ContentHearPublishDate" dateTime="2022-06-24T09:45:50-04:00" class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ ContentHearPublishDate-eIBicG iUEiRd ekhvDV dQlcNj">June 24, 2022</time></div></div><div 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1920w, 2240w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="Collage of BL drama stars" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></picture></div></div></span><div class="CaptnWrapper-jSZdqE jCUnQr ptn ContentHearLeadAssetCaptn-hPWmSN eWQmYe"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptnCred-ejegDm iUEiRd fEOCQm fNaHcW ptn__cred">Courty of GMMTV, GagaOOLala,  Rxandy Capp, TV Thunr</span></div></div></figure></div></div><asi class="PersistentAsiWrapper-VGrR oEIBz persistent-asi persistent-asi--align-left" style="posn:absolute;top:to;height:to" data-ttid="PersistentAsiWrapper"><div class="StickyBoxWrapper-jfYB jNgrSF sticky-box ContentHearPersistentAsi-fsnAmQ dFzKzm"><div class="StickyBoxPrimary-dzWDWL cdhYoN sticky-box__primary"><div class="SocialInsWrapper-hKMEXV ffgPVr social-ins social-ins--has-background ContentHearSocialIns-jzJiyg sDfbk social-ins--share"><ul data-ttid="socialInslist" class="SocialInsList-cHVTIA ivmblD social-ins__list"></ul></div></div><div class="StickyBoxPlaceholr-grPmrg dxAvXx"></div></div></asi></hear></div><div data-attribute-verso-pattern="article-body" class="ArticlePageContentBackGround-cNiFNN kJkLmH article-body__ntent"><div class="ArticlePageChunksContent-etcMtP bwyLBj"><div data-ttid="ArticlePageChunks" class="ArticlePageChunks-fLyCVG eSsnKa"><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK eRggVV grid grid-margs grid-ems-0 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bDFJoo"><div class="GridItem-buujkM kHPPIF grid--em"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa XtZXd body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>When Atthaphan Phunsawat, nicknamed Gun, steps onto a night shoot for the Thai BL drama <em>Not Me</em>, he fds himself filmg a sequence set at a rally for marriage equaly. He’s surround by real life members of the Thai queer muny, and his hands grasp at the edg of a giant pri flag as the crowd ffl and rais high above their heads. He locks ey wh his -star, Off Jumpol Adulktiporn, who meets him unrneath the rabow. The rally epts to chants for equal marriage, and Off tak hold of Gun’s hand midair, sg. <a href=">Pri</a> be them.</p><div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--article-mid-ntent" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--article-mid-ntent nsumer-marketg-un__slot---ntent"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div><p>“At first, I uldn’t picture what the fished scene would be like,” Off tells <em>Teen Vogue</em>, “but I always tst Nuchy’s visn.” He’s talkg about Nuchy Anucha Boonyawatana, a director wh over a of experience who is also one of the <a data-offer-url=" class="external-lk" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">few openly trans woman directors</a> the untry. Fans noticed that Nuchy’s shot lgered on a QR the rally sequence, which n be snned through the screen, and redirects to Thailand’s <a data-offer-url=" class="external-lk" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">marriage equaly petn</a>. “That the actors and actrs the scene were real LGBTQ+ members, wh a strong sire for their rights, together wh beg unrneath a real pri flag ed a para, spired me and my emotn,” Off adds.</p><p>“Every kd of love is equal no matter who you are,” Gun says. “Love between boy and boy, girl and girl, or anyone — I feel that everythg is betiful as seen om this scene.” It’s a scene that’s emblematic of a growg movement Boys’ Love storytellg across Asia, wing the spe to reflect what queerns looks like to queer people and creasg visibily of the LGBTQIA+ muny media. BL dramas have bee a source of enjoyment or pism for some, reprentatn for others, and potentially, a force for change.</p><h2>Reprentatn as a Catalyst for a Cultural Shift</h2><p>South Korean BLs rry the same immersive flare of K-dramas that center straight upl; shows like <em>To My Star</em>, which is currently airg s send season and promis to liver another helpg of the stellar qualy that earned self a place on our <a href=">Bt BL Dramas of 2021</a> list. The untry’s output is on the rise. <em>Light on Me</em> actor Lee Saeon put like this to <em>Teen Vogue</em> last year: “Even though this kd of genre isn’t that mon Korea, right now we are makg BL dramas a ltle b more than before, so I thk ’s a good thg.” Saeon’s -star Kang Yooseok distilled the romantic storyle down to s bare bon: “I try to not thk of as ‘a boy and a boy’ love,” he explaed, “I was tryg to munite the fact that a person lov a person.”</p><div class="Contaer-bkChBi byNLHx"></div><p>What we’re seeg now is a surge K-pop idols takg on BL rol. OMEGA X members Jaehan and Yechan are set to lead the adaptatn of <em>A Shoulr to Cry On</em>, DKZ’s Jaechan was superlative <em>Semantic Error</em>, and A.C.E. lear Jun starred <em>Tted Wh You</em>. “I fely don’t thk [beg LGBTQ+] is somethg that is wrong bee we are all born differently,” Jun <a href=">shared wh <em>Teen Vogue</em></a> January. “I’ve always thought que simply about this topic — what is, is.”</p></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan full-bleed-ad row-mid-ntent-ad"><div class="StickyMidContentAdWrapper-fSBzwl drzyIa ad-stickymidntent"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--mid-ntent should-hold-space"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--mid-ntent" data-no-id="jb1np"></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK eRggVV grid grid-margs grid-ems-0 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bDFJoo"><div class="GridItem-buujkM kHPPIF grid--em"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa XtZXd body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>Of urse, ’s rehg to receive support om idols like Jun, who was proud to reprent his queer fans the drama, but ’s not easy for an actor to play a gay role, acrdg to the openly gay K-pop idol, Holland. “A gay man playg a gay character is not special at all, but is unual Korea,” he tells <em>Teen Vogue</em> via email. The artist, who starred this year’s <em>Ocean Lik Me</em>, <a href=">was attacked and lled a “dirty gay” Itaewon</a> last month. “This is obvly a hate crime,” he <a data-offer-url=" class="external-lk" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">tweeted</a> at the time. “The fact that my sexualy as gay is public should never expose myself to this kd of vlence.”