To satisfy my queer heart (MASTERLIST)

super gay 

wlw

To learn more about the real Bilitis Club the title is based on, check out the wikipedia article about it. 

gay and cross dressing

Trans, Bi, Gay, and Lesbian stories. 

intersex, mlm gay, lesbian, genderqueer, ftm, kathoey

I'm not sure what is up with the subtitles. One of the people is ftm, but the pronouns used to describe this person are she/her. I'm not sure if this is because Japanese pronouns are different from English, and so some of that nuance was misinterpreted by the translator? But I also know that some trans people don't change their pronouns even after transitioning, though I think that's less common. So I'm not sure what that situation is. Regardless, I thought I'd make a note of that.

cw: family homophobia, general queer intolerance, misgendering(?), age gap relationship

wlw, mlm, ftm, mtf, bisexual character, so many queer people!! This film is about the queer deaf community, coming out, and familial and social pressures surrounding that. But it's also a film about connection and resilience :) Feels like a good pride movie

mtf trans people and gay culture. themes of family, illegal/underground activity, beauty pagents

cw: manslaughter, addiction, transphobia

mlm. There are also a couple bisexual characters. They never say "I'm bisexual," but they both admit to having either been in a relationship with people of multiple genders and/or loving people with different genders. includes themes like coming out and casual homophobia

This drama is a critique of the boys love genre. It's pretty good. One of the characters is a little too codependent, but the storyline overall is really good. 

wlw (sooo many)

cw: some weird dude who is like "imma make u straight"

so many mlm, at least two bisexuals
heh heh this was dumb as hell in a good way

cw: unconsensual kisses, workplace harassment, infidelity, coming out, family homophobia, internalized homophobia, outed

mlm characters and a bisexual

note: although i rated this pretty low, this is a really popular drama, so don't be discouraged by my rating. if you think you might want to watch it, give it a try. 

cw: its got that questionable consent thing common in BLs. Includes homophobia. Includes suicide

part of the story for Until We Meet Again. 

cw: idk i didnt watch it.

gayyyyyy wlw/mlm includes homophobia

gay mlm

sooooo many MLM and the opening scene might have bi/pan characters?? The way the story was written, that probably wasn't the intention but idk. the premise of the show is based on the main character's homophobia who calls love between men a disease, and tries to prevent his younger brother from being gay. I won't lie, I did laugh a few times. Mostly because it was funny to see them play with tropes (if you know anything about me, one of my favorite writing techniques is deliberatly messing with tropes). 

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so many mlm!! including a bisexual? At the very least a heterosexual biromantic character but I'm not sure.

cw: mentions rape, non-consensual advances, family homophobia

as far as i can tell there are no english subs for this, but obviously it's a continuation of Falling in Love With A Rival

wlw, mlm, and the ever elusive butch (minor character)

cw: lavender marriage, coming out, closeted, family homophobia, outed

wlw, mlm

Explores many different themes without too much depth, but not in a bad way necessarily. loved the soundtrack
cw: discusses infidelity, being closeted, and includes light homophobia

asexual, gender nonconforming person, wlw bi/pan character with a preference for men (she is described as straight by other characters, i cant remember if she labels herself)

This is a slice of life drama with multiple queer characters in it. Each character in the office has their own main character moment as its a rotating story format. This show leans pretty heavily into stereotypes, well just making grand generalizations really. That's kind of the whole premise of the show. The opening song is dope though.

One of those main characters is an asexual character (and possibly aromantic) who is the fujioshi stereotype. There's a character who is described as a crossdresser by the narrator, she seems to be trans but by season three, describes himself as a femme boy. Also, the story follows the "deceptive queer character who is trying to turn straight people gay" trope which is like.... well a dicussion for another time perhaps. Also, they don't say it, but one of the guys could be interpreted as aromantic.

They go to a lesbian bar in episode 7

cw: .... what's wrong with having consent like i just like why can't we just have consent (honestly it might be rape play? but they don't make this clear), dead naming

mlm, bisexual, asexual, aromantic(?), wlw cameo character

cw: rape-y (?), drug abuse

mlm wlw femme boy
This was sex work positive!

cw: transphobia, coming out, conservative parent

mlm mtf polyamorous

cw: violence, transphobia, abuse, attempted rape

mlm
There's also a bonus clip that takes place after the series ended.

cw: toxic relationship

mlm 

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mlm

cw: internalized homophobia

also apparently bisexuals don't exist????? but that resolves itself by the second season. Not like in any social commentary kind of way, but just in a casual sort of manner. 

mlm

continues the story of I Told Sunset About You

multiple mlm including at least two bisexuals

continues the story of I Told Sunset About You

cw: infedelity

mlm

So this isn't actually related to I Told Sunset About You, except that the two main leads are the same main leads. Because it's banking on the queer representation of I Told Sunset About You, I'm gonna put this on this list. The show doesn't go out of its way to claim it's queer or anything though.

mlm peoples. this was cute. Also it has a character who is either asexual or aromantic (or both?)

mlm 

these are special episodes continuing the story from 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii.

mlm 

this is another special episode continuing the story from 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii. 

wlw. Main characters has implied bisexual and lesbian. Minor characters have a wholesome young wlw couple

cw: low self-esteem, mentions being closeted but is not addressed

wlw love... square? a purely eye candy webseries. 

