Rainbow Representation for Pride with

Happy Pride, friends! It's time for our annual Pride episode and this year, our amazing friend Topher is joining us to talk about rainbow representation in our fave QL shows! Inspired by author A.K. Mulford on TikTok, we'll be taking a look at the different types of LGBTQ+ representation we see in BL, GL and queer media & sharing some of our favorite characters who represent that identity or who we head canon as falling into that identity.
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[@katwilkes1442]

I ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Cher (and Fluke). Wonderful character, and Fluke does so well.

[@p.alx360]

Thank you for the shout out for “The Warp Effect”. Also nice to see Topher on the panel.

[@dewdney101]

Omg when Kayla said Nott from Playboyy it really clicked for me too lol! Furthering the aesthetic of it, even the way *they* would sit with their legs crossed, leaning forward, holding the cigarette in such a specific and elegant hand 🫴💁 while analysing and/or judging/cutting up those around them. Like the non-binary tea is so valid. Also for gay (basic ik😂) I wanted to shout out Tutor from Why R U because I had a similar experience. Dating a woman because it's what's expected and what your family wants, but having these undeniable urges and attraction. And how when you're caught in that you can hurt the woman you love platonically because of your own repressed feelings. That series will always have a place in my heart, FighterTutor forever 🙂‍↕️

[@laconicnat3128]

With Thai GLs like Gap which get deserved criticism, they have the advantage of being one of the few out while also having the disadvantage of coming years after the BL boom, so people who were already watching BL are a bit more ~jaded. That said, Gap is great for sapphics coming to the world of Thai media for the first time cause the tropes are fresh enough that the problems don't matter as much. I'm just so happy the people who took a chance on GLs are being rewarded for it, because the Thai industry is so cautious to try things they haven't seen succeed before.

[@sillypseudonym4705]

Max from Be My Favorite was a great side character. He was an openly queer person, an activist at his college, and a good friend. He was confident and encouraging when giving advice to Pisaeng and Kawi. However I also liked how he was not perfect. Sometimes these characters can become a fairy godmother who swoops in to solve everything, yet Max made mistakes. Sometimes he pushed his friends into things before his friends were ready for that step. He recognized his journey was not everyone else's, and he apologized after he understood his means, no matter how well intended, were not right at that moment with his friends. Aou's portrayal was energetic and sympathetic, and I think Max is a great example of how to make this kind of supporting character.

[@Lollygirlpops]

This was such a fun episode! Happy end of Pride month, team LoveCast! ☺️🏳️‍🌈 So I got such a strong ace vibe from Kawi in Be My Favourite. I don’t know if I’m wildly off here, but I got some vibes when it came to intimacy with Pisaeng and also it felt like they might have been going down the demisexual route for Kawi? Again, I’m probably wrong here and it’s a while since I watched BMF so I may be misremembering!

[@AngeLstoCooLforU]

Loved this episode! I wanted to recommend some characters. I've been watching this J-drama called Kawareta Otoko and in episode 8, it includes a storyline with a trans character. The drama is basically about 3 male sex workers and there diffrent clients so ep. 8 includes a trans character and it's a really beautiful depiction of acceptance and being able to find love! I hope more ppl can watch it! Also for Ace / aroromantic I always thought the couple in Mr. Unlucky gave me those vibes 👀

[@laconicnat3128]

As a big fan of Fluke since Project Alpha (shocking he didn't win), I'm really happy to see people liking him as Cher in Wandee. It would be great to get him as a lead in any series, I think. (Oyei is pronounced Oh-yay. Only saying because you asked; I wouldn't correct anyone who didn't.)

[@JammyJacketPotato]

Knock Knock Boys, so far has been an underappreciated gem. I think because it's not from one of the major bl companies, people expected it to be superficial with bad writing, acting, and editing, but so far it's been amazing. I love the depth of characters and how real it can be while staying halarious. Latte is my sweet baby bean and I love him (not a fan of his love interest, though...)

[@nii_ghtowlz]

Two characters that are aromantic(or maybe demi-romantic?) in my head are Talay from vice versa and kongthap from my love mix up, idk how to explain it honestly😅

[@starrynights8184]

YESSSSS!!! I think Talay is both demiromantic demisexual personally and I also think Puen is grayace! And Ida from the original my love mix up (Kongthap in thai) has been asexual demiromantic in my head since watching it 2 years ago 😫 I'm so glad to see someone else bringing it up since I look for asexual characters everywhere after discovering my own asexuality

[@nii_ghtowlz]

@@starrynights8184 I'm so glad someone else sees it as well!!🥹

[@laconicnat3128]

On asexual representation, I'm so with Pixie. Even though there's a bit more awareness of the existence of asexuality now, it's so rarely depicted and much less in a character who already knows their identity and openly advocates for themselves. Hearing Pixie talk about it, I realise I am so starved of not just asexual characters, but even the idea in media that sex isn't an essential part of a relationship. And yeah, it's so hard to be asked to define yourself by a lack of something you've been told you will feel for your entire life. How do you know you've never felt something you've never felt when you were never told it was an option, y'know? 😝 The director of Wandee doesn't really do subtle, but I'll take it :)

[@yrynoy]

Ae from Love by chance is 100% demi, it's basically spelled out in the series