</p><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad---ntent"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot---ntent" data-no-id="9lnhyb"></div></div><p>This abhorrent asslt further highlights a need for val policy chang and better protectns for queer people, and also remds of the necsy for thoughtful and nuanced reflectns of queerns onscreen, wh the ntext of Korea. “Homosexuals are naturally livg together our liv,” Holland says. “However, the keyword of ‘homosexualy’ is not easily alt wh Korean media. Sce the importance of media is very high socially and culturally, I hope that there will be more ntent that regniz and als wh diversy. It’s not wrong, ’s different.”</p><div data-attr-viewport-monor="le-recirc" class="le-recirc-wrapper le-recirc-observer-target-1 viewport-monor-anchor"></div><p>Max Nattapol Diloknawar and Tul Pakorn Thanasrivanchai are actors the Thai BL <em>Manner of Death</em> (<a href=">also a Bt BL pick</a>), and when their social media go all-out rabow for Pri month, ’s backed up by genue allyship. Max rells attendg an all boys school, where senrs bullied his iend for beg gay. “He jt wanted to have love wh [another boy],” Max tells <em>Teen Vogue</em>. “So he got bullied, he got damaged. I n’t stand for that.” Young Max stood up for his iend and was bullied himself. Today, he is still standg up for people like his old iend through his work.</p><p>Speakg on <em>Manner of Death</em>, Tul appreciat that his character is acknowledged the seri beyond his sexualy. “People shouldn’t feel bad, jt beg themselv,” he says. “They treat Dr. Bunn as Dr. Bunn, they don’t treat Dr. Bunn as gay, and that will reflect back to the outsi world.” Both actors share their distaste for directors who believe that queer characters mt be solely flamboyant and effemate, bee they know that there is no one sgle way to exist as a queer person. “There is a variety of sexual orientatns the world and we shouldn’t judge people jt by that, we should accept dividuals as they are,” Tul says.</p><figure class="AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed"><div class="AssetEmbedAssetContaer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-ntaer"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset AssetEmbedRponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__rponsive-asset"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedRponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__rponsive-asset rponsive-image"><noscript><img alt="Manner of Death stars sus and heels" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src=" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w, 960w, 1280w, 1600w" siz="100vw"/></noscript></picture></span></div><div class="CaptnWrapper-jSZdqE jCUnQr ptn AssetEmbedCaptn-fNQBPI jqCsaX asset-embed__ptn"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptnCred-ejegDm iUEiRd fEOCQm fNaHcW ptn__cred">Courty of TV Thunr</span></div></figure></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan full-bleed-ad row-mid-ntent-ad"><div class="StickyMidContentAdWrapper-fSBzwl drzyIa ad-stickymidntent"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--mid-ntent should-hold-space"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--mid-ntent" data-no-id="50n5mg"></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK eRggVV grid grid-margs grid-ems-0 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bDFJoo"><div class="GridItem-buujkM kHPPIF grid--em"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa XtZXd body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>Reprentatn matters, bee “people that relate to them, [that] have the same sexual orientatn, n feel seen,” Tul not. Fans n always return to <em>Manner of Death</em> bee has “a home their heart.” Nuanced queer stori are pennt on the productn team as well as actors, Tul says. “If they unrstand the muny, and they want to get some reflectns to the work, we will have very good BL out there.”</p><p>Allyship for Max and Tul means tg themselv about the state of queer affairs, both Thailand and abroad, and enuragg their dtry-mat to be a force for change. “Come out and talk about this,” Max says, “bee a lot of people, a lot of LGBTQIA+ [people] suffer about this everyday. Jt a ltle voice of n help them.”</p><p>That’s exactly what the stars of <em>I Told Sunset About You</em> did. Speakg wh <a href="><em>Refery29</em></a> last year, PP Kr, <a href=">whose fashn knows no bounds</a>, hop that the seri n be watched by anyone, sharg that the seri “n touch the viewers’ souls, bee n be siar to [their] experienc, may also [spire] someone’s openns to new experienc.” PP’s -star Billk also shared his thoughts wh the publitn: “I thk we should not differentiate love, whether is for whom, or wrong or right,” he said. “Everyone has their rights to love anyone or anythg. As long as they do not trouble anyone, or prive others’ rights, then is their right to be able to ntue dog what they do.”</p><p>Dr. Thomas Bdette, senr lecturer Japane Studi at Macquarie Universy, outl how we engage wh BL media the Wt: “The betiful thg about Boys’ Love is that actually provis an opportuny to not jt move beyond our Wtern lens,” he tells <em>Teen Vogue</em>. “But actually challenge our Wtern lens to make realize that what we may thk of as natural or as mon sense, may not necsarily be natural or mon sense.” It’s val to acknowledge this lens when we nsume this ntent.