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Gay Themed

Had I seen this documentary ack in 2011 when it came out, my reactions would have been different. But I have to say that this one has not aged well at all. Under British colonial rule in 1860, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalized any sexual acts between consenting adults of the same sex, stigmatizing them as "against the order of nature". On 2nd July 2009 the Delhi High Court passed a landmark judgment repealing this clause, thus fulfilling the most basic demand of the Indian LGBTQ community. The documentary uses this premise and basically just introduces us to lives of its three protagonists. The documentary focuses on one gay man, one lesbian and one transgender person. They all have similar stories in the sense of how they were terrified growing up on accepting their feelings, how they confronted their own fears and were ok with it. We hear the poor transgender person on who she still did her duties as the 'son' to provide for her family but she had to...

This is a story about two very different individuals Kaishin and Ai, who grew up in completely opposite environments and have different values, are at each other's throats, but gradually they find it difficult to separate. With 10 episodes each of about 30 minutes, it follows the usual pattern of love, insecurity, misunderstandings and reunion. The one difference here is the two strangers go to bed and have sex in the every first episode, so we are making progress in that space at least. Ai is a writer and to focus on his write, he travels to an island for inspiration on his next love story. The person who takes care of him on the island is the island's popular tour guide, Kaishin. He is handsome and extremely popular with island population. Somehow there is attraction and even though Ai finds him quite annoying, the two end of having sex. This gives Ai some sort of inspiration and he starts to begin work on his novel completely ignoring Kaishin, who finds this behaviour odd at...

Please, Yes (Korean Mini-Series) - 2025 8 episode of about 8-9 minutes each. The lead actor's sister friend is obsessed with the guy and keep visiting home. One night when the lead is drunk, he kisses this boy who is now madly in love with this older boy. Embarrassed and clueless about what to do next, he starts avoiding him, but can't go further since the young boy is relentless. Back home, his sister also turns out to be lesbian and all his worries about "why am I attracted to boys" fades away. He finally admits to his feelings and we get two loving couples. A low-stake straight forward series.  Connect (Korean Mini-Series) - 2025 4 part, 7 minute each. Two guys have been chatting online where a guy named Alt has been giving advice to Ian. When they decide to meet Ian is surprised to see that Alt is his senior, which shocks Ian. He runs away feeling cheated for. No reason. His best friend then advices him to at least her his senior's side of story. Apparently he...

These days we see very few gay romantic comedies, so it is always a welcome break when you get one. Sure, the film is extremely predictable and you know what exactly is going to happen but charming characters make this film watchable even though the plot is filled with giant holes. Also, I wish the makers did not make it. Bit soppy in last 25 minutes. It would have been better to keep it fun and light throughout. David and Quique have been together for 15 years. He has secretly planned a road trip across US ending in Vegas where David wants to marry Quique, but when Quique rejects his marriage proposal, David is dejected. David is so obsessed with the idea of getting married that he starts reaching out o his friends and acquaintances, if anyone would want to get married to him just to fulfill his dream. Enter Esteban, a pilot, who saw David at their common friend's wedding and kinda liked his free spirited nature. When the common friend introduces them, Estean agrees to marry David...

I had seen a anime series based on the whole Omegaverse. Chinese series ‘Desire’ is pushing fictional boundaries by becoming the one of the first live-action adaptations of an Omegaverse novel. As a reminder, we have Alpha who are dominant, aggressive, territorial, and usually leaders and S-class Alphas are cut above the rest. Beta are neutral, with low fertility rates and usually inconsequential working-class people. Omegas are submissive, nurturing, highly fertile, both male and females can get pregnant. And finally we have Enigma's, mythical and rare and have  the power to tame an Alpha and turn them into Omega. With 16 episodes each of 50 plus minutes runtime, this series demands a lot of attention with focus on two major BL stories and overall corporate larger story. The main story is about Hua Yong and his love obsession for Sheng, an S-class alpha. He is rich, has looks gifted by the Gods and a talented businessman. To help his father, he has been doing anything to find a cu...

This intimate but level-headed documentary about Ugandan homophobia speaks with both gay activists and those persecuting them. Watching this documentary had been on my list for a while since I spent some time in the country while the law in 2014 was being passed, so I had personal experiences that made me wanna see this, to appreciate it closer. Sadly, I got my hands on it just recently. "Kuchu" is a local term used for homosexuals in the country. We not only hear form the handful of gay and lesbian activists openly standing up for their rights but also from the other side, whose hatred and bigotry suggest deeper pathologies, and whose methods terrifyingly illustrate the mechanics of mob incitement. The documentary is partly framed as a portrait of David Kato, Uganda's first openly gay man, while other gay men and lesbian women are also interviewed. David was an activist of enormous courage and persistence, who loved his friends, his farm , a good party but was also terri...

