Exploring Debates over "Boys Love" Media in the Philippines: from Misogynistic Backlash to Queer Emancipation

• Main Authors: Santos, Kristine Michelle L, Baudinette, Thomas
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Boys love; fandom; misogyny; Philippines; queer emancipation; Arts and Humanities; Communication; East Asian Languages and Societies; Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies; Queer Studies; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/japanese-studies-program-faculty/8; https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2024.2345198
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

As a genre originally emerging from Japanese women’s popular culture and developing into a transnational phenomenon, debates over “Boys Love” (BL) media have increased in recent years. Within this article, we explore debates over BL through a case study of its reception in the Philippines, situating...