</p><p>As the thor of <a href="><em>Regim of Dire: Young Gay Men, Media, and Masculy Tokyo</em></a>, Bdette not that although BL origated Japan, had to spread to other untri and then return for to be succsful on screen, beloved shows like <em>Cherry Magic</em>, and the recent h, <em>Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kis</em>s. Another of our <a href=">Bt BL Dramas of 2021</a>, <em>My Love Mix-Up!</em>, stars J-pop idols Michieda Shunse and Meguro Ren, om talent agency Johnny & Associat. “When I saw that Johnny’s idols were appearg a Boys’ Love seri, I eaked out,” he says. “I uldn’t believe . It’s such a huge watershed moment.”</p><h2>Tokenism, Visibily, and Who Gets to Tell LGBTQ+ Stori</h2><p>Not everyone volved BL dramas n afford to be so forthg about their work plac where discsn of queerns remas retrogra. Sometim promis mt be ma to simply get a script produced. There are a dozen movg piec, least of all the socpolil climate of their rpective untri. It’s not that they don’t want to share their thoughts, but perhaps the greatt impact they uld make is the seri self, the land of fictn, where ’s all left on the screen.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan full-bleed-ad row-mid-ntent-ad"><div class="StickyMidContentAdWrapper-fSBzwl drzyIa ad-stickymidntent"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--mid-ntent should-hold-space"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--mid-ntent" data-no-id="ekc8hr"></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK eRggVV grid grid-margs grid-ems-0 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bDFJoo"><div class="GridItem-buujkM kHPPIF grid--em"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa XtZXd body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>The Philipp saw a surge of BLs durg the panmic, cludg <em>Gameboys</em> and <em>Hello Stranger</em>. Paolo Pangilan, star of <em>Gaya Sa Pelikula (Like the Movi)</em>, is an openly gay man who wants BL to reflect the world around . “In all spher of life — art, tn, media and polics — pecially those that are visible, what we put out there should be reflective of what is also behd the lens,” Paolo tells <em>Teen Vogue</em>.</p><div data-attr-viewport-monor="le-recirc" class="le-recirc-wrapper le-recirc-observer-target-2 viewport-monor-anchor"></div><p>Castg queer people for queer rol is important to him, but he don’t want the dtry to bee placent. “There li the danger of tokenism. Jt bee they give you one show, they give you one TV appearance, they thk they’re progrsive,” he says. “The danger of BL as a genre is stops Twter, stops , what we ll the Philipp, <a data-offer-url=" class="external-lk" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>kilig</em></a>,” he adds, attemptg to give an accurate translatn of the word English. Nothg do jtice.</p><p>He sps a story about a metaphoril room where all the big dtry players n, one that still ters to straight, cisgenred, nventnally attractive, and lighter-skned people; a room which the queer muny serve to take up space, a muny that he knows is so much broar than what is shown on screen; curly haired, button-nosed, effemate and butch and non-bary and transgenr people. “BL is important that turns the knob. But there still li a long way ahead, where you still have to ph the door open and get si and stay the ick room and let people .”</p><p>Paolo wants to challenge others his dtry: “Take on the rol, don't be aaid. Especially if you're queer, even if you're not out.” This at a time when even Wtern actors playg queer rol wish to be unlabelled, or to have not revealed their sexualy — and they shouldn’t have to. The most important role BL uld play is to give visibily, he adds, but “visibily don't always translate to actual systemic actn where you actually make opportuni for people that have lived this experience.” The rponsibily for change is shared by everyone, he says, cludg directors and actors, but also nsumers, whose viewg statistics unt.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa cMQuLa body ArticlePageBodyGridContaer-jrMoA-d xjuw body__grid-ntaer" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div data-ttid="feature-large-llout" class="CalloutFeatureLargeWrapper-cGjDsT GsKaF"><figure class="AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed"><div class="AssetEmbedAssetContaer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-ntaer"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset AssetEmbedRponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__rponsive-asset"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedRponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__rponsive-asset rponsive-image"><noscript><img alt="Paolo var dance pos" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src=" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w, 960w, 1280w, 1600w" siz="100vw"/></noscript></picture></span></div><div class="CaptnWrapper-jSZdqE jCUnQr ptn AssetEmbedCaptn-fNQBPI jqCsaX asset-embed__ptn"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptnCred-ejegDm iUEiRd fEOCQm fNaHcW ptn__cred">Stylg: Myrrh Lao To Josh Galang. Digners: <a href=">@lsw_ph</a> <a href=">@emanroza</a> <a href=">@jobdan</a>. Hair: Mycke arno. Photography: Rxandy Capp. Makp: Ian Jrigu.</span></div></figure></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK eRggVV grid grid-margs grid-ems-0 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bDFJoo"><div class="GridItem-buujkM kHPPIF grid--em"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa XtZXd body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>Paolo’s dtry mat, Kokoy Santos and Elijah Canlas, the stars of <a href=">Filipo BL <em>Gameboys</em></a>, opened up to <a href="><em>Refery29</em></a> last year about the very rponsibily that Paolo speaks of. “[We wanted] to reprent the characters the right way,” Elijah said. “As an actor and as an ally, I take note of the and do all the preparatn need.” For Kokoy, playg the role of Gavreel was “fun and also challengg,” he said, “challengg a way that you somehow put prsure on yourself bee you wanna make sure you’re not overdog thgs, and you wanna show the genue love.”