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The prence of Boys Love seri, a unique drama genre that picts homoerotic relatnships between male characters, has creased signifintly recent years.
It was probably the first time Thai entertament history that two boys wh homosexual clatns were featured the lead. Thai Boys Love is a lol appropriatn of yaoi, the Japan-origatg form of homoerotic fictn that revolv around the romantic narrativ between a mascule boy (lled “e”) and a more feme boy (lled “seme”).
Uta Boonorana, a medil doctor who’s also an LGBTQ fictn thor known by his psdonyms, Patrick Rangsimant and Mor Tood (“Homo Doctor” Thai). He’s also the md behd GMMTV’s LGBTQ productns, many of which have been praised for their plex and thought-provokg narrativ, cludg Gay OK Bangkok.
Dramas pictg male same-sex relatnships have bee a pop culture sensatn Thailand. Acrdg to one expert, they're also triggerg fundamental chang a society where gay people n stggle to fd acceptance. * gay asian kids *
A 20-year-old Asian lbian stunt scribed her enunter wh homophobia her muny: “What is more problematic is not only somethg obv and visible—vlence—but also visible: cultural vlence such as ignorance, prejudice, and disgt towards LGBTQ people. Mental health profsnals n assist the procs of self-unrstandg and self-love by regnizg the toxic impact of ternalized homophobic msag on out rourc, such as webs, books, articl, support groups, and anizatns, cludg AAPI LBGTQ Rourc, Natnal Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Comg Out: Livg Authentilly as LGBTQ Asian and Pacific Islanr Amerins, and PFLAG API Chapter. Wh shows like Steven Universe leadg the charge and changg the game, no longer do we have to settle for “child-appropriate” (read: homophobic) censorship.
Premierg on Nickeloon, The Loud Hoe ma history by troducg the work’s first married gay uple, Howard (Michael McDonald) and Harold McBri (Wayne Brady).
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In addn to s vibrant animatn and killer soundtrack, the show ma wav wh s troductn of Benson (Coy Stewart), an openly gay male character (who even the word gay onscreen, a rary kids’ animatn.
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