Analyzing the Depictions of Queer Struggles in Selected Asian BL Series

• Main Author: Uy, Chandrea Elise C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: Boys love, queer struggles, media portrayal, Filipino BLs, Taiwanese BLs, Thai BLs
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2021/paper_mps/9; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/1702/viewcontent/Uy.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Media texts depicting same-sex relationships among men long existed in ancient China in 206 BCE-220 BCE. The term BL or Boys Love was first coined in the 90s in Japan through mangas or Japanese comics and movies; it has since been steadily gaining fans from across the globe. During the 2020 COVID-19...