</p><p>All all, though Paolo adms there is a long way to go, he’s thankful for the love om <em>Gaya Sa Pelikula</em> fans: “To anyone who felt like they belong jt bee of BL, I jt want to say that the bt safe space you uld ever fd your liv is the one you have si your head. So keep gog at and keep nsumg media that mak you feel like you belong. I hope that <em>GSP</em> is not the last thg you fd entertament that will speak to you.”</p><h2>Stereotyp, Portrayals, and the Need for More Stori and Actual Change</h2><p>Copter Panuwat Kerdthongtavee, the star of Thailand’s BL dramas <em>2Moons</em> and <em>Gen Y</em>, hop to enlighten people their untry about the many inti the queer muny. “At prent the entertament dtry Thailand, there is a perceptn of people who are LGBT, wh whether they mt be gay or trans,” Copter tells <em>Teen Vogue</em>. The actor recently me out as non-bary, and has already started thkg about what that means for their creative future. “I thk people are unaware that there are people like ,” they say. “I thought maybe I want to wre a script and direct the seri myself more than to play a role.”</p></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan full-bleed-ad row-mid-ntent-ad"><div class="StickyMidContentAdWrapper-fSBzwl drzyIa ad-stickymidntent"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--mid-ntent should-hold-space"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--mid-ntent" data-no-id="kb2x"></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK eRggVV grid grid-margs grid-ems-0 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bDFJoo"><div class="GridItem-buujkM kHPPIF grid--em"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa XtZXd body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>Copter believ that reprentatn of non-bary people BLs pends on whether ’s appropriate for the story or not, somethg they speak about wh reverence. “I personally don’t want the existence of a non-bary character to be jt an accsory that nnot drive society,” they say. “If a non-bary character happens, I want to be a very important character, bee I really want to expla what we are.” If anyone has the heart to make that a realy, ’s Copter.</p><p>“I may not be able to say wh nfince that all the Thai Boys’ Love dramas help promote what the muny is tryg to mand and fight for society,” they say. “But om my perspective, I thk is at least a medium that helps mpaign for everyone to see that love regardls of our genr is normal.”</p><div data-attr-viewport-monor="le-recirc" class="le-recirc-wrapper le-recirc-observer-target-3 viewport-monor-anchor"></div><p>For Melv Sia and Muhan Chiu, the leads of Taiwan’s <em>Papa and Daddy</em>, there’s a broar spe of stori they n tell BL, bee same-sex marriage is legal there. Some Taiwane BLs, such as the <em>HIStory</em> anthology seri and <a href=">Bt BL Dramas of 2021</a> pick, <em>We Bt Love</em>, explore the early stag of romance. “<em>Papa and Daddy</em> is the first one that's more foced on what happens after marriage when to startg and raisg a fay,” Muhan tells <em>Teen Vogue</em>. “Relative to the rt of Asia, Taiwan is a ltle more liberal,” he says. Their characters, Damian and Jerry, wele a son via surrogacy, and that’s a special thg.</p><p>“Seeg a fay wh two dads is a really big breakthrough for a lot of untri,” Melv says. “We want more people to be able to see stori like this and to get a better ia of what life as a gay man is actually like.” It’s all the tert of normalizg the different makps of a fay, as queer people Taiwan navigate raisg fai a post-marriage equaly world, where the next step is adoptn or surrogacy. “We’re seeg a lot of our iends or people around gog through all of this,” Muhan says.</p><figure class="AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed"><div class="AssetEmbedAssetContaer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-ntaer"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset AssetEmbedRponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__rponsive-asset"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedRponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__rponsive-asset rponsive-image"><noscript><img alt="Papa and Daddy stars" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src=" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w, 960w, 1280w, 1600w" siz="100vw"/></noscript></picture></span></div><div class="CaptnWrapper-jSZdqE jCUnQr ptn AssetEmbedCaptn-fNQBPI jqCsaX asset-embed__ptn"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptnCred-ejegDm iUEiRd fEOCQm fNaHcW ptn__cred">Courty of GagaOOLala</span></div></figure></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan full-bleed-ad row-mid-ntent-ad"><div class="StickyMidContentAdWrapper-fSBzwl drzyIa ad-stickymidntent"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--mid-ntent should-hold-space"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--mid-ntent" data-no-id="mm5phc"></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK eRggVV grid grid-margs grid-ems-0 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bDFJoo"><div class="GridItem-buujkM kHPPIF grid--em"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa XtZXd body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>The upg send season will see the appearance of Damian’s son wh his ex-wife, throwg a spanner the works for the uple’s relatnship. “More and more people watchg are gog to want to see the whole story and to see happy endgs,” Melv says of the future of Taiwane BL. “Seeg two men get together and get married will be jt like a man and a woman gettg married. It’ll be creasgly mon to see.”</p><p>Unique storytellg is beg monplace BL, as productns breathe new life to age-old trop and repurpose them for the ey of today. In their <a href="><em>Fan Service</em> lumn</a>, Stch wr: “Boys' Love n serve as a blanket genre wh a wi range of topics, settgs, and character archetyp unrneath pendg on the creator.” Different narrativ ronate wh different people; some favor gr and turbulence, or a dose of realism. Some don’t always want to see the realy of life as a queer person reflected back at them, stead enjoyg more wholome tal, stori of pg and slice-of-life.