Queer Transfigurations: Boys Love Media in Asia Chloe Michelle Howarth and exactly why these movies

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Queer Transfigurations: Boys Love Media in Asia Chloe Michelle Howarth and exactly why these moviesThe boys love (BL) genre was created for girls and women by young female manga (comic) artists in early 1970s Japan to challenge oppressive gender and sexual norms. Over the years, BL has seen almost irrepressible growth in popularity and since the 2000s has become a global media phenomenon, weaving its way into anime, prose fiction, live action dramas, video games, audio dramas, and fan works. BL's male male romantic and sexual relationships have