Bi-Phasic Dissonance in some Pinoy Boys’ Love Series

• Main Author: Devilles, Gary C
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: Pinoy BL series; bi-phasic behavior; homophobia; heteronormativity; middle class interests; Film and Media Studies; Gender and Sexuality; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/filipino-faculty-pubs/91; https://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/publishing-house/journals/akda/articles/dissonance-in-boys-love-series/
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The growing fascination with Pinoy Boy’s Love (BL) series, such as Gameboys, Hello Stranger, and Quaranthings can be construed as part of the long struggle of LGBTQI community for more inclusivity as most of its fans were also fans of Thai Boy’s Love series called “lakhon,” according to scholar Thom...