</p><p>Thailand’s <a href="><em>Bad Buddy</em></a>, starrg Ohm Pawat Chtsawange and Nanon Korapat Kirdpan, has a myriad of those flavors. Agast all odds, their characters Pat and Pran fall love, overe generatnal trma and build a healthy relatnship. Ohm feels good that he was the one to brg Pat’s story to life: “It is jt another kd of love that n be happeng on this pla,” he tells <em>Teen Vogue</em>. It back to visibily. “It’s like we explore one person’s life to make unrstand them better,” Nanon says of takg on the role of Pran. He echo Ohm’s sentiments, relishg the chance to portray a love story that people might not have seen before.</p><figure class="AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed"><div class="AssetEmbedAssetContaer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-ntaer"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset AssetEmbedRponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__rponsive-asset"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedRponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__rponsive-asset rponsive-image"><noscript><img alt="Bad Buddy stars" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src=" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w, 960w, 1280w, 1600w" siz="100vw"/></noscript></picture></span></div><div class="CaptnWrapper-jSZdqE jCUnQr ptn AssetEmbedCaptn-fNQBPI jqCsaX asset-embed__ptn"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptnCred-ejegDm iUEiRd fEOCQm fNaHcW ptn__cred">Courty of GMMTV</span></div></figure><p>The work of Aof Noppharnach Chaiwimol, the <a data-offer-url=" class="external-lk" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“out and proud”</a> director of the seri, is proof of what n be acplished when queerns liv and breath on set. One storyle particular saw Pran’s iend Wai revealg Pat and Pran’s secret relatnship to a room full of people. It’s a hot topic wh fandom, but there’s a reason why the show never challeng his behavr. “The brief om P’Aof about the set-up world the seri was that all characters would treat and regnize Boys’ Love like is jt another mon kd of love,” Nanon says. The world which <em>Bad Buddy</em> operat do not hge on homophobia.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan full-bleed-ad row-mid-ntent-ad"><div class="StickyMidContentAdWrapper-fSBzwl drzyIa ad-stickymidntent"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--mid-ntent should-hold-space"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--mid-ntent" data-no-id="q1yim"></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK eRggVV grid grid-margs grid-ems-0 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bDFJoo"><div class="GridItem-buujkM kHPPIF grid--em"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa XtZXd body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>By fn, Wai outed them, as he exposed their relatnship whout their nsent, to people who were not prevly aware. But “every character this set up would be okay wh an LGTBQ+ love story,” Nanon adds, chalkg up Wai’s reactn to “disappotment om a iend who he giv so much tst to.” In the ntext of Aof’s ialized world, where queerns is normalized, perhaps Wai didn’t out the MLM aspect, but the relatnship between people who should be rivals. Still cross a boundary, but a somewhat different one than appears to be on the surface.</p><p>“Love n e many forms,” Ohm says, “No matter who you are.” He nam Pat and Pran, and fan-favore sapphics, Ink and Pa, as exampl of this (GLs like <em>GAP The Seri</em> are on the way, too). “Each form has s own obstacle to overe but at the end, love is still love, there is no genr barrier, no social barrier,” he adds. There’s even a rivalry between Pat and Pran’s parents, a hate which slowly thaws. “There is nothg bigger than love, only that we mt overe the obstacle together.”</p><div data-attr-viewport-monor="le-recirc" class="le-recirc-wrapper le-recirc-observer-target-4 viewport-monor-anchor"></div><p><em>Bad Buddy</em> ends wh a dynamic one shot scene, as Pat and Pran vie for ntrol, and the apartment door slams shut. That door will rema closed, the pair explas. “We should let all characters be there to ntue enjoyg and livg their life their own world,” Ohm says, bee the time spent peekg to Pat and Pran’s liv was already perfect. Nanon lls “the perfect endg,” acknowledgg that further episos might not be as good as what we have: “It’s better to open a new door.”</p><p>Such a door might hopefully transport to a more acceptg world, kdled part by an onslght of new BL dramas. “[Maybe BL] n be ed as a soft power for the untry to be more open to nsirg the approval of some related laws for this muny,” Nanon says. He’s thkg about the big picture, so naturally, Ohm plements him by addrsg the fer, terpersonal tails. “I wish there will be no more genr discrimatn. We should not disrpect each other, bee the end, ‘human’ is ‘human’,” he says. Ohm knows that everyone has their own value: “Everyone n be happy their own way, their own kd of love, so if they do not hurt anyone, let’s rpect each other as we are all the same — human begs.”</p><p>When Paris Jpentom, a Thai journalist wh workpotTODAY, stepped out to attend a Pri rally early June, he found himself wnsg a siar sequence to the scene om <em>Not Me</em>. He was surround by members of the LGBTQ+ muny, which he is part of, and he watched as people arrived drag and rabows, dancg beneath the giant pri flag. “It’s a day that LGBT+ people Thailand n pletely be themselv whout anybody judgg,” he says. It echo Off’s sentiments havg filmed the fictnal rally scene. “I feel that nothg has yet changed our untry so far,” Off not, “but I suppose that we are at this pot, and perhaps one day, this n help make everyone accept marriage equaly.”