I would say that this story started off well (Although I did see something very similar, about. Aman traveling back in time), but very soon it becomes cliched high school love story, that has every BL trope that we have been seeing for all these years. We are supposed to disbelief any logic to any of stuff happening, which even if you do, still presents a very mundane, boring an unoriginal overall storytelling. 10 episodes of about 45-50 minutes each. Win, is a young school student, attempts to start up a band composed of high school students. He develops a crush on the guitar player Nut. But unknown to both the band members and Nut’s parents, he has a brain tumor. He somehow convinces doctor to not tell anyone and promises the doctor that he will immediately after the band’s competition. Nut always wanted to win a band competition. During their musical performance, Nut faints and is rushed to the hospital where it becomes obvious to everyone that Nut is dying. Shortly afterward, he pa...

Story of a gay teenage romance, loved and lost in an Halloween party setting: This would be the best way to describe this little indie film. With a maybe one-liner story about finding closure in his love, this film is more like a character study than real love story as such. Jumping back and forth between intimate flashback and present-day scheming, the film charts the evolving relationship between semi-closeted Anatole and bleeding heart, Liam. The duo have been broken up for awhile, but for Liam, the pain remains fresh. Committed to getting a second chance, Liam infiltrates an exclusive Halloween party that he has confirmed Anatole will be attending. In the party, a girl threatens to reveal Liam’s true intentions unless he agrees to babysit her ghostly little brother while she goes off to hook up with her boyfriend. Liam truly has no choice but to comply. During various Halloween party shenanigans, we revisit last 8 months of this couple's journey. Every time we see that the mome...

This is an interesting film. Apparently promoted as a gay themed film, I dont think it is right to categorize it there. In fact, the lead character in the film isn’t even the gay character. This is an emotional film about the father-son tense relationship, but it’s the father that’s gay. You know that throughout the film—hints here and there—but it’s not until the words are actually uttered do you feel the common gay pangs of coming out. The story is simple. Young Jonathan spends his days taking care of his cancer sick father while he is not working on the farm His aunt helps out on the farm but the brother-sister have some sort of commotion and the sister never meets her dying brother. With the time spent working the farm and negotiating delicate family affairs, Jonathan has little time for himself. With the arrival of a female caretaker for the father, Jonathan gets some love and attention, but one thing he craves for is to know details about his mother, a topic that his father alway...

I had no idea that vertical BL series are also being made in Ukraine (well at least this production is from Ukraine). I am not sure if this was actually shot there but at least the production company is from there. Plus there was clear accent that suggested the series being made somewhere in Europe. The series, like most BL vertical ones, is about friendship, love, duty and misunderstandings. Jake is an orphan and from a poor family who manages to get a scholarship to go into this elite college. Except his close friend, no one likes him and in fact are always degrading him. The baron of the town, William is also part of it and because of this the two get entangles in a few rough situations. The principal puts them in same basketball team as a punishment. This is where William comes on strongly at Jake, who is not sure of this is part of William bullying him again or something else. He reminds William that he is not gay. Meanwhile William's fiancé Linda is not happy with this and ke...

There have been. A few films and shows on the whole John Gacy story, the serial killer who raped and murdered 33 plus young boys in Des Plaines, IL. In the 8 episodes of an hour each, the series depicts one of the most prolific spree killers and sexual predators in American history, the onscreen violence is almost exclusively psychological. The show doesnt go into details of the court case, rather it focuses on how he was captured after the last missing person complaint. The show focuses a lot moron victims and their stories and their loved ones and the impact the whole thing had on the folks left behind. Th show opens with the frantic search for Rob Piest after his parents report him missing. Gacy is identified as the man last seen with him but nothing is found. When cops decide to trail him for few days, slowly truth starts to emerge and by the end of first episode, the investigation of Gacy shifts from surveillance of the contractor’s day-to-day activities to the revelation of what ...

Pieces Of Love (Nigeria) Nigerian short film that delicately explores the intersection of love, vulnerability, and self-discovery in the most unexpected of places. In the wake of this emotional upheaval, Tobe temporarily moves in with an old friend—what begins as a simple act of comfort soon deepens into something more intimate. Over the course of a single week, the shared space becomes a quiet sanctuary where unspoken feelings surface, and a slow-burning emotional bond blossoms into love. Bad acting but heart is in right place with a restrained portrayal of queer love in a society where such expressions are often silenced. Gayniggers From Outer Space (Denmark) The film from 1992 follows a group of intergalactic homosexual black men from the planet Anus, who discover the presence of female creatures on planet Earth. Using rayguns, they proceed to eliminate females one by one from Earth, eliciting gratitude from the previously oppressed male population. Before leaving the planet, they l...

This is a 10 episode, 25 minute each Taiwanese series about two childhood friends realizing their love for one another. The typical friends to lovers arc has been done to death many time but something about the series stuck a chord with me, and I think its because in every episode we see how their friendship started as kids and how ibgrew eventually. It made the series more relatable. Junxi and Han Tuo have been closest friends since childhood and another girl. Tuo was this shy little kid who'd sit alone on the playground while everyone else played. His home situation was a mess. And this is when Junxi was the one who time and again extended friendship. The three always hang out together even when they are grown up. Tuo is now a ladies man with girls swooning all over him. When Junxi starts to like a girl he asks Tuo for dating advice but is shocked to learn that Tuo actually has eyes for only his friend Junxi. After a few confusing days because Junxi did not see this coming, he al...