mlm

I read the manga for this first, and thought this was a sweet adaptation. The story is about overcoming prejudice and critiquing societal views about gayness in Japan, so it does include some homophobia. 

mlm

cw: interalized homophobia, the male lead also struggles with consent but they talk about it

a classic gay film. its almost required watching just because of how iconic it is. 

cw: death

the gayyyyyys (sadness) directed by Leesong Hee-il mlm

the gaysssssss (sadness and happiness) directed by Leesong Hee-il

includes homophobia and gang rape

mlm

story about a son discovering his father's queerness

bisexual and a lesbian.
cw: rape, infidelity
Co-written by Chan-wook Park

Gay wlw

mlm, biromantic(?) gay person

cw: suicide, AIDs, age gap, minor/adult relationship, infidelity, lavender relationships, outed, homophobia, internalized homophobia, seriously victimizing and indulgent to suicide fantasies (I do NOT recommend if you are someone who struggles with suicidal thoughts), also this deals with fujoshi 

gay wlw

bisexual and gay mlm

cw: infidelity, homophobia

Bisexual and homosexual leads.  mlm

gay directed by Leesong Hee-il

cw: attempted murder, kidnapping. stalking, homophobia, violence

mlm 

cw: rape (not violent), homophobia, abuse

wlw 

Slow story

trans & wlw. includes transphobia

This is available in both movie and drama format with no extra or deleted scenes. MLM very cute ^_^ 

Trans and gay but also kinda transphobic -_- 

mlm | includes homophobia

not a typical bl drama. this is more like queer film/shows. if you've watched a few of those you probably know what i mean. typically the story explores the many aspects of queerness, not just the cutesy love story between two people, but also other aspects of gay life like ideas of found family, the gay scene, and the physical aspects of a relationship as well. but it also wasn't like a typical gay cinema either. 

If you like found family and action dramas, especially fueding groups, this might be to your liking ^_^

mlm

cw: homophobia, internalized homophobia, coming out, non-violent rape, infidelity

An undefined queer. This was mad cute. 

wlw 

mlm

trans character

mlm

cw: body image insecurity

wlw two bisexual women

cw: cheating

short webdrama wlw

Short webdrama wlw

Short webdrama. wlw

cw/spoiler: minor/adult relationship

mtf and mlm characters

cw: transphobia, homophobia, bullying, abandonment, neglect

MLM and surprise allies everywhere! a sweet coming of age drama

cw: coming out, off-screen homophobia

sequal to His - Koisuru Tsumorir Nante Nakatta

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mlm most likely bisexuals. 

tw: minor/adult relationship (not the main couple but one of the novel stories), workplace sexual harrassment (fantasy), suicide scare, age gap, cheating (off-screen), uhh probably more 

mlm

ngl the way Kijima describes himself in episode 3 kind of reminds me of sexually active asexual people. Like, he isn't actually attracted to anyone, but he has sex. I don't think he is meant to be interpreted as asexual though. got another one of our cheating bisexual tropes in here.

cw: terminal illness, unconsensual transactional sex (i.e. if you have sex with me you can get the thing you want), cheating

mlm with lots of encouraging allies

cw: coming out

mlm

cw: drunk sex, internalized homophobia, suicide mention, pressure to come out, closeted, Covid-19, conversion therapy mention, biphobia (which does not get resolved)

Getting a little tired of the cheating bisexual trope, ngl. mlm

cw: manslaughter, drowning (that is actually done accurately), ghosts/haunting, cheating

wlw bisexual character

cw: homesickness

I liked the message at the end, but the acting was pretty bad and the production quality was also not very good. 

wlw

simple story, but cute

mlm

mlm a sweet short film

wlw 

wlw

wlw

wlw possibly bi??

cw: coming out, infidelity, homophobia (mom), off-screen drunk sex, accidental pregnancy

cute mlm 

cw: none that i can think of

mlm

mlm with some light flirting 

gay

gay

mlm with a character who is hard of hearing. 

cw: gay bashing, homophobia. It's not clear how old the bathhouse guy is so possibly a minor/adult relationship

wlw

This is a fresh concept that could have been interesting if it was expanded on, but my expectations aren't really high for short webseries anyway. Let's  hope for better stories in the future! 

mlm wlw bi/pan and supportive environment

cw: secret relationship, coming out, violence (street fighting), gun violence, bullying, workplace harassment, runaway, family disapproval of relationship but not in a gay way

mlm and v accepting enviornment :')

cw: internalized homophobia

mlm, asexual, polyamorous

cw: insecurity

mtf

cw: family transphobia, general transphobia, surgery pain

wlw

cw: stalkerish? i cant remember exactly but i think the earlier episodes have that kinda vibe

wlw
also bonus: 1st episode has a wlw marriage

cw: the cheating bisexual is a hard trope to avoid i will say that. sexual assault (flashing), internalized homophobia, homophobia, marital disputes

many mlm. one of the leads seems to be bisexual and possibly also demisexual?
also this series uses some pyschiatric babble but doesn't seem to really know what they're talking about. this is irrelevant to the theme of this list but it bothered me so i felt like saying something :/

cw: blackmail, ngl the relationship is a liiiittle creepy and manipulative

mlm