</p></div></div></div></div><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan full-bleed-ad row-mid-ntent-ad"><div class="StickyMidContentAdWrapper-fSBzwl drzyIa ad-stickymidntent"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--mid-ntent should-hold-space"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--mid-ntent" data-no-id="twb4b"></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK eRggVV grid grid-margs grid-ems-0 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bDFJoo"><div class="GridItem-buujkM kHPPIF grid--em"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa XtZXd body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><div aria-label="social media post" class="TwterEmbedContaer-ggEzfU fHwbKp"><div class="MsageBannerWrapper-krrtvl bVKlLH ConsentBannerWrapper-bMdLtU WTFWJ" data-ttid="msage-banner"><div class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ MsageBannerContent-gLUJfX iUEiRd hXwkLh figzQB"><h4 class="ConsentBannerTle-lgaGAH gOfech">Twter ntent</h4><p>This ntent n also be viewed on the se <a href=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLk-eNWuiM ConsentBannerLk-dJZMSz iUEiRd hXwkLh ldFMAi">origat</a> om.</p></div></div></div><p>Realy bleeds to fictn and fictn pierc realy. But Jpentom says there is still work to be done. “Some Thai BL still don’t reprent the LGBT+ muny, even if ’s Boys’ Love. Feme gays are still jt an extra or funny character,” he says. “Transgenr people are barely reprented Thai BL seri, or they’re jt funny characters too,” and that’s why stereotypg of queer people still happens. Until the media that reprents the muny chang, attus never will.</p><p>Nuanced and boundary-phg queer ntent the form of Boys’ Love dramas is, and has been, g om all over Asia. Stori where we n see male characters wholome suatns, or see MLM sex and timacy portrayed a posive light. There’s a very real fight happeng the real world, outsi of the fictn we hold ar. But ’s fortg to thk that jt as we march wh pickets and sign petns, some of the characters who fill our imagatn, onto whom we imprt our hop and dreams, might be out there their alternate worlds fightg for the same thgs we are. The right to love who we love, eely and openly, proudly.</p><p><strong>Let sli to your DMs.</strong> <a href=">Sign up for the <em>Teen Vogue</em> daily email</a>.</p><p><strong>Want more om</strong> <em><strong>Teen Vogue</strong></em><strong>? 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class="BylWrapper-KIudk irTIfE byl ContentHearByl-cZqgyJ bHLeKI"><p class="ByleWrapper-jWHrLH iMWgyG byle byl__byle" data-ttid="ByleWrapper" emProp="thor" emType="><span emProp="name" class="ByleNamWrapper-jbHncj fuDQVo"><span data-ttid="ByleName" class="ByleName-kwmrLn cYaBaU byle__name"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BylePreamble-iJolpQ iUEiRd hXReUT gnILss byle__preamble">By </span><a class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLk-eNWuiM ByleLk-gEnFiw iUEiRd bbbwVd fNvcOK eErqIx byle__name-lk button" href="/ntributor/matt-wille">Matt Wille</a></span></span></p></div><time data-ttid="ContentHearPublishDate" dateTime="2018-10-17T15:10:00-04:00" class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ ContentHearPublishDate-eIBicG iUEiRd ekhvDV dQlcNj">October 17, 2018</time></div></div><div class="SocialInsWrapper-hKMEXV ffgPVr social-ins social-ins--standard ContentHearAccredatnSocialIns-jorO fPzfaa ntent-hear__social-share"><ul data-ttid="socialInslist" class="SocialInsList-cHVTIA ivmblD social-ins__list"></ul></div></div></div><div class="ContentHearLeadAsset-hGbumP dDDxdb lead-asset ContentHearLeadAssetWrapper-hfXHEc Grck" data-ttid="ContentHearLeadAsset"><figure class="ContentHearLeadAssetContent-kOfYSG dRGWbI"><div class="ContentHearLeadAssetContentMedia-bLEIpi jjhWdS lead-asset__ntent__photo"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW jvZaPI rponsive-asset ContentHearRponsiveAsset-bREgIb hONbnm"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz bDeLJQ"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa ContentHearRponsiveAsset-bREgIb hONbnm rponsive-image"><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w, 800w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 320w, 640w, 960w, 1280w, 1600w, 1920w, 2240w, 2580w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="11 LGBTQ Actors You Should Know About" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></picture></div></div></span><div class="SocialInsWrapper-hKMEXV ebzboM social-ins social-ins--overlay"><ul data-ttid="socialInslist" class="SocialInsList-cHVTIA DGtn social-ins__list"></ul></div></div></figure></div></div><asi class="PersistentAsiWrapper-VGrR oEIBz persistent-asi persistent-asi--align-left" style="posn:absolute;top:to;height:to" data-ttid="PersistentAsiWrapper"><div class="StickyBoxWrapper-jfYB jNgrSF sticky-box ContentHearPersistentAsi-fsnAmQ dFzKzm"><div class="StickyBoxPrimary-dzWDWL cdhYoN sticky-box__primary"><div class="SocialInsWrapper-hKMEXV ffgPVr social-ins social-ins--has-background ContentHearSocialIns-jzJiyg sDfbk social-ins--share"><ul data-ttid="socialInslist" class="SocialInsList-cHVTIA ivmblD social-ins__list"></ul></div></div><div class="StickyBoxPlaceholr-grPmrg dxAvXx"></div></div></asi></hear></div><div data-attribute-verso-pattern="gallery-body" class="GalleryPageContentChunks-kNcWor ePeSHf"><div data-page-value="1"><div class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan GalleryPageChunkRow-eNGlGj jaMwlG"><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK cVbjEv grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 grid-layout--adrail narrow"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div class="sticky-box__gallery-anchor-top"><div><div class="GalleryPageTextBlock-lkymFq gMkDtX"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa XtZXd body GalleryPageIntroBody-jRNmRA ePDgJv body__ntaer" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div><p><a href=">LGBTQ+</a> reprentatn film and televisn has <a href=">improved over the years</a>, but there's still plenty of work to be done. Often, straight actors still end up gettg st for lbian, gay, or bisexual rol, and many <a data-offer-url=" class="external-lk" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">trans characters are ntually played by cisgenr performers</a>. Portrayg queer narrativ whout queer actors is an issue not jt bee mak the <a href=">role feel ls thentic</a> — also leav queer people wh fewer opportuni to be ld for their work. If we’re celebratg queer narrativ, why aren’t we celebratg queer actors by allowg them to play the rol?</p><p>This issue is even more apparent when nsirg jt how many credible LGBTQ+ actors are around to fill the rol. It’s not a new problem, but ’s one that’s easily solved. And while ’s up to creators and stg to showse queer talent, ’s up to to keep talkg about .</p><p>Hey, Hollywood — here are some suggtns for LGBTQ+ performers to st:</p></div></div></div></div><ul class="GalleryPageSlis-hIivta hlAVzT"><li class="gallery__slis__sli" id="5b5657056f0d2158c061f279"><div><div class="GallerySliWrapper-yxPsh cIaEGz" data-event-boundary="click" data--view="{"pattern":"GallerySli","variatn":"GallerySli.ItemLeft"}" data-event-click="{"pattern":"GallerySli","variatn":"GallerySli.ItemLeft"}" orientatn="landspe" data-ttid="GallerySliWrapper"><figure class="GallerySliFigure-jhDfjI bGQGmP"><div orientatn="landspe" class="GallerySliAssetWrapper-jGbftJ jqUBFt"><div class="GallerySliAssetContaer-hwdsAZ gNfA-dy"><div class="GallerySliAssetContaerInner-BTnef fyLCFI"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW jvZaPI rponsive-asset GallerySliRponsiveAsset-bXKMLC lluiXZ GallerySliRponsiveAsset"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa GallerySliRponsiveAsset-bXKMLC lluiXZ GallerySliRponsiveAsset rponsive-image"><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w, 800w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 320w, 640w, 960w, 1280w, 1600w, 1920w, 2240w, 2580w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="Image may nta Tie Accsori Accsory Clothg Apparel Human Person Shirt Sleeve Drs Shirt and Long Sleeve" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></picture></span><div class="SocialInsWrapper-hKMEXV ebzboM social-ins social-ins--overlay GallerySliSocialIns-kAFGFd bnSKCQ"><ul data-ttid="socialInslist" class="SocialInsList-cHVTIA DGtn social-ins__list"><li class="SocialInsListItem-mbhR gQILrJ social-ins__list-em social-ins__list-em--ptert social-ins__list-em--has-background social-ins__list-em--overlay"><a aria-label="Post to Ptert" data-p-do="nothg" class="external-lk SocialInExternalLk-huuzOU dhjEOY social-ins__lk social-ins__lk--ptert" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><div class="SocialInContaer-huXzUC pMzVC social-ins__in-ntaer"><svg class="SocialInNetworkInComponent-cZaKGz dlOAhZ in in-ptert" focable="false" viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="32" height="32" fill="none" xmlns="><tle>Ptert</tle><path d="M15.169 18.448C14.793 20.093 14.425 21.678 13.623 22.928C13.377 23.311 13.13 23.793 12.71 24C12.09 20.807 13.387 18.12 13.899 15.436C13.246 14.103 13.652 11.846 15.051 11.59C17.077 11.22 16.543 13.664 16.2 14.8C16.01 15.424 15.671 16.021 15.722 16.705C15.835 18.146 17.648 18.24 18.577 17.497C19.909 16.436 20.295 14.385 20.164 12.7C19.967 10.135 17.062 8.85997 14.496 9.88497C13.173 10.413 11.973 11.628 11.799 13.413C11.709 14.353 11.906 15.104 12.276 15.634C12.331 15.715 12.523 15.857 12.552 16.072C12.61 16.506 12.352 16.974 12.116 17.298C10.802 16.92 10.124 15.741 10.016 14.248C9.76596 10.848 12.558 8.26397 15.841 8.02197C19.348 7.76497 22.126 9.78896 22.384 12.74C22.576 14.933 21.797 17.14 20.561 18.329C19.631 19.221 17.656 20.096 16.041 19.242C15.684 19.052 15.524 18.82 15.169 18.448Z" fill="black"></path></svg></div></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div><figptn class="GallerySliFigCaptnWrapper-QgqEb jqOVHf GallerySliCaptnWrapper-cVIrXn gmZcZa"><div class="GallerySliFigCaptn-dOeyTg hHRSVV"><div class="GallerySliCaptnCredWrapper-houOem jJZhAS">©Netflix/Courty Everett Collectn</div><div class="GallerySliCaptnPreHearOneWrapper-eNQNbj cYixHh"><span data-ttid="GallerySliCaptnPreHearOne" class="GallerySliCaptnPreHearOne-vAlI dmCbya">1/11</span></div><h2 class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ GallerySliCaptnHed-fiZQOl iUEiRd fbDshV cToLRq"><span class="GallerySliCaptnHedText-iqjOmM jwPuvZ">Ian Alexanr</span></h2><div data-ttid="GallerySliCaptnDekContaer" class="GallerySliCaptnDekContaer-hLUdt gSWuis"><div class="GallerySliCaptnDek-cXnbPe jJMZnc"><div><p>Ian Alexanr got his big break as Buck the Netflix seri <em>The OA</em> back 2016, and he ma wav dog so. At the time, he was <a href=">ld by GLAAD</a> as the only Asian-Amerin trans actor on televisn screens — at only 15 years old. He acted muny theater productns Washgton, D.C., before fdg out about the role of Buck via Tumblr. Sce <em>The OA</em>, he also appeared the teen movie <em>Every Day</em> and is currently workg as one of the leads the much-anticipated vio game <em>The Last of Us: Part II</em>. He’s very vol on social media about trans , and his fans love him for his funny rpons. Like <a href=">when he epilly shut down a uple of bigots</a>.</p></div></div><div class="GallerySliCaptnOffers-fsTPbf gmClBA"><div class="GallerySliCaptnCtaBlock-ktoFJX fgjbmf"></div></div></div></div></figptn></figure></div><div class="gallery-sli__cm-ntaer"><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--gallery-sli" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--gallery-sli nsumer-marketg-un__slot---ntent"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div></div></li><li class="gallery__slis__sli" id="5b5656fa2337b62062e1df3b"><div><div class="GallerySliWrapper-yxPsh cIaEGz" data-event-boundary="click" data--view="{"pattern":"GallerySli","variatn":"GallerySli.ItemLeft"}" data-event-click="{"pattern":"GallerySli","variatn":"GallerySli.ItemLeft"}" orientatn="landspe" data-ttid="GallerySliWrapper"><figure class="GallerySliFigure-jhDfjI bGQGmP"><div orientatn="landspe" class="GallerySliAssetWrapper-jGbftJ jqUBFt"><div class="GallerySliAssetContaer-hwdsAZ gNfA-dy"><div class="GallerySliAssetContaerInner-BTnef fyLCFI"><span class="SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB rponsive-asset GallerySliRponsiveAsset-bXKMLC lluiXZ GallerySliRponsiveAsset"><picture class="RponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa GallerySliRponsiveAsset-bXKMLC lluiXZ GallerySliRponsiveAsset rponsive-image"><div data-tt="aspect-rat-ntaer" class="AspectRatContaer-bJHpJz bdBtJD"><div class="aspect-rat--overlay-ntaer"><noscript><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcSet=" 120w, 240w, 320w, 640w, 800w" siz="100vw"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" srcSet=" 320w, 640w, 960w, 1280w, 1600w, 1920w, 2240w, 2580w" siz="100vw"/><img alt="Image may nta Human Person Stg and Man" class="RponsiveImageContaer-eybHBd fptoWY rponsive-image__image" src="></noscript></div></div></picture></span><div class="SocialInsWrapper-hKMEXV ebzboM social-ins social-ins--overlay GallerySliSocialIns-kAFGFd bnSKCQ"><ul data-ttid="socialInslist" class="SocialInsList-cHVTIA DGtn social-ins__list"><li class="SocialInsListItem-mbhR gQILrJ social-ins__list-em social-ins__list-em--ptert social-ins__list-em--has-background social-ins__list-em--overlay"><a aria-label="Post to Ptert" data-p-do="nothg" class="external-lk SocialInExternalLk-huuzOU dhjEOY social-ins__lk social-ins__lk--ptert" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLk","outgogURL":"" href=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><div class="SocialInContaer-huXzUC pMzVC social-ins__in-ntaer"><svg class="SocialInNetworkInComponent-cZaKGz dlOAhZ in in-ptert" focable="false" viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="32" height="32" fill="none" xmlns="><tle>Ptert</tle><path d="M15.169 18.448C14.793 20.093 14.425 21.678 13.623 22.928C13.377 23.311 13.13 23.793 12.71 24C12.09 20.807 13.387 18.12 13.899 15.436C13.246 14.103 13.652 11.846 15.051 11.59C17.077 11.22 16.543 13.664 16.2 14.8C16.01 15.424 15.671 16.021 15.722 16.705C15.835 18.146 17.648 18.24 18.577 17.497C19.909 16.436 20.295 14.385 20.164 12.7C19.967 10.135 17.062 8.85997 14.496 9.88497C13.173 10.413 11.973 11.628 11.799 13.413C11.709 14.353 11.906 15.104 12.276 15.634C12.331 15.715 12.523 15.857 12.552 16.072C12.61 16.506 12.352 16.974 12.116 17.298C10.802 16.92 10.124 15.741 10.016 14.248C9.76596 10.848 12.558 8.26397 15.841 8.02197C19.348 7.76497 22.126 9.78896 22.384 12.74C22.576 14.933 21.797 17.14 20.561 18.329C19.631 19.221 17.656 20.096 16.041 19.242C15.684 19.052 15.524 18.82 15.169 18.448Z" fill="black"></path></svg></div></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div><figptn class="GallerySliFigCaptnWrapper-QgqEb jqOVHf GallerySliCaptnWrapper-cVIrXn gmZcZa"><div class="GallerySliFigCaptn-dOeyTg hHRSVV"><div class="GallerySliCaptnCredWrapper-houOem jJZhAS">Tony Rivetti</div><div class="GallerySliCaptnPreHearOneWrapper-eNQNbj cYixHh"><span data-ttid="GallerySliCaptnPreHearOne" class="GallerySliCaptnPreHearOne-vAlI dmCbya">2/11</span></div><h2 class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ GallerySliCaptnHed-fiZQOl iUEiRd fbDshV cToLRq"><span class="GallerySliCaptnHedText-iqjOmM jwPuvZ">Ellt Fletcher</span></h2><div data-ttid="GallerySliCaptnDekContaer" class="GallerySliCaptnDekContaer-hLUdt gSWuis"><div class="GallerySliCaptnDek-cXnbPe jJMZnc"><div><p>Ellt Fletcher’s first televisn role was on MTV’s <em>Fakg It</em>, where he played a trans man named Noah. Followg that gig, he had a standout role on Freeform’s <em>The Fosters</em> as a recurrg character. Most recently, he’s been brgg to light trans issu as Trevor <em>Shamels</em>, which his character works as a social worker at the lol LGBTQ+ center. He’s also bee an advote for trans actors Hollywood. Last year, he was part of <a href=">an open letter seri</a> that shed a spotlight on trans issu and urged creators to brg more trans reprentatn to the film dtry.</p></div></div><div class="GallerySliCaptnOffers-fsTPbf gmClBA"><div class="GallerySliCaptnCtaBlock-ktoFJX fgjbmf"></div></div></div></div></figptn></figure></div><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad---ntent"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot---ntent" data-no-id="420eeo"></div></div><div><div class="Contaer-bkChBi byNLHx"></div></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="GridItem-buujkM jxgqqn grid--em grid-layout__asi"><asi class="PersistentAsiWrapper-VGrR daRVRt persistent-asi" style="posn:absolute;top:to;height:to" data-ttid="PersistentAsiWrapper"><div class="StickyBoxWrapper-jfYB jxBcTH sticky-box"><div class="StickyBoxPrimary-dzWDWL cdhYoN sticky-box__primary"><div class="StickyBoxWrapper-jfYB jxBcTH sticky-box"><div class="StickyBoxPrimary-dzWDWL cdhYoN sticky-box__primary"><div class="Contaer-bkChBi 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She’ll be playg Nia Nal, also known as Dreamer, a fellow employee at CatCo Worldwi Media. Before landg the role on the CW seri, Nile appeared on HBO’s <em>The Trans List</em> as herself and had a uple of small rol as a performer. When asked about her new role, Nile told <em>Variety</em>, “I thk we’re a time right now where more than ever reprentatn the media matters. 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All Rights Rerved.</div><div class="GallerySliCaptnPreHearOneWrapper-eNQNbj cYixHh"><span data-ttid="GallerySliCaptnPreHearOne" class="GallerySliCaptnPreHearOne-vAlI dmCbya">9/11</span></div><h2 class="BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ GallerySliCaptnHed-fiZQOl iUEiRd fbDshV cToLRq"><span class="GallerySliCaptnHedText-iqjOmM jwPuvZ">Mj Rodriguez</span></h2><div data-ttid="GallerySliCaptnDekContaer" class="GallerySliCaptnDekContaer-hLUdt gSWuis"><div class="GallerySliCaptnDek-cXnbPe jJMZnc"><div><p>Mj Rodriguez has recently been makg headl for her fabulo role as Blan Rodriguez-Evangelista on FX’s new h seri <a href="><em>Pose</em></a>. In the past, she has ma appearanc on shows such as <em>Nurse Jackie</em> and <em>Le Cage</em>. But she really started her performance reer as a teenager the ballroom scene, when she was disvered by her hoe father at the age of 14. 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